Calypso Rose

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McArtha Lewis, better known as Calypso Rose (born April 27, 1940 in Bethel, Tobago) is a Tobagonian calypsonian. Named after the American general Douglas MacArthur, Rose's earliest years were a crowded environment - 19 people in a one-bedroom house. When she was 9, she moved to live with an uncle in Barataria She began writing songs at the age of 15, and has written over 800 songs. In 1966 she wrote the song Fire in Me Wire, which has since become a calypso anthem. Read more on Last.fm

Type: Person (Female)
Area: Trinidad and Tobago
Born: 1940-04-27
Tags: calypso soca latin seen live tobago

ACHIEVEMENTS

SONGS
2
SONG WEEKS
12
FIRST WEEK
22/16
LAST WEEK
22/18
ALBUMS
2
ALBUM WEEKS
62
FIRST WEEK
22/16
LAST WEEK
32/18

SONGS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#86
1 wk

22/18 - 22/18 wks: 1
22/18 1 22/18
#31
2 wks

22/16 - 07/17 wks: 11
22/16 11 07/17
#31 22/16 12 22/18

ALBUMS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#8
2 wks
Far From Home by  Calypso Rose
22/16 - 30/17 wks: 57
22/16 57 30/17
#70
1 wk
So Calypso ! by  Calypso Rose
22/18 - 32/18 wks: 5
22/18 5 32/18
#8 22/16 62 32/18

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