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Thursday, 8 February 2018

Calypso/Soca Thursdays: Arrow

Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell MBE (16 November 1949  – 15 September 2010)


Montserratian Calypso and Soca Musician and Singer-Songwriter, Arrow, began his successful career in 1959, at the age of 10 years old and went on to score international hit songs and Albums. He won the Montserrat Calypso King Competition four times and was both praised and criticized for including R&B, Zouk, Salsa, Rock, Merengue and other genres in his music. He died of cerebral cancer in 2010. Please take a listen here and Happy Calypso/Soca Thursday: Long Time, 'O' La Soca and Hot, Hot, Hot

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_(musician)
Background Information
Birth nameAlphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell
Born16 November 1949
MontserratWest Indies
Died15 September 2010(aged 60)
Montserrat, West Indies
GenresSoca
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1959–2010
LabelsArrow (1973–2010)
Chrysalis (1981–84)
London (1984)
Island (1988–89)
Mango (1989–90)

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