Postby TriP » September 6th, 2014, 10:13 pm
http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2014-09-04/brigo-keep-calypso-relevant
For those old enough to remember the original ad which aired about 30 years ago, it was the man with the jokey facial expressions who made the advertisement a hit. He’s Samuel Abraham, better known as calypsonian Brigo
Born in Chaguanas in 1940 to Agatha Sheppard, Abraham recalls enjoying calypso as young as three. He used to hear the music on a gramophone at the house where his mother was employed as a domestic servant. He particularly remembers songs like Boo Boo Man from the late Fitzroy “Lord Melody” Alexander, whom he would later have the opportunity of meeting and working with in the 1960s
Abraham became famous for the contortions he made to emphasise the funny stories he told in his calypsoes. Some of his humorous pieces included, Doh Beat Mama Popo, Limbo Break, Do So Ent Like So, Obey, Walking in the Dark, Voodoo Man and Shake Up Your Bum Bum—for which he is currently doing a reggae/dancehall remi
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... They had to die with those dumb animals.