Clive Dunn seemed an improbable pop star when his novelty strike, “Grandad”, topped the Uk graphs in November 1970. Co-written with Herbie Bouquets, most widely known for creating the bass type of Lou Reed’s “Walk in the Crazy Aspect”, the tune continued to be on the graphs for 27 weeks …

Like many calypsonians from Tobago, Lord Nelson (given birth to Robert Nelson) had to get his fame and fortune in the us. And he discovered it — but not within the U.S., but back, where he continues to be among the recognized superstars of soca, the mixture of spirit and …