Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)

Lord Kitchener
Background information
Birth nameAldwyn Roberts
Born(1922-04-18)18 April 1922
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Died11 February 2000(2000-02-11) (aged 77)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Genres
OccupationCalypsonian
Labels

Aldwyn Roberts HBM[1] DA[2] (18 April 1922 – 11 February 2000),[3] better known by the stage name Lord Kitchener (or "Kitch"), was a Trinidadian calypsonian.[4] He has been described as "the grand master of calypso" and "the greatest calypsonian of the post-war age".[5][6]

  1. ^ "National Awards Database". President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. ^ "Kitch gets honorary doctorate… Daughter says 'at last!'". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ Mason, Peter (12 February 2000). "Lord Kitchener obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Lord Kitchener Tribute". Tntisland.com.
  5. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002), Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, pp. 149–154
  6. ^ Talevski, Nick (2010) Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries, Omnibus Press, ISBN 978-1846090912, p. 343.