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Calypso Rose : the lioness of the jungle /

"An exuberant and inspiring ambassador for the Caribbean, Calypso Rose is the uncontested and much decorated diva of calypso music. With more than 800 recorded songs, she continues to be a pioneer and champion of women's rights, as she travels the world making music. Journeying to Paris, N...

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Other Authors: Obolo, Pascale (Screenwriter, Director), Gibert, Jean-Michel (Producer), Planelle, Thierry (Producer), Djivas, Philippe (Producer), Calypso Rose (Performer), Verdel, Sylvain (Cinematographer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Women Make Movies, [2013]
Subjects:
Calypso Rose.
Calypso musicians > Trinidad and Tobago > Biography.
Singers > Trinidad and Tobago > Biography.
Calypso musicians.
Singers.
Trinidad and Tobago.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Biography.
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Summary:"An exuberant and inspiring ambassador for the Caribbean, Calypso Rose is the uncontested and much decorated diva of calypso music. With more than 800 recorded songs, she continues to be a pioneer and champion of women's rights, as she travels the world making music. Journeying to Paris, New York, Trinidad and Tobago and to her ancestral home in Africa, we learn more about Calypso Rose in each place, and the many faces and facets of her life"--Container.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2011.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; widescreen; LPCM stereo.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Sylvain Verdel ; editors, Yannick Coutheron, Mathieu Desport ; music supervisor, Thierry Planelle.