CALYPSO'S GREATS

TITTLE: LIMITED EDITION - 
DAVID RUDDER
ARTIST: JOHN
MIX MEDIA: PRINT/COLLAGE
DIMENSIONS: 24 INCHES X 36 INCHES
SUBSTRATE: UNFRAMED PAPER
ARTIST SIGNATURE: LOWER RIGHT
LIMITED EDITION:100
COLOURWAY: FULL COLOUR
ABOUT: In 1977, he joined Charlie's Roots, a leading band in Trinidad and Tobago, and spent many years as one of the band's vocalists. In 1986, he came to prominence on Andy Narell's album The Hammer, which produced two big hits: "The Hammer" (a tribute to the late pannist Rudolph Charles) and "Bahia Girl". This was followed in 1987 with "Calypso Music", a brilliant encapsulation of the history of calypso. In 1988 Rudder released what is widely considered his best album to date, Haiti, which included the title track, a tribute to the glory and suffering of Haiti; "Engine Room", which captured the energy of the steel band; and "Rally 'Round the West Indies", which became the anthem of West Indies cricket.