Biography of Hammer

Hammer has been involved in and contributing to the development of the art-form for 29 years, 1973 to present;

was first crowned 'Calypso Monarch' at the Cave hill Campus, UWI, Barbados, in 1973;

participated in the St. Kitts and Nevis Calypso Competition consistently, over the period 1975-1980;

placed 2^nd Runner-Up in the Caribbean Monarch Competition, Antigua, in 1975;

was crowned 'Calypso Monarch', St. Kitts and Nevis, in1976 and again in 1979;

stopped competing in St. Kitts and Nevis in 1980, but continued in the Tents over the period 1981 -1995, before relocating to Guyana 1995 - 1999;

has been participating in and contributing to calypso development in St. Lucia from 2000 to present, as a member of both The Ambassadors' Calypso Tent and The St. Lucia Calypso Association;

in St. Kitts and Nevis, had such hits as 'Tribute to the Panman', 'Fire Burning We', 'Ah Getting Married', 'Raise De Steel', Pan Revival', and 'De Egyptian';

in St. Lucia has had such as 'De Meat', 'Take You Mouth out Me Business', and 'Panman Aimran'; 

and is totally committed to the advancement of the calypso as the soul and voice of the people, not only in St. Lucia, but also throughout the Caribbean Region.

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