Aldwyn roberts biography wikipedia
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Lord Kitchener (calypsonian) facts for kids
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| Birth name | Aldwyn Roberts |
| Born | (1922-04-18)18 April 1922 Arima, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | 11 February 2000(2000-02-11) (aged 77) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Occupation(s) | Calypsonian |
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Aldwyn Roberts HBM DA (18 April 1922 – 11 February 2000), better known by the stage name Lord Kitchener (or "Kitch"), was a Trinidadian calypsonian. He has been described as "the grand master of calypso" and "the greatest calypsonian of the post-war age".
Early life
Roberts was born in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, the son of a blacksmith, Stephen, and housewife, Albertha. He was educated at the Arima Boys Government School until he was 14, when his father died, leaving him orphaned. His father had encouraged him to sing and taught him to play the guitar, and he became a full-time musician, his first job playing guitar for Water Scheme la
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Aldwyn Roberts (18 April 1922 – 11 February 2000), better known by the stage name Lord Kitchener (or "Kitch"), was one of the most internationally famous calypsonians.
Roberts was born in Arima, Trinidad, the son of a blacksmith, Stephen, and housewife, Albertha. He was educated at Arima boys' government school until he was 14, when his father died. His father had encouraged him to sing and learn to play the guitar, and he became a full-time musician. He won the Arima borough council's calypso competition four times between 1938 and 1942.
He moved to Port of Spain and had his first commercial success in 1942 with the calypso song "Green Fig" (also known as "Mary, I am Tired and Disgusted"). By 1945, he was known as Lord Kitchener. He toured Jamaica for six months in 1947-8 with Lord Beginner (Egbert Moore) and Lord Woodbine (Harold Philips) before they took passage on the Empire Windrush to England in 1948. Upon his arrival, Kitchener improv
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Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)
Trinbagonian calypsonian (1922–2000)
"Kitch" redirects here. Not to be confused with Kitsch.
Not to be confused with Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener.
Lord Kitchener | |
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| Birth name | Aldwyn Roberts |
| Born | (1922-04-18)18 April 1922 Arima, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | 11 February 2000(2000-02-11) (aged 77) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Calypsonian |
| Labels | |
Musical artist
Aldwyn RobertsHBM[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 mästare of calypso" and "the greatest calypsonian of the post-war age".[5][6]
Early life
[edit]Roberts was born in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, the son of a blacksmith, Stephen, and housewife, Albertha.[5][7] He was educated at the Arima Boys Governmen