The Hammer was also played that year by Panorama ... except to agree with the Honourable David Michael Rudder, OCC (Order of the Caribbean Community), who defines calypso’s role as: Speaking ...

In 1986 David Michael Rudder became a global calypso ... orchestra won the National Panorama competition with Rudder’s “The Hammer”. There was no Soca Monarch at the time.

In the worlds of calypso and soca, few names loom larger than David Rudder. The Trinidadian singer has been a pillar of Caribbean music since the mid-'80s, when definitive hits like The Hammer and ...

Earlier this year, David Rudder, one of the most loved and respected voices in calypso and soca, turned 70. He celebrated with a massive concert in his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, but the ...

David Rudder was one of the pioneers of the modern pacy form of calypso known as soca. In his native Trinidad, he first came to prominence as a member of the 1980s pioneer party music band ...

Calypso, the good-time party music played at carnivals across the world, should also strike a more serious note, says leading Trinidad musician David Rudder. Rudder believes it is important to ...

David Rudder's performance of "Calypso Music" on Saturday night brought back memories of 1986 when he won the National Calypso Monarch at the Queen's Park Savannah with "The Hammer". The man ...

Calypso, the good-time party music played at carnivals across the world, should also strike a more serious note, says leading Trinidad musician David Rudder. Rudder believes it is important to ...