Legendary calypsonian Calypso Rose,  Rose McCartha Linda Sandy Lewis, is the winner of the WOMEX 16 Artist Award.

WOMEX, the World Music Expo, is an annual international networking event for the world music industry.  At WOMEX 16, held from 2016-10-19 to 2016-10-23 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Calypso Rose received the prestigious WOMEX Artist Award.

Listen to the introduction given to Calypso Rose at the award ceremony by Belizean music producer, Ivan Duran.

© Wayne Butcher