Calypso icon Brother Valentino dies at 85

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October 22, 2026

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Calypso icon Brother Valentino dies at 85

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Brother Valentino, the Grenada-born calypsonian whose music championed black consciousness, equality and the struggles of ordinary people, died on Tuesday at the age of 85.

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