Marvellous Marva dies after four decades in calypso

Vet­er­an ca­lyp­son­ian Mar­vel­lous Mar­va, whose re­al name was Mar­va Joseph, has died af­ter a ca­reer span­ning more than four decades in Trinidad and To­ba­go’s mu­sic in­dus­try.

A na­tive of Rock Road, Pe­nal, Joseph was a mem­ber of the cel­e­brat­ed all-fe­male ca­lyp­so group Unit­ed Sis­ters, along­side Singing San­dra, Ti­gress and La­dy B.

Formed in 1991, the group be­came known for hits in­clud­ing “Whoa Don­key” and “Am­bat­aila Woman”, while help­ing to es­tab­lish women’s pres­ence on the ca­lyp­so and so­ca stages.