Calypso veteran Brother Valentino has died
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October 21, 2026
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Veteran calypsonian Brother Valentino (Anthony Emrold Phillip) has died. He was 85.
The details of his death have not been released but it was confirmed by the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation (TUCO).
Born on July 7, 1941, Valentino spent his first five years in Cherry Hill, Grenada. He arrived in Trinidad on a Carnival Monday, which was very fascinating to the five-year-old who grew up at Long Circular Road, St James.
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