Veteran Calypsonian De Fosto Dies At 64.

The Calypso community is now mourning the loss of veteran entertainer and com­poser, Win­ston “The Orig­i­nal De Fos­to Him­self” Scar­bor­ough.

Mere days after paying tribute to fellow Calypso legend, Win­ston “Mighty Shad­ow” Bai­ley at his funeral, the ca­lyp­sonion suf­fered a heart at­tack this morn­ing. He was 64.

According to T&T Guardian, “He had been bat­tling heart dis­ease and was hos­pi­talised sev­er­al times in re­cent months due to the con­di­tion.”

De Fos­to overcame many of life’s challenges, starting his life as an abandoned baby, who grew up in an orphanage in Tacarigua, Trinidad. Later becoming a main stay at Calypso competitions and Calypso tents.

He has written numerous calypsos, but is.famously known for his Panorama winning steelpan compositions, such as Four Lara Four (co-writ­ten with the late Mer­chant), Firestorm, Pan Lamen­ta­tion, and Pan­do­ra and War.

Though De­Fos­to nev­er won the Na­tion­al Ca­lyp­so Monarch title, his legacy as a prolific composer, performer and cultural ambassador lives on.