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Maestro calypsonian biography

          To commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the death of calypso icon Cecil “Maestro” on August 31, and, to remember his contribution as one of.

        1. One of the many calypsonians who had a hand in the Steelband Movement was Cecil Hume, known as The Maestro, who passed away quite unexpectedly on August 31st.
        2. CALYPSO HISTORY MAESTRO REAL NAME: Cecil Hume PLACE OF BIRTH: Princes Town, Trinidad CAREER:Maestro began singing in the s and his calypsoes include: Tempo; Fiery; Rampage; Gold; Savage; Play Me; Tantie; Over Yonder; Brimstone; Mountain Dew Gang; Knock Dem Down; Bionic Man DIED: August 30, , in Trinidad, after.
        3. CAREER: Maestro began singing in the s and his calypsoes include: Tempo; Fiery; Rampage; Gold; Savage; Play Me; Tantie; Over Yonder; Brimstone; Mountain Dew.
        4. It was in August that Maestro, born Cecil Hume, came to his demise in an auto accident in Trinidad.

          5. CALYPSO HISTORY MAESTRO REAL NAME: Cecil Hume PLACE OF BIRTH: Princes Town, Trinidad CAREER:Maestro began singing in the s and his calypsoes include: Tempo; Fiery; Rampage; Gold; Savage; Play Me; Tantie; Over Yonder; Brimstone; Mountain Dew Gang; Knock Dem Down; Bionic Man DIED: August 30, , in Trinidad, after.!

          In memory of an icon

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          To commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the death of calypso icon Cecil “Maestro” on August 31, 1977 and, to remember his contribution as one of the two artistes accredited with being responsible for the birth of soca music in T&T, members of the South Central Island Production (SCIP) have reconstructed his tomb at Princes Town in his honour and memory.

          If Hume was alive today he would have been 81-years-old.

          Back in 1977, Hume’s Bionic Man was released shortly after his untimely death and to defy the rumuors that his death was his premonition fellow calypsonian and Chairperson of SCIP Carey “Kinte” Stephens disputed the rumour, and said the song was based on another reality event.

          In the opening lines of the song Maestro sang, “Ah car crash, Ah harsh lash, everybody say man done.

          Ah news flash, severe smash, one more calypsonian gone. Scientist from a foreign country sat and plan to turn me into ah bionic man. De doctor ask meh mud