Artist description Brother Resistance is one of the founding members and the driving force of the new Caribbean music style called RAPSO. Rapso is the Rap of Soca, the Poetry of Calypso, highlighting the traditional African Rhythms of the Caribbean. Essentially, it is defined as the “Power of de word in de rhythm of de word”. Rapso as a musical artform is the combination of voice rhythm with traditional drum and steel drum.

Music Style Rapso

Artist History Brother Resistance has taken the Rapso artform to another level by his various performances in the international music scene. His first British tour 1986 was featured on BBC Television. In 1989, he was sent as a cultural delegate to the World Festival of Youth and Students in Korea, where he was certified for ‘Excellence in the Arts’. In 1993 he was featured at the renowned Apollo Theatre as well as the SOB’s I New York. In 1993, he was also featured at the ‘Festival de Caribe’ in Rome (Italy) and the International Dub Poetry Festival - Toronto (Canada). His song “Mother Earth” was selected as the theme for Earth Day and World Environment Day in the Caribbean and presented at the United Nations Earth Conference in Brazil.

Group Members Brother Resistance

Location Port Of Spain, Trinidad - Trinidad/Tobago

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