NWAC: Singing Sandra ‘echoed voice of the mothers, abused, poor and downtrodden’
“[…] Singing Sandra has left a great legacy in the calypso world as one of the most powerful female calypsonians to date. Her style of calypso was able to highlight the issues, concerns and hardships of women to the nation and the world at large.
“Through her music, she echoed the voice of the mothers, the abused, the poor and the downtrodden, resonating their experiences and their stories with all who heard her music…”
Photo: Late former Calypso Monarch Singing Sandra.
The following press statement on the passing of two-time Calypso Monarch Sandra ‘Singing Sandra’ Des Vignes-Millington was submitted to Wired868 by the National Women’s Action Committee (NWAC):
NACC: Two-time Calypso Monarch Singing Sandra was a national treasure
“[…] Sandra Des Vignes-Millington is among only three female calypsonians to have won the National Calypso Monarch title and the only one to have won it on two occasions.
“Singing Sandra will long be remembered, not only for her commitment to the art form, but even more so for the commitment and sterling support and guidance she has given to the younger, particularly female, artistes in the fraternity…”
Photo: Former Calypso Monarch Sandra “Singing Sandra” DesVignes.
(Copyright Sokah to Soca)
The following press statement on the passing of former Calypso Monarch Singing Sandra was submitted to Wired868 by the National Action Cultural Committee (NACC):