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Encyclopedia > Arrow (musician)

Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell MBE (born November 16, 1954) is a soca musician who performs under the stage name Arrow. November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soca is a dance music which is claimed to have originated [in Trinidad] from calypso. ...


Born on the island of Montserrat in the West Indies, one of his most well-known songs is Hot Hot Hot (originally sung in 1983, after resung by David Johansen in his Buster Poindexter alter ego). Although native to Montserrat (and most famous representative of its music), Arrow attributes his success to his time in Antigua and time spent with Antiguan bands such as Burning Flames. The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Hot Hot Hot is the title of a 1982 soca song by Arrow (Alphonsus Cassell). ... David Johansen on the cover of his 1987 eponymous debut as Buster Poindexter David Johansen (born January 9, 1950, Staten Island, NY) is an American rock, punk, blues and pop singer, songwriter and actor. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... From Antigua and Barbuda, this band represents the epitome of the high-energy, multiple-influenced, synthesizer-driven soca. ...

  • Arrow's "Hot Hot Hot" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
    • Breakthrough hit by Montserratian Arrow
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References

  • De Ledesma, Charles and Georgia Popplewell. "Put Water in the Brandy?"". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 507-526. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
  • Alphonsus Cassell bio
  • Arrow discography
  • Norman 'Gus' Thomas (August 6, 2004) Soca Superstar Arrow Among Honourees In Antigua.
  • Music of Montserrat. Montserrat First, Montserrat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) Inc.. Retrieved on April 27, 2006.

 

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