MIGHTY   COMPOSER

REAL NAME: Fred Mitchell
DATE OF BIRTH: June 8, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cedros, Trinidad
EDUCATION: (later)
CAREER:                                   Composer's first stint in entertainment was as a member of the Singing Mitchells family group that sang chorus lines for Mighty Sparrow's National Recording Company productions. In 1964, he launched his calypso career at Sparrow's Original Young Brigade. His greatest successes were in the 1960s and 1970s and was a founding member of the first Calypsonians' Association in Trinidad & Tobao, as well the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) where he served as an executive member for many years. Apart from being an accomplished calypsonian, Composer was known for portraying the Red Indian character, parading in the traditional mas on Carnival Monday and Tuesday in San Fernando. In his later years, Composer, a member of the Orisha faith, also became known as Agba Olu Sino Amono. In July 2018, he was honoured by the Emancipation Support Committee (ESC) with a concert, Shikamoo-Ancestral Rhythm, for his contribution to the art form. Composer's calypsoes included:
  • Supposing; Child Training; True or Lie; Workers' Lament; Black Fallacy
AWARD:
  • 2018 - Hummingbird Medal Silver (for culture)
DIED: December 5, 2018, at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Trinidad, where he had been hospitalized for two weeks with a heart condition and other health issues.
Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit