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**Lord Shorty** Born on October 6, 1941, in Lengua Village, St Cross Road, Princes Town, Trinidad, Lord Shorty, also known as Ras Shorty-I after his conversion to Rastafarianism in 1980, was a prominent soca musician and is often referred to as the "Father of Soca." He passed away on July 12, 2000, at the age of 59 due to bone-marrow cancer in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. He was married to Claudette and had 25 children, being part of the family group Love Circle. Shorty began his musical journey at the age of 7, learning to play the guitar and later becoming a tuner and arranger for various steelbands, including his own Southern Panomites Steel Orchestra by age 17. His professional career in music began in 1958 when he composed his first calypso, "Long Mango," and started singing at the Lengua Youth Movement. He entered the calypso scene in 1960 as a guitarist for other calypsonians and launched his career as a recording artist after winning the South Calypso King competition in 1963. Throughout his career, Shorty achieved numerous accolades, including winning the first Calypso King of the World competition in 1970. He was known for pushing the boundaries of calypso music, blending it with East Indian influences and later establishing soca as a distinct

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