Winston Scarborough
is considered by many
to be one of the all-time
great composers of steelband
‘panorama tunes.’
A performer artiste
himself, 2011 will mark
the 33rd
year that Trinidad &
Tobago’s Winston Scarborough
(The Original DeFosto
Himself - as he
loves to be called)
has been singing calypsos.
For him it was an uphill
struggle to be recognized
by the fraternity and
public at large.
Abandoned by both his
parents at the young
age of 6 months, Scarborough
was sent to the Tacarigua
Orphanage in east Trinidad
where he remained until
age 17. The experience
in the orphanage would
place an indelible stamp
on him.
One of the most important
aspects of DeFosto’s
work as a calypsonian
is the tributes he has
paid in song to many
of Trinidad & Tobago’s
cultural icons; the
late Lord Kitchener
(calypsonian Aldwyn
Roberts) would be one
such with whom people
are most familiar.
