Errol Renaud & Caribbean Soul
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Errol Renaud & Caribbean Soul

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | SELF

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | SELF
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"Sparrow keeps Aussies spellbound"



Saturday 16th September, 2006

Sparrow keeps Aussies spellbound



The Mighty Sparrow is welcomed to the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia, by veteran Trinidad-born-Australia based entertainer Errol Renaud, left, and his son, Jarrol.

The Mighty Sparrow answers an encore at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia.

The Mighty Sparrow charmed a large crowd at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia on Saturday night, liberally extracting hit after hit from his vast and inexhaustible repertoire.
Presenting his gems in medley segments, the undisputed Calypso King of the World had the audience spellbound, causing patrons to dance and sing to all his hits and favourites. And, when it ended, they stomped and clapped for more.
Backed by the powerful New York-based T&T Troubadours, Sparrow’s performance was surely a night to remember.
Errol Renaud and Caribbean Soul played the opening guest spot and warmed the audience for the star of the show. It was the first time a big-name calypso or soca personality had performed in Australia, said promoters of the event.
Jaslyn Hall who promoted The Mighty Sparrow’s tour to three of Australia’s largest cities —Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane—believed it would succeed despite the fact that calypso and soca was not a major music Down Under.
Not much of the music is played on mainstream radio, and the only soca and calypso that most of Australia ever hear have come from the live performances of Renaud and his band, who have been the foremost pioneer of T&T music in the region.
But, the venture did succeed and this could be judged because the crowd at Enmore for Sparrow was the same in size as that for celebrated reggae star Damien Junior Gong Marley when he played at the same venue earlier this year.
The audience streamed out the Enmore Theatre into a rainy Sydney night, buzzing and satisfied they got their encore and more. As he made his way to the foyer of the venue, The Mighty Sparrow was blocked by newfound fans and made to sign his CDs.
Sparrow’s new fans had waited long and patiently on this man they’d heard so many good things about and now, after over 50 years of travelling the world, he was finally in their neck of the woods. They revelled in being able to finally feel his wit, great performance and charm and enjoy his wonderful lyrics in the twilight of his career.
Who will Hall present next? Could it be Machel Montano, or David Rudder?
Bring them all in; the people of Australia are hungry and waiting for more sweet calypso and soca music.




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Discography

Singles - Feel our Feel, Carnival Dance

Albums - Soca Man, Judge me not
The Message, Panlove

Some songs have radio airplay

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Bio

Errol H. Renaud was born in the Caribbean twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago. He started as an entertainer with the Ujamaa performing company and the culture of the Caribbean became a way of life. He has been to over twenty countries spreading the message of Soca, Reggae, Calypso, the Steelpan, limbo and other music and dance from his birth place. he toured with the famous Trinidad Cavaliers for three years, and has formed his own bands called Tnt Heatwave, Creole, T-Vibes, Caribbean Soul and was an original member of the first authentic reggae band that was formed in Australia - Un-Tabu

Errol is now based in Sydney, playing his brand of music with a rich Caribbean flavour, a taste of conscious lyrics and a heavy dose of happiness. He has released two singles entitled "Feel our Feel" and "Carnival Dance", and four albums on CD: "Soca Man", "Judge Me Not", "The Message" and the recently completed "Panlove" .

Errol and his band Caribbean Soul most recent tours were to Cairo, Egypt in 2001 and China in 2005 for the Wuhan International Festival.