Gordon Rohlehr

Gordon Rohlehr (20 February 1942 – 29 January 2023) was a Guyana-born scholar and critic of West Indian literature, noted for his study of popular culture in the Caribbean, including oral poetry, calypso and cricket. He pioneered the academic and intellectual study of Calypso, tracing its history over several centuries, writing a landmark work entitled ''Calypso and Society in Pre-Independence Trinidad'' (1989), and is considered the world's leading authority on its development. Provided by Wikipedia