“Pastor Rod” and “Calypso Too Patriotic” Earns Gregory ‘Karessah’ Riviere Calypso Monarch ’09

By Nazarine Gordon Gregory Karessah  Riviere   of  the North-Eastern village of Marigot is  Dominica’s 2009 Calypso Monarch. Karessah’s “Pastor Rod” and “Calypso Too Patriotic” earned him the title at the end of a well attended  show, one of the  highlights  of the country’s carnival celebrations, which ended way into Sunday morning. It’s the first time [...]