poking fun at the politician Dhanraj Singh. Black Stalin became Dr. Leroy Calliste on 31 October 2008, when he was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, for his tremendous dedication and contribution to Calypso music and culture in Trinidad and Tobago. Personal life and death On 22 September 2014, he was hospitalised after suffering stroke a few hours after performing at a charity show in south Trinidad. Relatives said that Stalin, 73, was rushed to the San Fernando Hospital after he started experiencing severe pain to his back on returning home from performing at the inclusive fundraiser hosted by the St. Andrew Anglican Church in aid of its building fund. Black Stalin died on 28 December 2022, at the age of 81. Discography Albums To the Caribbean Man (1979), Makossa International This is It (1980), Makossa International In Ah Earlier Time (1981), Makossa International You Ask For It (1984), Charlie's Wait Dorothy Wait (1985), Charlie's I Time (1986), B's We Can Make It (1988) To De Master (1989), WB The Bright Side (1991), Straker's Cry of the Caribbean (1992), Straker's Help (1993), Straker's Rebellion (1994), Ice Message to Sundar (1995), Ice Just For You (2009), Charlie's/VP Live Live! Collector's Edition (2009), JW Compilations Roots Rock Soca (1991), Rounder Best of Black Stalin (1997), Musicrama Singles, EPs "Man Is Man" (1977), Semp Nah Ease Up EP (1990), Carotte References Further reading Regis, Louis (1986), Black Stalin: The Caribbean Man, Jordans Printery. Regis, Louis (2007), Black Stalin: Kaisonian, Arawak; . See also List of calypsos with sociopolitical influences External links [ AllMusic] as Black Stalin asd Leroy Calliste as Black Stalin as Leroy Calliste 1941 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers Calypsonians People from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Recipients of the Hummingbird Medal Trinidad and Tobago Rastafarians