Hunter
On
behalf of his country Dominica, Hunter was selected to
participate, among giants in the calypso arena in Trinidad,
in the soca monarch competition of the world where he
reached the semifinals. With his energetic style and pulsating
soca rhythmic melodies De Hunter continues to dominate
the stage throughout the region with stunning performances
in St.Lucia, Antigua, the French West Indies, the Virgin
Islands, London, and the United States.
Derick
St.Rose - Hunter - by calypso name, rose to fame after
a mere four years of competition in Dominica. De Hunter
as he is most popularly known, comes from clifton, in
the north of Dominica, where he started his calypso journey
in 1989. His skills were evident between his early years
of competition as a Hunter drove his way to fame performing
the ever popular numbers such as acry of a paro, cream
of the crop, dance and wave, your driver and others
Hunter started singing calypso in 1988 at Portsmouth in
Dominica. He then started competing in the National Competition
three years later.
He has made it to the finals many times, and is presently
the reigning Calypso King of Dominica and Mas Domnik 2000.
Hunter has competed in the Soca Monarch of the world competition
in Trinidad where he reached the semi- finals. He is known
to have started the soca music trend in Dominican Calypso.
Hunter is by far the Soca Master in Dominica. Hunter is
a Police Officer with the special unit in Dominica. He
has brought us hits like "Soca Lollipop",One
People","Wom la (The Rum)," and Take a
Wine.
He has produced three albums joint with the Scrunter but
this year Hunter released his album entitled "Soca
Lollipop," Solo. This album is making a huge impact
on the local and regional market and is by far one of
the better albums released for the 2000 Carnival Season,
Hunter also won the Caribbean Quest Musical Award for
the Best New Calypso Artist for 1997. He has toured countries
like North America, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Antigua, Trinidad
and the French West Indies. He is considered to be the
most up and coming artist in Dominica.
Hunter
is managed by his wife Marah St. Rose.
