Baron - "Find Yourself" and "Sweet Soca Man" (Trinidad & Tobago)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II in a four part series of posts about the meanings of the words "sweet" and "sugar" in Soca music.

This post showcases the Calypso/Soca superstar Baron.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-sweet-means-in-soca-music.html for Part I of this series. Part I focuses on the various meanings of the word "sweet" and showcases the song "Sweet Music" by the Founder of Soca music Lord Shorty (Ras Shorty).

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/08/two-recordings-of-songs-entitled-sweet.html for Part III of this series. Part III showcases two recordings of songs entitled "Sweet Soca Music".

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-sugar-means-in-soca-music.html for Part IV of this series. Part IV focuses on the various meanings of the word "sugar" in Calypso/Soca music and in Trini and Caribbean cultures. This post also provides information about Calypso/Soca superstar Lord Kitchener.

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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INFORMATION ABOUT BARON
From http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/calypso/baron.html
"REAL NAME: Timothy Watkins, Jr

[Date of birth not given]

CAREER: While growing up in Bamboo Village, La Romaine, Baron sang Baptist spirituals with his parents at the church they led, and later began singing at various community events. Baron won the Scouting for Talent competition during the early 1970s and made his singing debut at the Original Young Brigade Calypso Tent in 1971, after being introduced to the management by his long-time friend, Lord Shorty, who gave the young calypsonian his trade name, Baron, and wrote his first hit, Severe Licking. Baron then performed in North America for about 13 years before returning to Trinidad in 1984"...

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FEATURED VIDEOS
Example #1: Baron - The Sweet Soca Voice



Trinidadculture, Uploaded on Aug 5, 2008
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As noted by a commenter to this video's viewer comment thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YtZg2I3bhs the title of this song is "Find Yourself".

Here's another comment from this video's viewer comment thread

"baron. sweet honeyed voice. cannot resist that voice. I enjoy going to his concerts too."
-brett12ism, 2011

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Example #2: Baron - Sweet Soca Man



IsDePanInMe, Uploaded on Nov 13, 2009

Caribbean Music Awards 91...
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Here are a few comments from this video's viewer comment thread:
"sweet Baron i love ur songs .i am enjoying your music"
- alasha ellis, 2013
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"Love this bass part. Very cool how smooth Baron is, right over top of that cooking rhythm section, as if nothing can perturb him."
-Frodohotep, 2012

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"too sweet"
-carawak1, 2011

Reply:
"Dem chune will mek yuh ah diabetic!!! Sweet..Sweet..Sweet!!!!"
-K@@lruler, 2011
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All of these comments are compliments.

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Thanks to Baron for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publishers of the videos which are showcased in this post.

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