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Mona Baptiste (21 June 1928 – 25 June 1993) was a Trinidad and Tobago-born singer and actress in London and Germany. She was largely popular from songs such as "Calypso Blues" and "There's Something in the Air". She also acted in multiple musical films, including Dancing in the Sun (Tanz in der Sonne, 1954).
Mona Baptiste: The Windrush passenger who settled in Ireland. As part of its Revolutionary Routes exhibition, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum uncovered the Irish connections of two passengers who were aboard the Empire Windrush in June 1948. Both were women and both travelled first class.
Mona was a black woman from humble origins; women like her are often overlooked by history, a history dominated by white men born into privilege, we hope this book will, in its own small way, help to redress the balance.
Thursday, 20 August 2020 | 19:30 – 21:00. She was born in Trinidad in June 1926, traveled first class on the Empire Windrush, and quickly established a music career in Europe as a singer and first appeared with Lord Beginner on BBC radio in August 1948. Keynote Speaker: Bill Hern.
The Leamington Spa Courier of 15th July 1949 reported: ‘making one of her rare appearances outside London is guest artiste Mona Baptiste, the coloured singing star from Trinidad, who is currently playing at the Saville Theatre and with Stephane Grappelli.’
Mona Baptiste (* 21. June 1928 on Trinidad; † 25. June 1993 in Krefeld) was a hit singer. Already in their homeland it developed from the child star to the maintenance artist No. 1, left then ...
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21 de jun. de 2023 · Mona Baptiste, a young Trinidadian singer, saxophonist and actress, came to Britain aboard the Empire Windrush and became an international star.
