Bands and Artists...............

Talpree

Born July 29, 1973, on the Spice Island of Grenada, Wilt Cambridge, popularly known as TALLPREE, has become a favorite of “old women” and young alike.

Although his 1999 hit “Old Woman Alone” has brought him a new recognition with its phenomenal success, the Grenada Road March King of 2000 has been on the music scene since 1989.

Formerly known as Mr. Evilus, Tallpree began performing as a dancehall artist in Grenada, getting his start by hitching rides from his home in St. Georges to anywhere he could get a chance to perform and be heard on the microphone. For years he performed as the opening dancehall act for many of the big name artists that visited Grenada such as Super Cat, Maxi Priest, Barrington Levy , Beenie Man, Bounty Killer and Buju Banton,. Well received by his Jamaican peers, he has even participated in clashes with Merciless and Sean Paul in Grenada. Tallpree has great admiration for Bounty Killer because his lyrics have a political message that reaches out to the poorer classes, and that is something that he feels relates to his own life and style of song writing. While remaining the #1 Dancehall artist in Grenada, Tallpree made the switch to soca.

In 1997 he began with his soca career with “Ram-e-Deh”. His 1998 song, “Pound-a-Rice” paved the way for the 1999 hit “Old Woman Alone”. The Old Woman tune was accompanied by a elbow swinging dance that mashed up the soca scene from Grenada to Trinidad and enjoyed the same success in Miami, NY, Toronto and London. In 2000, “The Grave, The Jail and The Hospital” won him the Road March title in Grenada and third place in Trinidad’s 2001 Ragga Soca Monarch Competition.

Tallpree can be found making appearances all over the Caribbean, and North America, and has been called upon to perform as the only soca artists at numerous Jamaican events recently reverting to his days in dancehall at New York’s Downing Stadium.

Look for Tallpree to continue to bring a unique sound to soca year after year.