Dennis De Souza (1935–2012) was a Caribbean multi pianist, playing
pop,
classical and
soca
Soca or SOCA may refer to:
Places
* Soča, a river in Slovenia and Italy
* Soča, Bovec, Slovenia
* Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport, by ICAO code
* Soca, a village in Banloc Commune, Timiș County, Romania
* SoCa, Southern California
Other u ...
/
calypso including other music covers in instrumental form. He was born in Demerara area of
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
.
He is of Portuguese descent, but missed the ship to England. Therefore, he settled in
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
and married a Trinidadian called Angela. He eventually moved to Canada where he lived until his death.
De Souza had five children including Dennis Jr and Rhonda De Souza (1962–2000), who was a pop music performer in Trinidad and Tobago back in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
References
External links
AllMusic profile
1935 births
2012 deaths
Guyanese musicians
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Guyanese people of Portuguese descent
People from Mahaica-Berbice
Trinidad and Tobago people of Portuguese descent