Eddie Hooper

Eddie Hooper was a singer, composer and musician from Fyrish, Guyana. ^[1] In Guyana, he is best known for his early patriotic calypso songs, which remain classics to this day. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Internationally, Hooper's later music has captured the most attention. This later music defies easy categorization; it has been defined variously as disco, soca, ^[5] reggae and samba-jazz. ^[6] He referred to this music as 'loopie'.

Hooper's most desired records are hard to come by and rarely sell for less than $100 USD. Of his large discography, only two songs have been reissued in contemporary times: two 12" length tracks, "Pass It On (Part 1)" and "Tomorrow's Sun" on Soundway Records. ^[7]

His daughters Yonette "Mystique" Hooper and Roshell "Petra" Hooper followed him and became singers. ^[8]

References

1. Farrier, Francis (9 February 2020). "Education is the Yardstick". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
2. Fenty, A. A. (24 July 2013). "Guyana calypso: cool or critical?". Stabroek News. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
3. Smith, Mondale (11 April 2010). "Guyanese Song Bird Yonette Hooper". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
4. Persico, Alan (Fall 2001). "The Coloured Girl in the Ring: A Guyanese Woman Remembers". Afro-Hispanic Review. 20 (2): 60–61.
5. Houghton, Eddie (15 November 2010). "Astro-Guyanese: Eddie Hooper's Caribbean Space Disco". LargeUp. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
6. Bird, Alastair (25 January 2011). "Disco routes". Caribbean Review of Books. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
7. "Pass It On (Part 1) / Tomorrow's Sun". Soundways Records Bandcamp. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
8. Harris-Stoute, Cloyette (1 September 2017). "She rocks! Meet Roshell "Petra" Hooper – Singer/Songwriter/Island Poptress". Guyanese Girls Rock. Retrieved 8 November 2022.