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Biography
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Calypso Mama
Real name: Maureen Verlene Duvalier
b. 14 May 1926, Nassau, Bahamas; d. 19 December 2014, Nassau, BahamasKnown variously as “Bahama Mama" or "Calypso Mama." First woman to perform with a Junkanoo group. Niece of former Haitian President Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier. Invested with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). Inducted into the Junkanoo Legends Circle in 2007.
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