Icon­ic ca­lyp­son­ian and five-time na­tion­al Ca­lyp­so Monarch Leroy “Black Stal­in” Cal­liste will be giv­en a grand fu­ner­al in San Fer­nan­do next Thurs­day.

Al­though he was wide­ly trav­elled and had won in­ter­na­tion­al ac­claim for his ca­lyp­soes, Stal­in’s fi­nal rest­ing place will be at the Par­adise Ceme­tery, near his San Fer­nan­do home.

The pub­lic view­ing for Stal­in will take place on Wednes­day from 2 pm to 6 pm at J. E Guide Fu­ner­al Home on Cof­fee Street, San Fer­nan­do. His fu­ner­al will take place on Thurs­day fol­low­ing a street pro­ces­sion and pa­rade.

Like his friend Li­onel Jages­sar Sr, Cal­liste’s mu­sic will blare through the streets as his body is tak­en from the fu­ner­al home to the South­ern Acad­e­my for the Per­form­ing Arts (SAPA) at 11 am. Fol­low­ing the ser­vice, he will be tak­en to the ceme­tery.

Stal­in, 81, passed away peace­ful­ly on Wednes­day morn­ing at his home. Since 2014, he had been bat­tling health com­pli­ca­tions af­ter suf­fer­ing a stroke which af­fect­ed his speech and move­ment on the right side of his body.

A trib­ute to Stal­in will al­so be held in San Fer­nan­do on Tues­day night.

Any­one want­i­ng to con­tribute wreaths can send them to JE Guide Fu­ner­al Home on Wednes­day be­fore 6 pm.