Frankie McIntosh

Frankie McIntosh is recognized internationally as one of the architects of the popular West Indian soca style that emerged in the late 1970s. A pianist and music arranger, he served as music director for Brooklyn-based Straker's Records for three decades. During that time, he composed musical arrangements and oversaw the recordings of close to a thousand calypso/soca albums for Straker and other Brooklyn-based calypso labels. He recently was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of...See more

Frankie McIntosh is recognized internationally as one of the architects of the popular West Indian soca style that emerged in the late 1970s. A pianist and music arranger, he served as music director for Brooklyn-based Straker's Records for three decades. During that time, he composed musical arrangements and oversaw the recordings of close to a thousand calypso/soca albums for Straker and other Brooklyn-based calypso labels. He recently was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the West Indies. See less