Spice Isle Cultural Festival (Montreal) Magazine July 2021 | Page 102

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Raymond Matthew Calypsonian ,“ BEAST ”

Force Band where he played keyboards , piano and bass guitar .
Raymond Matthew was born in Gouyave , St . John , Grenada in 1966 . He attended the St . John ’ s Anglican School and graduated from St . John ’ s Christian Secondary School . Raymond is a member of The Royal Grenada Police Force ( RGPF ) and is presently ranked as Assistant Superintendent of Police ( ASP ).
Raymond is a former member of the Royal Grenada Police
Raymond began singing Calypso in 1993 with his stage name “ Beast ”. He has won several titles such as Police Monarch in 1993 / 94 / 95 . He won the National Monarch in 1998 and 1999 and placed second in competition on numerous occasions . He is the reigning Humorous Calypso Monarch .
Raymond is married and has five children .
Beast is waiting to bring all his hit tunes to the Spice Island Cultural Festival on July 10 , 2021 . See you there !