Daisy Voisin (23 September 1924 – 7 August 1991) was a Trinidadian Parang singer and composer.
Life and career Voisin was born and grew up in Carapal Erin, Trinidad. She began her singing career in the Village Council and other local groups. A deeply religious person, she received the message to spread the gospel of Parang in a church in Siparia in 1973. Not long after she was launched into the spotlight at a "Best Village" competition in 1971. She did her best to live up to that calling.
Daisy Voisin was a Trinidad and Tobago parang singer and leader of the La Divina Pastora Serenaders. She became widely known as the “Queen of Parang” and was associated with the popularization of parang music in Trinidad and Tobago. Her best-known songs include "Hurray Hurrah" and "Alegría, Alegría" which feature her characteristic vocal trill "Aiyee, Aiyee".
Her live performances were described as "explosive, vivacious and tempestuous". Voisin and her group became cultural ambassadors for Trinidad and Tobago, taking the music to places in the Caribbean, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela, and North America.
In the latter days of her life, Voisin's performances were few, hampered by ill-health, but the quality of her voice was still evident.
References
External links What is Parang? https://web.archive.org/web/20050323090255/http://www.silvertorch.com/arts/parang.htm Daisy Voisin Tribute https://web.archive.org/web/20071014005222/http://www.parang.itgo.com/