Rawlston Charles migrated from Tobago to Brooklyn in 1967, opened record store Charlie's Calypso City and label Charlie's Records to globally promote Calypso/Soca music, highlighting immigrant experience.
Rawlston Charles migrated from Tobago and entered the United States in December 1967. Living in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, NY, Charles had a vision to promote Calypso and Soca music and its artist to the world through his record store, Charlie's Calypso City, and music label, Charlie's Records. Charlie's Records reveals the American Immigrant story of an unsung hero.