Person Open DS/UK/17298 Arrow (16 November 1949-15 September 2010); MBE; West Indian calypso and soca musician Arrow 16 November 1949-15 September 2010 West Indian calypso and soca musician Male (cisgender) Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell Montserrat, West Indies (born)

Montserratian Musician; Singer Songwriter, calypso, socu Black No known disability No known religious affiliation Sibling of Justin Cassell (known as Hero) and Lorenzo Cassell (known as Young Challenger) Heterosexual Alphonsus Cassell MBE as a Montserratian calypso and soca musician, regarded as the first superstar of soca from Montserrat. He performed under the stage name Arrow. Cassell took up singing professionally in 1969. That year he was runner up in the Montserrat Calypso King competition. He won the title the following year. In 1982, Cassell began working with arranger Leston Paul and recorded Hot Hot Hot. This became his biggest hit, It was the biggest selling soca hit of all time. Hot Hot Hot was Composed by Arrow's brother, Justin 'Hero' Cassell. The song was adopted as the theme song of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, and was later covered by Buster Poindexter, Menudo, and Babla & Kanchan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_(musician) (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 6/9/2014 RAHAKirkbride 11/7/2022 a60a23a1-1cbd-42ae-a582-178f826f5c84