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By Caribbean News Now Staff

BRADES, Montserrat -- According to local reports, Adolphus Cassell, better known as "Arrow," who is being treated for a reported brain tumour, was flown to Antigua after his overall condition in the local hospital in Montserrat deteriorated.

Arrow sets the crowd alight with 'Hot, Hot, Hot' in Antigua in 2004. Photo: Norman 'Gus' Thomas

Arrow, the soca king of the world, has been fighting his condition for some two years.

Richard Aspin of the Governor's Office in Montserrat said that the world renowned singer regularly travels to the United States for radiation therapy, but in recent times has tended to stay on island.

He performed what he described as his retirement concert at the Sir George Martin Auditorium at the Montserrat Cultural Centre in December 2008, but came out of retirement to perform at the Haiti Relief Concert at the same venue following the devastating earthquake in that country.

Cassel shot to international prominence after his hit song Hot, Hot, Hot was used as the theme for the football World Cup. He also recorded more than two dozen hits, including Dance with Me Woman, Knock Dem Dead, Massive, Soca Dance Party and Soca Rhumba.

He was the first soca singer to be honoured by the Queen, when he received the MBE award more than a decade ago.

He is hospitalised at the Mount St John Hospital in Antigua under the care of two prominent doctors, Dr Prince Ramsey and Dr Deon Thomas.

Montserratians and the entire Caribbean are praying for the soca superstar.

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Kim Moore:
My heart aches for this wonderful man. The world is blessed for having Arrow in it.