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Grynner
Grynner (born MacDonald Blenman on 10 February 1946), is a popular calypsonian from Barbados. Like his compatriot Mighty Gabby, his songs often feature political and social commentary. He has been named the Barbados Crop Over Road March "Tune of the Crop" winner seven times (1983–85, 1988–90, and 1998, he was supposed to win Road March nine times but he had to settle for third in both 1996 and 1997) See also * Ice Records * Ringbang References External links Grynner biographyon Ice Records Ice Records is a record label based in Barbados owned by musician Eddy Grant. In addition to Grant's music, the label also seeks "to record, promote and market classic calypso, soca and ringbang (Grant's fusion of various Caribbean music forms). ... site Crop Over "Tune of the Crop" winners, 1986-present Calypsonians Barbadian male singers Living people 1946 births {{singer-songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Gabby
Anthony Carter (born 30 March 1948), better known as Mighty Gabby or simply Gabby, is a Barbadian calypsonian and folk singer, and a Cultural Ambassador for the island of Barbados. Career Born in Emmerton, Carter was given the nickname "Gabby" as a child, and first had success as a calypsonian in 1968, when his "Heart Transplant" won him the title of Barbados Calypso Monarch.Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , pp. 108–109 He won the title again in 1969 with "Family Planning", Rather than build on this success, he instead concentrated on acting for the next few years, joining the Barbados Theater Workshop and composing much of the music for its play ''Under the Duppy Parasol'', which had a successful run in New York. He returned to music, and carnival success, in 1976, his "Licks Like Fire" giving him the first of a string of victories at Crop Over. He was awarded the 'Folk Singer of the Year' for three successive years from 1977 to 1979 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Records
Ice Records is a record label based in Barbados owned by musician Eddy Grant. In addition to Grant's music, the label also seeks "to record, promote and market classic calypso, soca and ringbang (Grant's fusion of various Caribbean music forms)." Ice Records lays claim to owning the largest catalog of in the world. Artist roster * * * |
Ringbang
Ringbang is variously a Caribbean fusion of music genres, a philosophy, and an aesthetic propounded by Eddy Grant in 1994. In an interview circa 2000, Grant defined ringbang like this: In applying ringbang to music, Grant attempted to define a meta-style to encompass all Caribbean rhythms; it was to be a musical lingua franca. He wished this multicultural style to place no restrictions on instrumentation, and he said that he wanted no single country or culture to lay claim to it. Among ringbang's stylistic influences are calypso, reggae, soca, tuk, and zouk. Grant says that the word "ringbang" comes from vocalists scat singing "Ringa-ringa-ringbang!". He chose the word one day in 1993, while standing in recording engineer Frank Agarrat's backyard in Trinidad. Ringbang music In an attempt to popularise ringbang music and its underlying philosophy, Grant asked various recording artists to apply the word (which he trademarked) to some of their songs. Barbadian recording artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |