Grynner (born MacDonald Blenman on 10 February 1946), is a popular
calypsonian
A calypsonian,Definition of CALYPSO
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
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Barbados – Arts and Literature
/ref> Like his compatriot 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 ...
, 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
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). ...
* 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 ...
References
External links
Grynner biography
on 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
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