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Kenwrick “Kenny J”
Joseph was born at
Prince of Wales
Street in San
Fernando, Trinidad.
He was the Trinidad
& Tobago (T&T)
Police Calypso
Monarch in 1987, and
is a
four-time T&T
National Calypso
Monarch finalist.
His highest placing
- 2nd -
was in 1990 singing
Addicted to Sweet
Soca and Leave She
Alone.
Kenny J is a
composer of material
highlighting serious
issues, which has
resulted in
calypsoes like
Slow
Down (Aids is Ah
Killer), Drug Abuse,
Incest, Jail Ent
Nice, and
Radio
Station.
A one-time tenor
player with Guinness
Cavaliers Steel
Orchestra and the
T&T Police Steel
Orchestra, this calypsonian recorded
and performed many
songs for the steel
pan including
Pan in
The Wind, Sweet Hand
and
Doh Touch We
Carnival.
Now a retired Police
Officer, Kenwrick
Joseph resides in the Sand
City, Siparia, south
Trinidad. He
is also one of the
best ballad singers
T&T has ever
produced, and is
known for smooth and
sexy double entendre
in the genre of Christmas Soca Parang with hits
like
The Paint
Brush, Alexander,
The Cork, Hush Yuh
Mouth, How Long It
Is and
Stay
Inside.
For the 2011 season,
this versatile
artist has penned
the exciting
song,
Discount,
based on an actual
experience.
The selection has
been carefully
arranged by the
masterful Leston
Paul.
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