Edwin Ayoung
or
“Crazy” - born
Edwin Ayoung in
1944, on Maraval Road
in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
of a Venezuelan mother
and Trinidadian father
of Chinese descent,
was - in his youth -
as skilled and competitive
in his country’s national
pastime of cricket,
as he has been now for
years as a world-travelled
musician, performing
artist and composer.
Though dubbed The “Loveable
Lunatic of Soca,” Ayoung
has time and again not
been given his due in
his native land, yet
remains one of the most
commercially successful
artists on the international
soca scene. An experimentalist,
he pioneered the unique
musical genre known
as Parang Soca and played
a leading role in promoting
Chutney Soca. Crazy
would go on to sing
several monster smashes
in parang soca, including
Muchacha and
Homemade Wine.
A brilliant double-entendre
artiste at its best
- Edwin Ayoung has delighted
in pushing the envelope
in his humorous and
witty manner.
With songs like
Paul, Nani Wine
and
Suck Meh Soucouyant
to name but three, this
illustrious performer
remains a staple in
the music world.
He’s been ranked in
the top three for Trinidad
& Tobago’s annual national
calypso monarch competition
- his best showing being
at position two with
Dustbin Cover.
He captured the prestigious
Road March title (the
‘tune for the road’
during Carnival Monday
and Tuesday) in 1985
with
Suck Meh, Soucouyant.
In addition to the track featured
here—CEPEP
Save Meh Marriage—Ayoung
has already
vocalized several
for the season
including
Suzy
Q,
Pan
Wall To Wall and
Respect
Yuh Elder.
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