Ajamu
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Ajamu, also known as King Ajamu is a Grenadian
calypsonian
. His music covers several Caribbean
styles, including calypso
, soca
and reggae
. He has held the title of Grenada Calypso Monarch a record seven times in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 and 2004. In 1998 he was given the title Member of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
Ajamu now has a band based in Brooklyn
. In 2005 he and his band visited G/da and held a live concert. He then went to Carriacou and demonstrated his prowess in music for the enjoyment of all present. Etson Mitchell AKA Ajamu is from Mama CAnnes in St. Andrew
. He started his music career singing in church and later by singing reggae with his friends. He is considered to be one of the better musicians in Grenada by the people.
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
calypsonian
Calypsonian
A calypsonian , originally known as the chantwell is a musician, from the Anglophone Caribbean, who sings songs called calypso. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition...
. His music covers several Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
styles, including calypso
Calypso music
Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
, soca
Soca music
Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
. He has held the title of Grenada Calypso Monarch a record seven times in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 and 2004. In 1998 he was given the title Member of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
Ajamu now has a band based in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. In 2005 he and his band visited G/da and held a live concert. He then went to Carriacou and demonstrated his prowess in music for the enjoyment of all present. Etson Mitchell AKA Ajamu is from Mama CAnnes in St. Andrew
Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada
Saint Andrew's is the largest parish in Grenada. The main town is Grenville, which is also Grenada's second largest town after St George's. Grenville is also known as La Baye .-History:...
. He started his music career singing in church and later by singing reggae with his friends. He is considered to be one of the better musicians in Grenada by the people.