Grammacks was a 1970s musical group from Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

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Biography

The band was started in a village on the west coast called St. Joseph. The band was formed by Anthony "Curvin" Serrant, guitar

Guitar

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 Anthony "Tepam" George, bass

Bass guitar

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 Elon "Bollo" Rodniy drums and keyboard player McDonald "Mckie" Prosper. Jeff Joseph and Georges "Soul" Thomas were added soon after. They were students of the Dominica Grammar School

Dominica Grammar School

The Dominica Grammar School is a public co-education secondary school in Roseau, Dominica, established in 1893. Contrary to its name the school no longer functions as a 'grammar school' as it has expanded its curriculum beyond its historical scope.-History:...

 and St Mary's Academy, hence the name Grammacks.

Grammacks along with Exile One

Exile One

Exile One is a legendary musical group of the 1970s from Dominica based in Guadeloupe. Gordon Henderson is the leader and founder of the famous musical group "Exile One" and the one who coined the name "Cadence-lypso" for a genre of music that revolutionized modern creole music worldwide....

 were the originators of 1970s phenomenon, Cadence-lypso

Cadence-lypso

Cadence-lypso, popularized as simply Cadence is a cultural music of Dominica based in Guadeloupe in the early 1970s. Cadence-lypso is a fusion of Dominican and Caribbean/Latin rhythms and has totally revolutionized the music scence in its genre, and it has now become the main dance Music of...

 music. An up-tempo form of 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...

 sang mostly in Antillean Creole

Antillean Creole

Antillean Creole is a creole language with a vocabulary based on French. It is spoken primarily in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary also include elements of Carib and African languages. Antillean Creole is related to Haitian Creole, but has a number of distinctive features; they are...

 and French. This later inspired Zouk

Zouk

Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the...

 music popularized by Kassav in the 1980s.

Grammacks rose to prominence in the 1970s to the early 1980s with a Super Bowl

Super Bowl

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 performance to their credit. Creative differences and financial mismanagement caused the band to break up with many members pursuing individual solo projects. Jeff Joseph later formed Volt Face and Grammacks New Generation. They headlined the first ever World Creole Music Festival

World Creole Music Festival

The establishment of the Dominica World Creole Music Festival by the Dominica Festivals Commission ushered in the newest music festival in the Caribbean...

 in Dominica. Grammacks Original is now back after many years with a new CD called Get Up which was recorded in 2009 in Miami. The band is working on new music.

Musicians

• Singer : Jeff Joseph et Georges "Soul" Thomas
• Guitarist : Anthony "Curvin" Serrant
• Bassist : Anthony "Tepam" George
• Drummers: Ellon "Bollo" Rodniy
• keyboard player : Mc Donald "Mckie" Prosper
• Trombone Player : Anthony "Bone" Pierre 1976-1980

Grammacks

• Grammacks
• Symbol of determination in Paris
• Grammacks international
• Wooy midebar
• African connection
• Leurs derniers succès
• Grammacks and Hippomène
• Politik anthology
• La vie disco
• Ka allez haut
• Paroles en bouche pas maître
• Roots Caribbean Rock
• The Grammacks featuring Jeff Joseph
• Pa ka gadé douvan
• Creole mix : maxi single
• Party party / Hot music : 2 titres
• Make you dance
• The Grammacks
• Grammacks 1974-1976
• The very best of
• Grammacks Best of
• Grammacks New Collector
• Get Up

Grammacks new generation

• Grammacks New Generation
• Jeff Joseph and Grammacks New Generation
• Live
• Best of Grammacks New Generation Live
• Live à St Joseph
• Grammacks forever
• Get Up