Trinidad soca artiste crazy

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My dear friends, as a lover of the culture of Trinidad and Tobago, lately I’ve been having “Crazy “ thoughts.

I’ve been thinking of the contributions made to our culture by the only Chinese/Venezuelan Trinidadian calypsonian I’m aware of, Edwin Ayoung, the man we know as Crazy.

Ayoung was born in at Maraval Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad, one of eleven children to a Chinese Trinidadian father and an Afro-Venezuelan mother.

Whenever we speak of the greatest proponents of the calypso art-form, his name is almost never brought up.

I think it should be.

I decided to show the man some respect and appreciation , and give him some props ( before he or I passes, since we’re about the same age 😊).

I will not try to list the man’s musical accomplishments ( you can Google them), except to say that of the thousands of calypsonians active in the twentieth century, Crazy was named as one of the top 50 calypsonians of the 20th century by the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO).

Crazy can also be credited with creating the parang soca genre, and helping to popularize chutney soca with his hit , Nani Wine.

In , he finished joint second at Road March with &#;Uncle Crazy&#;. In he became one of the first soca a

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Crazy (singer)

Trinidadian calypsonian (born )

Crazy
Birth name	Edwin Ayoung
Also known as	Wong Ping, The Mighty Arawak
Born	(age&#;80&#;81) Port of Spain, Trinidad
Genres	Calypso, soca, parang soca, chutney soca, reggae
Years active	–present
Labels	Crazy, Charlie's, Kalico, Ice, JWP, Hometown Music
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Musical artist

Edwin Ayoung (born ),^[1] better known as Crazy, is a Trinidadiancalypsonian. He has been active since the mids and is one of the most successful artists from Trinidad and Tobago.

Career

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Ayoung was born in at Maraval Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad, one of eleven children to a Chinese Trinidadian father and an Afro-Venezuelan mother.^[2][3] As a youth he showed promise as a cricketer, but chose a career in music.^[2] He initially worked under the names Wong Ping and the Mighty Arawak, but was renamed 'Crazy' by fellow calypsonian Fred Farrell due to his extravagant performances.^[2][3]

Crazy made his solo carnival debut in with "The Electrician", which was also released as a single.^[2] He followed this with "Satan's Coming" and "A Great Achievement", before signing for Eddy Grant's Ice Records label, for which he had his first hit, "Dust