Lord Brynner

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Lord Brynner (Kade Simon, Erin, Trinidad, 1937 - 1980s) was a popular calypsonian. He named himself after the Hollywood actor Yul Brynner. He also shaved his head just like Yul. He moved to Jamaica to join the West Indies Regiment which functioned from 1958 until the early 1960s when there was a West Indies Federation. He performed in Jamaica for a while before returning to Trinidad after the collapse of the Federation. He won the first Trinidad & Tobago Independence Calypso Monarch competition in 1962, edging out The Mighty Sparrow to second place. In 1999 he was inducted into The Sunshine Awards hall of fame. His calypsoes include: 1959 - Juvenile Delinquency; We Want Back Chaguaramas 1960 - Rich Man, Poor Man; Riot at the Oval; Why Sparrow Lost the Crown; Matiniquian Woman; Calypso Story; See Me Mama; Congo; Hula Hoop Girls; Leave the Yankees Alone; The Old Ladies; The Airport; The Doctor and the Newspaper; Vendor Woman; The Princess Wedding; South African Riot 1961 - The Budget; Happy Birthday; The Airport; Old Ladies; The End of the World; Girls from A to Z 1962 - Anita; The Twist Calypso; Carrera; Infidelity; Wedding in November; Michael; My Doolahin; Come With Me; Vagabonds; Publicity for So; Gang War; Nightclub Brawl; Trinidad & Tobago Independence; Ozzanna; Ivy; The Nation Calypso; Help Yourself; Vile Doctrine; Blood Transfusion; Crapaud & Lizard; Bossa Nova Love; Camalata; Sir Winston Churchill; Soldier; Come Back to Papa; The Devil and Man; U.N. Baby; Nigh

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Trojan Ska Box Set - Disc 1

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Trojan Ska Box Set (Disc 1)

Trojan Ska Box Set

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Trojan Ska Box Set Volume 1 [Disc 1]

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Trojan Ska Box Set Disc 1

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Trojan Ska Box Set Volume 1 (Disc 1)

Mirror To The Soul: Caribbean Jump-Up, Mambo and Calypso Beat 1954-77

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Trojan Box Set: Ska Disc 1

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Trojan Ska Box Set - CD1

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National Calypso King - Trinidad & Tobago

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Trojan Ska Box Set Volume 1

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Ska Authentic Vol.1

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