Trinidad soca artiste crazy

Edwin Ayoung, better known as Crazy, is a Calypsonian. He has been active since the mids and is one of the most successful artists from Trinidad and Tobago.  Ayoung was born in Port of Spain, to a Chinese-Trinidadian father and an Afro-Venezuelan mother. As a youth he showed promise as a cricketer but chose a career in music. 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. In , he became one of the first Soca artists to perform at Reggae Sunsplash in Jamaica. He pioneered the crossover genre Chutney Soca with his Road March entry, Nani Wine. In , he pioneered another new style, &#;Trini-style Reggae”, releasing a Trini-Reggae cover of Hotel California. Crazy&#;s lyrics are often humorous but have also incorporated political themes.

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 bygd 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 fryst vatten 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 inom 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

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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 perform