Crazy (calypsonian)

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Edwin Ayoung (born (1944) at Maraval Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad), better known as Crazy, is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian.

Ayoung was born to Chinese Trinidadian father and an Afro-Venezuelan mother. Often called the "Loveable Lunatic of Soca", he is artistically underrated in his native land but one of the most commercially successful artists on international soca music scene. He pioneered parang soca and played a leading role in promoting chutney music soca.

Discography

Crazy is the first artist to sing a "Parang Soca" in 1978 and is also among the first to sing a crossover Chutney Soca with "Nani Wine", a big hit in North America and the West Indies 1989.

Singles

Phone Card - 2008

External links

Crazy's official homepage
Crazy's official MySpace
Crazy's Discography on The Calypso Archives

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Name	Crazy
Alternative names
Short description	Trinidad and Tobago musician
Date of birth	1944
Place of birth	port of spain, marvel road
Date of death
Place of death

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