Lancelot Layne was born to a Ms. Ethel Strawn (née Serrano) and raised in Gonzales, Trinidad, a village near Port of Spain. He had a start in many local singing shows and showcase forums in and about Trinidad. During his career, he travelled around the world giving lectures and shows at many music institutions and universities, and was one of the first artists to bring the music of Trinidad and Tobago to the rest of the world.
Layne took many trips to Africa, after studying African history. A 1998 United Nations Radio programme described the links between calypso and highlife music, focusing on an exchange of visits between Layne and high life musician Koo Nimo of Ghana. In later years, Layne joined the Orisa faith. He had a son, Brian Llenwyn Layne, and twin daughters, Niasha and Anuska, who are accomplished pannists.
He is often described as being the founder of rapso; his 1970 song "Blow Away" was the first rapso recording, although the term was not coined until 1980. Many of his most remembered songs were not recorded, including the song "Strike Squad", which he composed for his local football team. "Get Off The Radio" was a protest song about the imbalance of radioairplay between local and foreign works.
In 2016 German reissue company Cree Records/Bear Family Records released a comprehensive compilation album of Lancelot Layne's work. The artwork for the album was done by Trinidad based Painter Peter Doig.
Discographyedit
1971 Afro'dadian/Blow'way Antillana
1972 Carnival Calypso Hits (LP)
1974 Neo Calypso (LP)
1975 Endless Vibrations/Soul Train
1975 Dat is Horrors/Kaiso For Mout
1975 Who Could Help Me/Make Life Easy On Me
1976 Yo Tink It Sorf/Chant
1976 Doh Dig No Blues
1977 These Boots Are Made For Walking/If I Were You
lancelot, layne, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2019, learn, when, remove, . This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Lancelot Layne died 28 July 1990 was a rapso artist from Trinidad and Tobago Biography editLancelot Layne was born to a Ms Ethel Strawn nee Serrano and raised in Gonzales Trinidad a village near Port of Spain He had a start in many local singing shows and showcase forums in and about Trinidad During his career he travelled around the world giving lectures and shows at many music institutions and universities and was one of the first artists to bring the music of Trinidad and Tobago to the rest of the world Layne took many trips to Africa after studying African history A 1998 United Nations Radio programme described the links between calypso and highlife music focusing on an exchange of visits between Layne and high life musician Koo Nimo of Ghana In later years Layne joined the Orisa faith He had a son Brian Llenwyn Layne and twin daughters Niasha and Anuska who are accomplished pannists He is often described as being the founder of rapso his 1970 song Blow Away was the first rapso recording although the term was not coined until 1980 Many of his most remembered songs were not recorded including the song Strike Squad which he composed for his local football team Get Off The Radio was a protest song about the imbalance of radio airplay between local and foreign works In 2016 German reissue company Cree Records Bear Family Records released a comprehensive compilation album of Lancelot Layne s work The artwork for the album was done by Trinidad based Painter Peter Doig Discography edit1971 Afro dadian Blow way Antillana 1972 Carnival Calypso Hits LP 1974 Neo Calypso LP 1975 Endless Vibrations Soul Train 1975 Dat is Horrors Kaiso For Mout 1975 Who Could Help Me Make Life Easy On Me 1976 Yo Tink It Sorf Chant 1976 Doh Dig No Blues 1977 These Boots Are Made For Walking If I Were You 1980 Dis Pan Is For You LP 1982 Get Off The Radio 2016 Blow Way 2LP 2CD Cree Records External links editLancelot Layne compilation by Cree Records Lancelot Layne biography by his daughter Niasha Layne Lancelot Layne discography from the Calypso Archives Origin of Rapso UN Radio Programme Wins Award in 1999 New York Festivals from the United Nations website The Carnival Story Calypso Revolution Lancelot Layne discography at Discogs Lancelot Layne at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lancelot Layne amp oldid 1145521679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
