Saint Vincent's Finest

We continue this blog by talking about something that is not always talked about in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. These are the country's musicians. I rescind my prior statement by altering it and saying that although the musicians are talked about, it is more than often done in a negative way. Especially during Carnival time. We would delve into the lives of three of Saint Vincent's finest; Kevin Lyttle, Gamal "Skinny Fabulous" Doyle and finally Rodney Smalls.

Kevin Lyttle

Kevin Lyttle

Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs was born on the 14th of September, 1976, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is mostly known for his worldwide hit "Turn me on", which he recorded in 2004 with Raeon "Madzart" Primus. Before this, Lyttle was a customs officer and also a disc jockey. Prior to the success of "turn me on", Lyttle was signed with Atlantic Records in 2003, where his turn me on became even more successful in 2004, when he remixed it with Spragga Benz. Although his other songs were not as successful as turn me on, Lyttle was able to show the world that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had talent. Hence, he is one of SVG's finest artist.

Here is a link of "Turn me on".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W91vfdRnF9c

Skinny Fabulous

Gamal "Skinny Fabulous" Doyle

The singer of "Head bad" and "Charged up" was born on the beautiful island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In 2009, he was awarded Saint Vincent and the Grenadines entertainer of the year, and was the first runner up in the OECS Soca Monarch Competition and was also judged the best new male artiste at the Soca Music Awards. Skinny Fabulous has won the Soca Monarch Competition over five times with his biggest contender being Delroy "Fireman" Hooper. He has performed with Trinidadian artiste Marshal Montano and Bunji Garlin and even features them with his latest hit song "Famalay". Skinny is known for his hit songs, "Head bad", "Charged up", "This island is mine", "The General" and "Party start".

Here is a link of his current hit featuring Marshal Montano and Bunji Garlin "Famalay" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD4lqYEwmiI.

  

Rodney Smalls

Rodney Small

Finally, we come to Rodney Smalls, a proficient pannist.  He regards himself as a humble young man from the community of Sion Hill. He has being playing pan from the age of seven when curiosity drew him to the sound of pan from the Girls' High School compound. He was then taught by Francis "Pesa" Llewelyn, after he asked Small if he wanted to learn pan, in which he replied in the affirmative. Small played with the Sion Hill Euphonium, where they won five junior panorama titles. Small graduated from the Jamaica School of Performing Arts, then went to work at the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Now, he tutors young aspiring pannists, has a show called the Steel Expressions which is an annual show and he also does both local and overseas gigs. He is featured in the song "This island is mind" with aforementioned soca artieste, Gamal "Skinny Fabulous" Doyle, and also Hance John, "Love of Pan".

Here, you can listen to the sweet music of Rodney Small pan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDH-mSGpoEQ