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{{short description|Grenadian calypsonian}}
{{for|the British photographer and artist|Ajamu X}}
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| name          = Ajamu
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| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1963|7|27}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://caribbean1st.com/ajamu/ | title=Ajamu }}</ref>
| birth_place   = [[Mamma Cannes]], [[British Grenada]]]
| nationality   = [[Grenada|Grenadian]]
| occupation    = [[Musician]]
| years_active  = 1980—present
| notable_works = 
}}
'''Edson Mitchell''', also known as '''Ajamu''' or '''King Ajamu''' is a [[Grenada|Grenadian]] [[calypsonian]].  His music covers several [[Caribbean]] styles, including [[Calypso music|calypso]], [[Soca music|soca]] and [[reggae]].  He has held the title of Grenada Calypso Monarch a record nine times in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2014 and again in 2015, meaning that he holds the most crowns in comparison to anyone else in Grenada Calypso.  In 1998, he was appointed as a Member of The [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|Order of the British Empire]].Ajamu now has a band based in [[Brooklyn]]. In 2005 he and his band visited Grenada and held a live concert. He then went to [[Carriacou]] and demonstrated his prowess in music for the  enjoyment of all present. Edson Mitchell AKA Ajamu is from Mama Cannes in [[Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada|St. Andrew]]. He started his music career singing in church and later by singing reggae with his friends. He is considered to be one of the better and more significant musicians by the people of Grenada.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ajamumusic.com/ Official Web Site]

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[[Category:Grenadian calypsonians]]
[[Category:Grenadian soca musicians]]
[[Category:Grenadian reggae musicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Grenadian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:1963 births]]


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