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'''Raymond Quevedo''' (24 March 1892 – 22 February 1962),<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=122}}</ref> better known as '''Atilla the Hun''', was a [[calypsonian]] from [[Trinidad]]. He began singing in 1911 and was at his most prominent in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He was one of the pioneers in spreading awareness of [[Calypso music|calypso]] beyond its birthplace in [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. Together with the [[Roaring Lion]] ([[Roaring Lion|Rafael de Leon]]) he brought calypso to the [[United States]] for the first time in 1934.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> One of his popular calypsos was "[[FDR in Trinidad]]", commemorating U.S. President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s 1936 trip to Trinidad.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> | '''Raymond Quevedo''' (24 March 1892 – 22 February 1962),<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=122}}</ref> better known as '''Atilla the Hun''', was a [[calypsonian]] from [[Trinidad]]. He began singing in 1911 and was at his most prominent in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He was one of the pioneers in spreading awareness of [[Calypso music|calypso]] beyond its birthplace in [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. Together with the [[Roaring Lion]] ([[Roaring Lion|Rafael de Leon]]) he brought calypso to the [[United States]] for the first time in 1934.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> One of his popular calypsos was "[[FDR in Trinidad]]", commemorating U.S. President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s 1936 trip to Trinidad.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> | ||
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Atilla was the first calypsonian to hold elected public office; he was elected to the [[Port of Spain]] [[City Council]] in 1946 and was elected to the [[Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago]] in 1950 representing the St. George County East.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> (See: ''[[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago]]''). He also authored ''Atilla's Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso'' with [[John La Rose]], published posthumously in 1983. | Atilla was the first calypsonian to hold elected public office; he was elected to the [[Port of Spain]] [[City Council]] in 1946 and was elected to the [[Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago]] in 1950 representing the St. George County East.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> (See: ''[[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago]]''). He also authored ''Atilla's Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso'' with [[John La Rose]], published posthumously in 1983. | ||
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[[Category:Members of the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago]] | [[Category:Members of the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers]] | [[Category:20th-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Trinidad and Tobago singers]] | [[Category:20th-century Trinidad and Tobago singers]] | ||
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Raymond Quevedo (24 March 1892 – 22 February 1962),[1] better known as Atilla the Hun, was a calypsonian from Trinidad. He began singing in 1911 and was at his most prominent in the 1930s and 1940s.[1] He was one of the pioneers in spreading awareness of calypso beyond its birthplace in Trinidad and Tobago. Together with the Roaring Lion (Rafael de Leon) he brought calypso to the United States for the first time in 1934.[1] One of his popular calypsos was "FDR in Trinidad", commemorating U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1936 trip to Trinidad.[1]
Atilla competed in the first Calypso King contest in 1939, and won the title in both 1946 and 1947.[2]
Known as a defender of the poor, Atilla was able to transition to a political career. When several of his records were censored he composed "The Banning of Records", which was itself banned.[1]
Atilla was the first calypsonian to hold elected public office; he was elected to the Port of Spain City Council in 1946 and was elected to the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago in 1950 representing the St. George County East.[1] (See: Elections in Trinidad and Tobago). He also authored Atilla's Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso with John La Rose, published posthumously in 1983.
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References
- Hill, Donald R. 1993. Calypso: Early Carnival Music in Trinidad. University of Florida. (Includes a CD of early calypso music.)
- Quevedo, Raymond (Atilla the Hun). 1983. Atilla's Kaiso: a short history of Trinidad calypso. University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. (Includes the words to many old calypsos as well as musical scores for some of Atilla's calypsos.)
- Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, Template:ISBN