Ajamu

The story so far.

Written and edited by Smokiller

Edson "King Ajamu" Mitchell is a Grenadian calypsonian and singer whose career began in 1983. NOW Grenada describes him as a nine-time Calypso Monarch, a record Scholar matched in 2018. In 2014 he announced he had moved back to his home town of Mamma Cannes and was building the Top Lever Recording Studio there. He was named Male Vocalist of the Year at the Sunshine Awards in 1997, and in October 2024 he received the Dr Slinger Francisco Sunshine Award in Newark, New Jersey, the second musician to receive it after Nadia Batson. He told the paper that the Mighty Sparrow played a major part in his development as a composer and performer. He has lived with Guillain-Barré syndrome since 2016 and continues to mentor younger musicians. The 2018 Legends in Concert awards gave him their Lifetime Achievement Award. Recordings shared online include "Love Thy Neighbor", "African Lady" and "Music Man", and the 2014 calypso "Tune In They Rukung Ku Tun Tun".