Atilla the Hun (1892-1962; born Raymond Quevedo) was one of the greatest ca… Read Full Bio ↴Atilla the Hun (1892-1962; born Raymond Quevedo) was one of the greatest calypsonians of all times. Atilla the Hun started his musical career as a chantwell (lead singer) for a Carnival masquerade band in Port of Spain, Trinidad. By the 1920s, he was singing in calypso tents and soon became a very popular performer. Along with the Roaring Lion and other calypsonians, he helped to establish the Victory Tent and to introduce such innovations as calypso duets and calypso dramas. (An early drama dealt with the then contentious issue of divorce in Trinidad.) In 1934 Atilla and Lion traveled to New York to record for the American Record Company. While there, they met Rudy Vallee and appeared on his weekly radio broadcast. The historic broadcast reached all the way to Trinidad.
Though Atilla composed calypsos on a wide range of topics, his specialty was politics, particularly the experience of working people in a colonial society. He was admired for both his eloquence and keen observation of detail. Among his many well-known songs are "Graf Zeppelin" (about the German dirigible's visit to Trinidad), "Roosevelt in Trinidad" (about the President's visit), "Treasury Scandal" (on missing funds) and "The Strike" (concerning labor protests). While continuing to perform as a calypsonian, Atilla was elected to the Port of Spain City Council in 1946 and later became the Deputy Mayor. In 1950 he was elected to Trinidad's Legislative Council. Atilla also helped to publish booklets of calypso lyrics. After his death, his writings on calypso were compiled in a book titled Atilla's Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso (1983).
Bio nabbed from Calypso World.
Though Atilla composed calypsos on a wide range of topics, his specialty was politics, particularly the experience of working people in a colonial society. He was admired for both his eloquence and keen observation of detail. Among his many well-known songs are "Graf Zeppelin" (about the German dirigible's visit to Trinidad), "Roosevelt in Trinidad" (about the President's visit), "Treasury Scandal" (on missing funds) and "The Strike" (concerning labor protests). While continuing to perform as a calypsonian, Atilla was elected to the Port of Spain City Council in 1946 and later became the Deputy Mayor. In 1950 he was elected to Trinidad's Legislative Council. Atilla also helped to publish booklets of calypso lyrics. After his death, his writings on calypso were compiled in a book titled Atilla's Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso (1983).
Bio nabbed from Calypso World.
Fire Brigade
Atilla the Hun Lyrics
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Was this sung in English for I heard " Fire Brigade water de road, MaMa George Street Bunning dong". I always thought it was about a fire in George Street in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
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Fire Brigade Water the Road (Kalinda - stick fighting song)
Mwen pa tini mama, oh I have no mother, oh
Baton-mwen gondé My stick is charged
Ah, sé mwen doré, doré, oh Ah, it is I the gilded one
Man o’ War vini wè mwen tiré Man o’ War ( a stickfigher) has come to see me draw my
stickfighting stick
Ah, mwen ka désann monté, oh Ah, I am going up and down
Ah, Baton-mwen gondé Ah, my stick is charged
Ah, sé mwen doré, doré, oh Ah, it is I the gilded one
Ah, mwen pa tini mama Ah, I have no mother, oh
Ah, mwen pa tini papa, oh Ah, I have no father, oh
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Lyrics and translation from Nnamdi Hodge