Everard Romany aka [1] Brother Shortman, also known as Rapso Rebel, is a rhythm poet and musician from Trinidad and Tobago.
Brother Shortman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Everard Romany |
| Also known as | Rapso Rebel |
| Born | 11 October 1951 |
| Origin | Trinidad |
| Genres | Rapso, rhythm poetry |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Website | myspace |
Biography
editBorn in Trinidad in 1951, Brother Shortman (Bro. Shortman) became, together with Brother Resistance, the lead singer of the Network Riddum Band in 1979.[2] They developed a hybrid of soca and rap that they called rapso, a genre for which they credited Lancelot Layne as originator.[2][3]
Network Riddum Bands début album 1981, Busting Out, became a major hit, defining the musical genre that would come to be known as rapso. Busting Out was the first album to use the word rapso.[4] After the release of the album Rapso Explosion, Brother Shortman left[5] Network Riddum Band and did not appear on the music scene until 2004, when he released the album The Awakening Vol. 1 as Rapso Rebel, after living in Sweden for more than a decade.
Discography
editSingles
edit- "Busting Out", Squatters Chant (Everard Romany) / Dancing Shoes (Bro. Resistance) (1981)
- "Panic", (Everard Romany) (1982)
- "Long Live Kaiso", (Everard Romany) (1983)
Albums
edit- Rapso Explosion (1984)
Early life
editEverard Romany was the son of Rita and Claude Romany and the second of their 3 children. He attended Rose Hill Primary School and spent his early life as a community builder in East Port of Spain. His is a story of talent becoming derailed by drug addiction and eventually re emerging to continue the story of the Rapso Rebel in Sweden.
References
editExternal links
edit- Brother Shortman discography at Discogs
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