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- Born
- 1949
- Works
- 2
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1927-04-22
- Active to
- 2005-07-17
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Lorenzo Aitken (22 April 1927 – 17 July 2005), better known by the stage name Laurel Aitken, was an influential Caribbean singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Ska". Born in Cuba of mixed Cuban and Jamaican descent, Aitken and his family settled in Jamaica in 1938. After an early career working for the Jamaican Tourist Board singing mento songs for visitors arriving at Kingston Harbour, he became a popular nightclub entertainer. <a hr
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lorenzo
- Family name
- Aitken
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Havana
- Place of death
- Leicester
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Genre
- ska
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
- Image
- Aitken14.jpg
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- Commons category
- Laurel Aitken
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1927-04-22
- name in native language
- Laurel Aitken
- date of death
- 2005-07-17
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
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