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'''Roy Lewis''' aka '''Lutalo Masimba''',<ref name="Harris">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3226/biography|title=Biography: Brother Resistance & the Network Riddum Band|last=Harris|first=Craig|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=22 April 2012}}</ref> better known as '''Brother Resistance''' (died July 13, 2021) was a rhythm poet and musician from [[Trinidad and Tobago]].
'''Roy Lewis''' aka '''Lutalo Masimba''',<ref name="Harris">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3226/biography|title=Biography: Brother Resistance & the Network Riddum Band|last=Harris|first=Craig|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=22 April 2012}}</ref> better known as '''Brother Resistance''' (1954 – July 13, 2021) was a rhythm poet and musician from [[Trinidad and Tobago]].


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[East Dry River]], [[Trinidad]], Brother Resistance became, together with [[Brother Shortman]], the lead singer of the Network Riddim Band, a Trinidadian ensemble, in 1979.<ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Dave (2002), ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|0-87930-655-6}}, pp. 42–43.</ref> They developed a hybrid of [[soca music|soca]] and [[Rap music|rap]] that they called "[[rapso]]", a genre for which they credited [[Lancelot Layne]] as originator.<ref name="Thompson" /><ref name="Oumano">Oumano, Elena (1999), [https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=%22brother+resistance%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSFIUsi0MIqu4ASNzYDYAQ&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22brother%20resistance%22&f=false "Resistance Exports Rapso to US, Europe"], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 9 January 1999, p. 18. Retrieved 29 September 2013.</ref>
Born in [[East Dry River]], [[Trinidad]] in 1954, Brother Resistance became, together with [[Brother Shortman]], the lead singer of the Network Riddim Band, a Trinidadian ensemble, in 1979.<ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Dave (2002), ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|0-87930-655-6}}, pp. 42–43.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Brother Resistance dies|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/brother-resistance-dies-6.2.1355810.dc8dd53cf1|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.guardian.co.tt|language=en}}</ref>They developed a hybrid of [[soca music|soca]] and [[Rap music|rap]] that they called "[[rapso]]", a genre for which they credited [[Lancelot Layne]] as originator.<ref name="Thompson" /><ref name="Oumano">Oumano, Elena (1999), [https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=%22brother+resistance%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSFIUsi0MIqu4ASNzYDYAQ&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22brother%20resistance%22&f=false "Resistance Exports Rapso to US, Europe"], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 9 January 1999, p. 18. Retrieved 29 September 2013.</ref>


The band was considered subversive by the authorities, and their rehearsal space and offices were destroyed by the police in June 1983.<ref name="Thompson" /> The group released their first album, ''Roots of de Rapso Rhythm'', in 1984, which was followed by ''Rapso Explosion'' and ''Rapso Takeover'' in 1985 and 1986 respectively.<ref name="Thompson" /> International performances brought recognition from overseas, changing the attitude of the T&T government, who selected Brother Resistance as their cultural delegate to the World Festival of Youth and Students in [[Korea]].<ref name="Thompson" />
The band was considered subversive by the authorities, and their rehearsal space and offices were destroyed by the police in June 1983.<ref name="Thompson" /> The group released their first album, ''Roots of de Rapso Rhythm'', in 1984, which was followed by ''Rapso Explosion'' and ''Rapso Takeover'' in 1985 and 1986 respectively.<ref name="Thompson" /> International performances brought recognition from overseas, changing the attitude of the T&T government, who selected Brother Resistance as their cultural delegate to the World Festival of Youth and Students in [[Korea]].<ref name="Thompson" />
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Revision as of 14:15, 14 July 2021

Brother Resistance
Birth nameRoy Lewis
Also known asLutalo Masimba
Born1954
OriginTrinidad
Died(2021-07-13)July 13, 2021
Port of Spain, Trinidad
GenresRapso, rhythm poetry
Years active1970s-2021
Websitewww.brotherresistance.com

Roy Lewis aka Lutalo Masimba,[1] better known as Brother Resistance (1954 – July 13, 2021) was a rhythm poet and musician from Trinidad and Tobago.

Career

Born in East Dry River, Trinidad in 1954, Brother Resistance became, together with Brother Shortman, the lead singer of the Network Riddim Band, a Trinidadian ensemble, in 1979.[2][3]They developed a hybrid of soca and rap that they called "rapso", a genre for which they credited Lancelot Layne as originator.[2][4]

The band was considered subversive by the authorities, and their rehearsal space and offices were destroyed by the police in June 1983.[2] The group released their first album, Roots of de Rapso Rhythm, in 1984, which was followed by Rapso Explosion and Rapso Takeover in 1985 and 1986 respectively.[2] International performances brought recognition from overseas, changing the attitude of the T&T government, who selected Brother Resistance as their cultural delegate to the World Festival of Youth and Students in Korea.[2]

He appeared at New York's New Music Festival in 1992 and in 1993 at the International Dub Poetry Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]

Brother Resistance died on July 13, 2021 at the WestShore Medical Private Hospital, Cocorite, Trinidad & Tobago.[5]

Solo discography

Albums

  • Touch De Earth with Rapso (1991)
  • Heart of the Rapso Nation (1992)
  • De Power of Resistance (1996), Rituals
  • Let Us Rejoice (2001)
  • When De Riddum Explode (2001)

Singles

  • "Tonite Is De Nite" (1987), Riddum Distribution Network
  • "Jah Never Fail Me" (2001), Blue Flame

References

  1. ^ Harris, Craig. "Biography: Brother Resistance & the Network Riddum Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Thompson, Dave (2002), Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, pp. 42–43.
  3. ^ "Brother Resistance dies". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ Oumano, Elena (1999), "Resistance Exports Rapso to US, Europe", Billboard, 9 January 1999, p. 18. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Brother Resistance has died". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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