Kade Simon (c. 1937 – 1985), better known as Lord Brynner, was a Trinidadian calypsonian who won the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Calypso Contest in 1962.
[1][4] His success led to performances throughout the Caribbean, and also in more than 60 countries in total, including Canada, Hong Kong, Kenya (at the country's independence celebrations in 1963), Israel, Greece, Italy, Mexico, and in New York City at the 1964 World's Fair and later at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center.
[5][6][7] One of his mid-1960s Ska recordings, "Where's Sammy Gone", featured The Wailers as backing vocalists, and he recorded several other Ska singles in Jamaica, including "Congo War" in 1964,[8] a collaboration with The Sheiks (featuring Jackie Mittoo and Dobby Dobson).
[1][9] He continued to be one of the islands' most popular calypso artists throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and during his career released 13 albums and more than 50 singles.
[11][12] In the 1970s he lived in Jamaica, owning and running the Big Bamboo club in Montego Bay, where he performed regularly.