Hayden Desiree (20 June 1934 – 12 April 2015), better known as Lord Tokyo (named after the capital city of Japan), (and sometimes as Doctor Tokes),[1] was one of the most prominent Dominiquais calypsonians.
He was the first solo artist to release a Dominiquais-produced record, won the island's Calypso King title, and wrote a winner of the Road March contest.
Born in Loubiere in 1934, Tokyo worked as a taxi driver before finding success as a calypsonian.
[1][2][3] In the early 1970s he began a collaboration with Trinidadian Lord Shorty and lyricist Chris Seraphine, combining calypso, cadence, and Creole patois to give the music a new flavour.
[1][3][4] Tokyo spent much of his career in the US (where he also worked as a security guard), Canada, and the UK, recording his debut album in the latter in 1978.