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Narrin Trendsetter Murphy
Narrin
Murphy aka
Trendsetter
was born in Massacre, Dominica.
He is the eldest of two children
on his mother’s side. As a young
boy growing up he was always
fond of music, mainly Jamaican
Dancehall. As a result, he and
his cousin Lady Ranks would make
songs at his home and do little
gigs in Roseau, where they would
hold parties as well. During his
dancehall days he was known as
Frisco Benz, which he claims was
a name given to him due to his
imitation of Jamaican dancehall
artist Spragga Benz and Frisco
Kid. He participated in
Cable and Wireless Rising Stars
and performed Elephant Man’s hit
song, Pon de River, Pon de
Bank.
However, due to his
over-zealous attitude and stage
show like performance, he was
unable to advance in the
competition.
Narrin Murphy and his younger
brother Marlon a.ka Marlee were
the founding members of a small
Bouyon band called No Limit
where they produced a few
popular songs. The top songs
were remixes of the original
Mahaut RoRo songs including
Roro Baby,
Bugging Gerry,
Solo, and
Ti Ti
Wi They also
produced Roro Medley Part 2.
These songs were played
widely on local radio stations
and DJ’s at parties and the
popular warehouse disco. The
band also managed to do a few
gigs in their village of Jimmit
as well as the neighboring
village of Mahaut and St.
Joseph.
Due to the migration of key
members and inadequate funding
No Limit Band was unable to move
forward. At the age of 21,
Narrin Murphy started accepting
the different genres of music
such as R&B, Rap, Country, Zouk
and his favorite, Calypso. His
love for Calypso was influenced
by his mother who is a big fan
of this type music. He started
singing calypso just to imitate
the music and from this his
talent evolved.
In 2008,
Trendsetter ventured into
the calypso arena where he
released his first song
Stressing Me.
Whether it was linked
to a real life story or
experience, that’s left to be
discovered. Upon releasing
Stressing Me, he performed
on several occasions at the Mas
Camp, a popular Calypso show
hosted during Dominica’s
Carnival in February, 2008.
Trendsetter credits Mr. Pat
Aaron for giving him the
opportunity as a relatively new
artist. He also recognizes
Derrick “Hunter” St. Rose who is
responsible for launching his
calypso career with this song.
Additional Information:
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Website:
http://www.dominicadevelopmentgroup.com/artists_trendsetter.html
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Bookings:
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Trendsetter's Musical Resume
Trendsetter
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