The Most Famous
MUSICIANS from Barbados
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Barbadian Musicians of all time. This list of famous Barbadian Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Grandmaster Flash (b. 1958)
With an HPI of 47.53, Grandmaster Flash is the most famous Barbadian Musician. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Joseph Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1958), known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is an American musician and DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by elongating the drum breaks through the use of duplicate copies of vinyl. This technique gave birth to cutting and scratching. It also gave rappers better music with a seamless elongated bed of beats to speak on. He also invented the slipmat. He is the founder and creator of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the first rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2019 he became the first hip hop artist to be honoured with the Polar Music Prize. On May 21, 2022, he acquired an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from Buffalo State University. On June 1, 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from Lehman College in the Bronx, NY. On August 4, Grandmaster was issued a proclamation from the city of New York stating that August 4th is Grandmaster Flash Day.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Barbadian musicians born between 1958 and 1958. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Barbadian musicians include Grandmaster Flash.
