The Most Famous
MUSICIANS from Guyana
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Guyanese Musicians of all time. This list of famous Guyanese Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Eddy Grant (b. 1948)
With an HPI of 58.93, Eddy Grant is the most famous Guyanese Musician. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese-British singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Noted for his genre-blending style and socially conscious lyrics, he is the creator of the musical genre known as ringbang. Grant rose to prominence as a founding member of the Equals, one of the UK's first racially mixed bands who are best remembered for the hit song "Baby, Come Back" (1967), which Grant wrote and performed lead guitar and backing vocals on. His subsequent solo career spawned songs such as "I Don't Wanna Dance" (1982), "Electric Avenue" (1983), and the anti-apartheid anthem "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" (1988). "Electric Avenue" reached platinum status, became his biggest international hit, and earned a Grammy Award nomination.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Guyanese musicians born between 1948 and 1948. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Guyanese musicians include Eddy Grant.
