5 March 1948
Edmond Montague Grant was born on 5 March 1948 in Plaisance, British Guiana. He relocated to London with his family as a young child, growing up in the Stoke Newington and Kentish Town areas of North London.
Grant co-founded the Equals in the mid-1960s, one of the first racially integrated bands in the United Kingdom. The group achieved major chart success. He later pursued a solo career and built his own recording studio, Blue Wave, in Barbados. His 1982 solo track "Electric Avenue" reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became an international hit. He is also credited with creating the musical genre known as ringbang, which fuses Caribbean rhythms with contemporary sounds.
Grant has lived in Barbados for many years, where he operates his Blue Wave Studios. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards.
Grant has been recognised as one of the Caribbean's most influential musical exports. His work spans decades and genres, from rock and reggae to soca and calypso fusion. He continues to record and perform, and remains active in the music industry.
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