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Lord Radio & the Bimshire Boys

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Lord Radio & the Bimshire Boys were a Barbadian calypso band who helped to pioneer the Barbadian calypso scene in the 1950s and 60s. The name Bimshire comes from a Bajan dialect term for Barbados.

Their albums include Rhymes in Rhythm, The Midget and The Giant and You Asked For It.

References

  • Millington, Janice (1999). "Barbados". Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 2. Routledge. pp. 813–821. ISBN 0-8153-1865-0.