Avvy

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Birth name Wendell Mortimer Website www.avvyonline.com Years active 2005–present Name Wendell Mortimer		Genres Folk music Origin The Bahamas

Born April 22, 1984 (age 40) ( 1984-04-22 )

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Avvy (born April 22, 1984) is a songwriter and performer contributing to the art of Bahamian folk music, Junkanoo and Rake-and-scrape. In 2014 his singles "Dirty Nagua Rake" and "Swing Swing" took top position in the local Bahamian charts.

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Career

Avvy became active in songwriting and performing in 2005. Early in his career he received accolades for reviving native Bahamian music with innovative storytelling, upbeat rhythms and energetic performances. His father and uncles were also musicians and are cited by Avvy as role models, together with well known musicians including Otis Redding and Michael Jackson.

In 2014 local airline Pineapple Air announced a partnership with Avvy to advertise their service between Nassau and Eleuthera.

Discography

The Best of "The Best Kept Secret", Volume 2 (August 2007)

Tracks: "Intro", "Roach on my Bread", "Wine Grammy Wine", "AvvyOnline", "The Fire", "The Water a.k.a. Jack and Jill", "Ghost Move", "Gimme All You Gat", "Drunk Man Sober Words", "Me and My Crew", "Outro", "Inagua Is Big Thing"

Writer: Avvy

Producer: Ira Storr and Dillian Mckenzie

The Best of "The Best Kept Secret", Volume 2 (September 2005)

Tracks: "Roach on My Bread", "Ghost Move", "Wine Grammy Wine"

Writer: Avvy

Producer: Ira Storr and Dillian Mckenzie

Performances

First Annual Salty Fest (Great Inagua, Bahamas), August 3-August 7, 2006

Bahamas Independence Concert (Nassau, Bahamas), July 10, 2006

The Bahamas International Music Fest (Nassau, Bahamas), June 1, 2006

References

Avvy Wikipedia

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