Shadow d don biography

The Mighty Shadow aka Shadow (Winston McGarland Bailey, Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago, October 4, 1941 - October 23, 2018) was a Trinidadian calypsonian.

Bailey was born in Belmont, a suburb of Port of Spain in Trinidad, but grew up in Les Coteaux, Tobago, with his grandparents. He began to sing at a very early age and he wanted to be a singer.

He won the Road March in 1974 with "Bassman"(where he also placed second with "I come out to play") and 2001 "Stranger" making him the competition's oldest winner. He won the Calypso Monarch in 2000 with "What's Wrong With Me" and "Scratch Meh Back". Shadow is also known for his unique dance in which he jumped to the tempo of his music in "skip-rope style" with both feet in the air at the same time.Shadow's influence on the art form is tremendous. His influence can be heard throughout the years even today in popular songs and road marches.

He was the second to win both the International Soca Monarch and the Trinidad Road March competitions simultaneously, a feat he accomplished in 2001 with his song "Stranger".

He died on 23 October 2018 at the age of 77.

In 2003, Bailey received the Hummingbird Medal (Silver) for his contributions to music in Trinidad and Tobago. Bailey received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the West Indies for his contributions as a musical composer.

Selected songs
Shadow's songs include:

1974 - "Bassman"; "I Come Out to Play"
1975 - "King From Hell"
1976 - "Jump Judges Jump"; "Children Ting"; "Carnival Scenery"; "Do Good"; "Beat Dem Drums"; "Ladder of Success"; "Don't"; "Without Love"; "Everybody Is Somebody"; "Treat Me Nice"; "Constant Jammin"; "Shift Your Carkass"
1988 - "Tension"; "Crazy Computer"; "The Garden Want

Ayodeji oluwatosin Ijiwole also known as “Shadow D’don” is a Nigerian artist and entrepreneur. Born in Ibadan but grew up in Lagos and London, he always had the passion and love for music as it was a form of escape for him from the rough and dangerous life of the street.

From the age of 11 he started making music on the street and had a following, also the top artist from the area recognized him. He hustled to build his first studio at the age of 15 and was charging people to use the studio as a means of income. He moved to the UK at the age of 17 to further his education and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Kings College London.

During the period he was in London, he learnt more about making music and worked with other artist. While he was in London he got featured on the hit track ‘Ta lo sobe’. The track featured big names like Iceprince Zamani, Jesse jagz and Dotstar. He later moved back to Nigeria in forth quarter of 2012 and dropped a couple of single like ‘yepa’, ‘ovakaku’, which got buzz in the media and built him a fan base.

He has worked with a lot of artist like Kayswitch, Wizkid, Olamide and lots more. He is working on his ETP (Eruku ton package) mix tape at the moment that is due to drop late 2014. He believes music is powerful tool in changing the world and helping people have an easy life.

Calypsonian from Tobago (1941–2018)

Musical artist

Winston McGarland Bailey (4 October 1941 – 23 October 2018), better known by his stage nameThe Mighty Shadow or Shadow, was a calypsonian from Tobago.

Career

Bailey was born in Belmont, a suburb of Port of Spain in Trinidad, but grew up in Les Coteaux, Tobago, with his grandparents. He started singing calypsos at the age of 8.

At the age of 16 he moved back to Port of Spain, where for a time he was homeless while trying to established himself. In 1970 he performed as part of the chorus in Mighty Sparrow's 'Young Brigade' calypso tent, and by the following year he had begun to establish himself as a calypsonian in his own right. He chose the stage name "Shadow" (he didn't use "Mighty" himself) after coming across some workmen digging a road while he was walking. One of the workmen was in a hole below the road surface and the others were calling him "Shadow", and Bailey said: "I felt like they was calling me". In his early years he performed wearing all black, with a large hat covering part of his face.

The Guardian newspaper, speaking of Shadow's stagecraft, argued that he had "a persona and outlook that stood in dramatic contrast to the classic bravura of the typical calypsonian, one that might have been expected to generate either bemusement or scorn in his native Trinidad and Tobago", and yet noted that on the contrary his stage presence and music "proved so original, so eerily amusing and so engaging that [he] quickly came to be hailed as one of the greats".

He won the Road March in 1974 with "Bassman" (where he also placed second with "I Come Out to Play") by a record margin, and won again in 2001 with "Stranger", making him the competition's oldest winner. He won the Calypso Monarch contest in 2000 with "What's Wrong With Me" and "Scra

Video game character

This article is about the character. For the video game, see Shadow the Hedgehog (video game).

Fictional character

Shadow the Hedgehog is a character created by the Japanese game developers Takashi Iizuka, Shiro Maekawa, and Kazuyuki Hoshino. He is a major character in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Shadow is an anthropomorphic black hedgehog created by Professor Gerald Robotnik, the grandfather of Doctor Eggman. Shadow shares design traits and attributes with Sonic the Hedgehog. He is an antihero who has good intentions but will do whatever it takes to accomplish his goals, putting him at odds with Sonic.

Shadow first appeared in the Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure 2 (2001), although he was conceived during the development of Sonic Adventure (1998). Iizuka devised the concept, while Maekawa developed his character and Hoshino designed him. Influences included the Dragon Ball character Vegeta, the Image Comics character Spawn, the Sonic character Metal Sonic, and speed skaters. Sonic Team envisioned Shadow as a one-off character who would only appear in Sonic Adventure 2, but his popularity among fans led to his inclusion in subsequent games, beginning with Sonic Heroes (2003), in which he forms "Team Dark" alongside Rouge the Bat and E-123 Omega.

Shadow has featured in many Sonic games, including the standalone games Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) and Shadow Generations (2024). Shadow is one of the few Sonic characters to have a full character arc; after witnessing the death of his best friend Maria Robotnik, he initially seeks revenge, but later vows to keep his promise to her that he would protect the world from danger. After losing his memories, he seeks to recover them, reaffirming his promise and gaining a stronger sense of identity upon doing so. Kōji Yusa voices Shadow in Japan, while his English voice has been provided by David Humphrey, Jason Griffith, and Kirk Th