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History of the Tradewinds |
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Known for their witty and insightful songs of Caribbean life, the Tradewinds, formed in 1966, have become one of the most revered groups in the West Indies. Led by the versatile Dave Martins (Guyana) with his guitar, vocal and composing ability, the group, like it's name, reflects the span of the Caribbean. |
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Dave Martins - Guitar / Vocals
 A Guyanese "country boy" from the small village of Hague, in Guyana, Dave came to Canada as part of the large immigration wave that began in the mid-50's. He began his full-time music career with his own group "The Latins", later "The Debonairs", playing the nightclub circuit in Ontario and the Midwestern U.S.A from the early 1960's to 1963. He later signed as a song-writer for BMI Canada in 1963, still playing on weekends with the West Indian house band at the Club Tropics in downtown Toronto. In 1966, he formed the Tradewinds, and went back to being a full-time musician. |
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Having immigrated to Canada in the late 1950's, Dave Martins gave up a promising song-writing career with BMI Canada ("Bluenose","Steel Men") and went back to his roots in 1966 to form the TRADEWINDS -- a group that drew instant karma from the large West Indian community in Toronto. Dave Martins eventually owned and operated his own club "WE PLACE" in downtown Toronto.
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