Dictionary Definition
tizzy n : an excited state of agitation; "he was
in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn:
dither, pother, fuss, flap]
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English
Noun
- A state of nervous excitement or confusion; a dither.
Extensive Definition
The band's single, 'Antigua Nice' (from their
2006 album of the same name) has been dubbed "Antigua’s new
anthem", and was used extensively by the Antigua Ministry of
Tourism in their customer care initiative for the 2007
Cricket World Cup. 'Expose', another single from the Antigua
Nice album, topped MTV Tempo's
Cross Caribbean Countdown for several weeks in 2007. Two tracks
from El-A-Kru's 2007 album Fully Loaded, 'Kick It Off' and 'Fully
Loaded', featured in DJ Alex
Jordan's 2007 Christmas progam in her International Sounds of
Soca series for BBC 1Xtra. The
band was also nominated for the Overall Soca Band of the Year at
the 2007 International Soca Awards.
El-A-Kru are frequent performers at the Antigua
Carnival, where they have won the title of "Sweetest Band on
the Road" four times of the last eight years, winning the title for
a record three years in a row.. In 2007, they toured the UK with the Antigua
Carnival Roadshow, marking the 50th anniversary of the Carnival..
The band also perform at the
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival and the Saint
Kitts and Nevis and Miami Carnivals and
have appeared in The Caribbean Splashdown Music Festival in
New
York City. In June 2008, they are scheduled to appear in the
Antigua and Barbuda International Music Festival.
Background
The band was formed in 1990 as L.A. Crew. For their first seven years they performed mostly on the hotel and tourist circuits, and had several local hit recordings. In 1998, they recruited their lead singer, Tanzania "Tizzy" Sebastian, who has performed with the band ever since. They also changed their name to El-A-Kru. In 1999, "Tizzy" and El-A-Kru made a breakthrough at the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival with their first hit single outside Antigua, 'Lethal Batty', performing in 19 shows over 28 days.Current band members
- Tanzania "Tizzy" Sebastian, lead vocalist. "Tizzy" was named Female Soca Performer of the Year and Best New Female Soca Artist at the 2007 International Soca Awards. Before joining El-A-Kru, she was primarily known as a dancer and was one of the original members of The Antigua Dance Academy.
- Lincoln "Blade" Stanislaus Jr., second vocalist. In 1999 he was the winner of the Antigua song festival and went on to represent Antigua at the Caribbean Song Festival final in Cuba.
- Glenroy “Zamba” Richards, vocalist and guitarist. He is also the primary songwriter of the group.
- Curtis "Suckerphish" Roach, bass. Roach was formerly the road manager for Burning Flames, and bass guitarist for Onyan and the Tropikal Storm Band.
- Toyan "Dr. Slim" Jeffrey, drums.
Former band members
- "Naycha Kid" (Junior Afori Edwards) – now a solo vocalist.
- Glenroy "Byke" Joseph – became the lead vocalist for Da Bhann.
Discography
- Lethal (1998)
- Destination 2000 (1999)
- 911 Emergency (2000)
- Social Ah Gwaan (2001)
- Soca Paramedics (2002)
- Raw Soul (2003)
- The One (2004)
- Changes (2005)
- Antigua Nice (2006)
- Fully Loaded (2007)
References
Further Sources- Susan Noyce, WE Spotlight - All In-na ‘Tizzy’, WE Magazine (Toronto), Issue 1, August 2007. Accessed 16 May 2008
- Kru Mania, British Virgin Islands Music Festival.
- El-A-Kru discography on Faluma Digital Soca Music Label.
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
befuddlement, bewilderment, bother, botheration, chaos, cloud, confusion, daze, discombobulation,
discomfiture,
discomposure,
disconcertion,
disorder, disorganization,
disorientation,
disturbance,
dither, embarrassment, flap, flummox, flurry, fluster, flusteration, flustration, flutter, fog, foofaraw, frenzy, fret, fuddle, fuddlement, fume, fuss, haze, jumble, lather, maze, mess, mist, muddle, muddlement, opposite, perplexity, perturbation, pother, pucker, ruffle, shuffle, stew, sweat, swivet, twitter, twitteration, unsettlement, upset