Cyril 'Count C' Braithwaite (1925-2011) was an original Jamaican sound system success story. From his yard at 6 Wellington Street in West Kingston, Jamaica Count C helped to shape modern pop culture and personally mentored more than a few international music careers. A contemporary of Tom the Great Sebastian and a rival to Duke Reid, Count C was a trendsetter and tastemaker before dancehall, reggae, rocksteady or ska. Little known outside of West Kingston... inside he was the Wizard of the West.

For the complete story about Count C see Wax Poetics #48 (Sept 2011)
waxpoetics.com/wax-poetics-magazine/issue-48

and DuttyArtz.com (March 2011)
duttyartz.com/2011/the-wizard-of-the-west/