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Today, Lambert’s musical triumph continues, and now he’s forging a path all his own as a solo artiste based in Trinidad and Tobago.
Lambert Bruce Semple grew up in West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme in a musically-inclined extended family. At just five (5) years old, he made his performance debut with his aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings as they participated in an annual music festival organised in their community by a close family friend, well known as “Teacher Georgie.”
While attending West Ruimveldt Primary, Lambert continued to develop his talent, often writing and performing his own songs at school functions. This trend continued into secondary school, until in 1994, when he entered and won a national singing competition, beating out 34 other talented Guyanese performers.
That marked the official launch of his music career, initially starting as a solo artiste. In 1997, he met the already existing First Born group at the Freddie McGregor show in Jamaica, and the connection was instant. Reggae music was booming in Jamaica in 1998, and the group recorded its first album with Vizion Sounds’ Wally Fraser. The first two singles of the album, “Repatriation Time” and “How Are We Gonna Survive”, made Lambi a household name with his impressive lead vocals.
First Born went on to record eight (8) albums with Vizion Sounds, five (5) of which were released.
In 2009, Lambert went back to his solo career, working on a solo album in Jamaica with Bobby Digital and Dean Fraser. He later moved to Trinidad & Tobago to establish his own record label – Lion B Records – and to work along with well-known producers like Lion King and Back Yard Studio. There he completed his first solo album, “Brighter Side of Things,” featuring songs like “Flat Foot Hustla,” “Truth” and “World of Jealousy”. The album is going to be officially launched this summer, but already these singles are enjoying regular airplay on radio stations from Germany to Guyana.
