Ferdinand "Bobby Little Bra" Gaynair was a saxophone player from Jamaica who later lived in Canada. He was born in East Kingston in the 1920s. He received an Order of Distinction.[1] He was part of the Alpha Boys School. He played and recorded with various musicians including Count Ossie.
Gaynair married and moved to Canada. His older brother Wilton Gaynair was also a musician.[2]
He said he dated rhumba dancer Margarita Mahfood before Don Drummond dated her.[3] He performed regularly with Drummond and the Skatalites.[4] He lived in Nova Scotia.[5] In the summer of 2002 he performed with the Legends of Ska, a reunion of Ska musicians.[6]
Ferdinand Hagerfield Gaynair of Sydney, Nova Scotia, died on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at the Glace Bay General Hospital, Glace Bay.[7]