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Rupert Grant, more commonly known as Lord Invader, was a prominent calypson… Read Full Bio ↴Rupert Grant, more commonly known as Lord Invader, was a prominent calypsonian with a very distinctive, gravelly voice. He was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in 1915, and died in New York in 1962.

Invader became active in calypso in the mid-1930s. He wrote many calypsos; his most famous, Rum and Coca-Cola, was plagiarised by Morey Amsterdam and became a hit for the Andrews Sisters. Invader travelled to New York and sued, eventually winning compensation, although the final settlement allowed Amsterdam to retain his copyright.

He is often credited with writing Zombie Jamboree, although there is no evidence he actually wrote the song.

The following disks give a good idea of his work:

* Calypso in New York (Smithsonian Folkways 40454) is a collection of Invader’s recordings across his whole career.
* Calypso at Midnight and Calypso After Midnight come from a live recording organized by Alan Lomax in New York in 1946.
* Calypso War, Kings of Calypso, and Trojan Calypso boxed set all feature the same set of songs recorded in the United Kingdom in the 1950s.
* Folkways recordings also have a number of CDs that Invader recorded in the late 1950s in New York.
see www.last.fm/music/Lord+Invader

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Lord Invader & His Calypso Rhythm Boys Lyrics


We have lyrics for these tracks by Lord Invader & His Calypso Rhythm Boys:


Reincarnation Yes, I heard when you die, after burial You got to…
You Don't Need Glasses To See Myself and my girl was lying in bed She took a…


We have lyrics for these tracks by Lord Invader:


Aguiti Yes, 'Gouti in the woods, 'Gouti in mih yard We have…
As Long As It Born In My House (Lt. Joe) Yes, it is said the child resemble Lieutenant Joe Even it…
Cat O'Nine Tails The only thing to stop those hooligans From causing panic in…
I'm Going Back to Africa I am taking all my children (I am going back home…
Me One Alone Yes, me one alone in Long Island (Me one alone) The Lord…
My Intention is War Yes, my mother dead and my father disown me What am…
Rum and Coca Cola And when de Yankeys first went to Trinidad Some ah de…
Rum and Coca-Cola And when de Yankeys first went to Trinidad Some ah de…
Sly Mongoose There was a competition in America With Houdini and Destroye…



You Don't Need Glasses To See Myself and my girl was lying in bed She took a…


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Comments from YouTube:

@joshja20

Yes...I wish Jamaica could start producing more of this kind of music

@IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO

Got here straight from the V.S. Naipaul's book "Miguel Street" and became an instant fan- it suits the story and the image of Trinidad he describes perfectly.

@alanlee4561

A classic :-)

@Trinigrade01

@joshja20 lol jamaica....trini ting meh boy..take yuh time....

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@Uushilumbu79 Yes, Miguel Street :D

@Uushilumbu79

@IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO No! The same over here. From which book? "Miguel Street"?

@heads48

@joshja20 yuh should check out one called jamaican woman

@NattyRebel9

he is a trinidadian...not jamaican..

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