Neville Marcano, (1915-1993), known as the Growling Tiger, is a Trinidadia… Read Full Bio ↴Neville Marcano, (1915-1993), known as the Growling Tiger, is a Trinidadian calypsonian.

Born in Siparia, Tiger was originally a boxer who won the Trinidad bantamweight championship in 1929. He was active in calypso from his teens. He was a member of the Old Brigade of calypso singers, which included Lord Beginner, Attila The Hun, the Roaring Lion, and Lord Pretender. In 1935, he went to New York with Attila and Lord Beginner to record for the Decca label. In 1939, he won the first Calypso Monarch competition with "The Labour Situation in Trinidad And Tobago."

More so than his contemporaries he sang about social and political issues. His best known songs are "Money is King," about economic inequality, and "The Gold in Africa," about the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. Recording together with Atilla and Beginner as the Keskidee Trio, he recorded some lighter tunes, including "Don't Let Me Mother Know."

Folklorist Alan Lomax recorded him in 1962. In 1966, Growling Tiger performed at the Newport Folk Festival. In 1979, he recorded an album "Knockdown Calypsos" for Rounder Records.

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The Tiger Lyrics

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Death Damage done Fear and pain Scarred for life Never the same C…
Down the Road Come on and Ease on down, ease on down the road Come…
Money Is King If a man have money today, people do not care…
New York Subway Can't fall back to sleep Your thoughts keeping me Locked in …
The Gold in Africa Amelia somewhere lost In the music of the wind And I know…
The Rats A night out again Dealing with my simple acumen, just to…
The Strike I'll make you rich today when you notice The life that's…
オシエテあぁ何もかも　うまくいくフリして理想を演じる　苦しく見えないように夢の中に溺れて自分自身を騙して　 Oh Bab…
タバコを吸いながらぷかぷかタバコを吸っていつもの本屋に行って仕事の無い昼噛み締めてるゴロゴロしている猫が羨ましく見えてくる …

ラスト・トレインこの終電の人けのないStation あなたの話はもうすでに飽きたわ今夜は遊ぶ気になれないのこの終電の未来の…
金町 Get ready すぐに行けるよう　ちょっと待ったそんな意見は聞いてる時間はまるでない　悩み込んでる暇もない今すぐ…

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