Roaring Lion has been played on NTS in shows including Rum Punch w/ Danny Fitzgerald , featured first on 18 April 2017. Songs played include Kalenda March, Hapney Rice and Life Can Be Sunny .

Roaring Lion (born Rafael de Leon, Aroquita, Trinidad, British Trinidad and Tobago, February 22, 1908; died July 11, 1999) was one of the greatest calypsonians (calypso singer/composers) of the 20th century. His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), "Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty," which are still performed today.

From a young age, Roaring Lion (de Leon's adopted stage name)…