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Lord Invader has been played on NTS in shows including Death Is Not The End, featured first on 17 August 2018. Songs played include Labor Day, 29, Port Of Spain and Demasbar.

Lord Invader (Rupert Westmore Grant; 13 December 1914 – 15 October 1961) was a prominent calypsonian with a very distinctive, gravelly voice.

He was born in San Fernando, Trinidad. He became active in calypso in the mid-1930s, and was considered a country bumpkin by his contemporaries, because of his humble beginning. It was Grant's tailor who gave him his moniker by commenting, "I tell you, Rupert, you should call yourself Lord Invader so when…

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Labor Day
Lord Invader
Folkways Records1955
Labor Day
Lord InvaderFolkways Records1955
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29, Port Of Spain
Lord Invader
Folkways Records1955
29, Port Of Spain
Lord InvaderFolkways Records1955
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Demasbar
Lord Invader
Matchbox Records1991
Demasbar
Lord InvaderMatchbox Records1991
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Rum & Coca-Cola
Lord Invader
Audio Fidelity1956
Rum & Coca-Cola
Lord InvaderAudio Fidelity1956
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Calypso War
Lord Invader, Macbeth The Great, The Duke Of Iron
Rounder Records1999
Calypso War
Lord Invader, Macbeth The Great, The Duke Of IronRounder Records1999
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Té Way
Lord Invader
Rounder Records1999
Té Way
Lord InvaderRounder Records1999
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New York Subway
Lord Invader & His Calypso Band
Rev-Ola2006
New York Subway
Lord Invader & His Calypso BandRev-Ola2006
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