Lord Invader 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 you go up to the city you be invadin' the capital. With a new name, in 1937 he went to the capital city of Port...
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