Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 1961
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Calypso travels
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Active from
- 1914-12-13
- Active to
- 1961-10-15
Discography
- Yankee Dollar2018
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19,569
- Total plays
- 119,899
Tags
calypsotrinidadcaribbeanWorld Musicafrobeat
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 you go up to the city you be invadin' the capital.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Empire
- Place of birth
- San Fernando
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- (Portrait of Calypso, between 1938 and 1948) (LOC) (5189345267).jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1914-12-13
- date of death
- 1961-10-15
- Commons category
- Lord Invader
- pseudonym
- Lord Invader
- birth name
- Rupert Westmore Grant
- name in native language
- Rupert Grant
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