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Roaring Lion: At 87, he's still king of Calypso

Nicholas Jennings, Toronto Star, 18 May 1995

HE'S THE GRAND old man of calypso, the historian and upholder of Trinidad's legendary musical tradition. He's also a living legend himself, the gentleman with the ever-present cane whose saucy double-entendres have delighted royalty, popes and presidents the world over.

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