Neville Marcano

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Portraits: The Growling Tiger of Calypso

  • Release Date: 01 Jan 1998
  • 11661-1717-2

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Neville Marcano (a/k/a 'Tiger' or 'The Growling Tiger') is one of the greatest artists of the 1930s golden age of calypso. This album was recorded at his home in Trinidad in 1962 and at the 1966 Newport Folk Festival. Accompanied by a Spanish and African style string band, Tiger makes 'war' on fellow calypsonians and sings the witty commentaries and subtly detailed stories that made him immortal. Remastered to 20-bit digital from the … MORE