Lord Kitchener - King Of Calypso (1965)

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Lord Kitchener (born Aldwyn Roberts) shares with Mighty Sparrow the title of the world's best known Calypso singer.

He began his career in Trinidad and won his first Road March award for singing in 1946. In 1948, Kitch emigrated to England in the company of singer Lord Beginner and newsreel footage of the time shows him singing "London Is the Place for Me."

In less than two years, he and Beginner were recording for EMI. Kitch enjoyed massive popularity in England. In the 1950s, he toured West Africa and enjoyed a big hit there with his single, "Nora."

Like many calypsonians, Kitch drifted toward soca and in 1978 hit the charts with "Sugar Bum Bum." Additonally noted for his hit single, "Give Me the Ting," he died February 12, 2000 at the age of 77.

Here is his album "King Of Calypso", released in 1965 on Melodisc.

Lord Kitchener - King Of Calypso (1965)
(ca. 320 kbps, front & back cover included)