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Roaring Lion

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Roaring Lion (born Rafael de Leon, Aroquita, Trinidad, British Trinidad and Tobago, February 22, 1908; died July 11, 1999) was one of the greatest calypsonians (calypso singer/composers) of the 20th century. His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), "Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty," which are still performed today. From a young age, Roaring Lion (de Leon's adopted stage name) became known

Top songs

  1. Carnival Long Ago
  2. The Rumba Dance
  3. Ugly Woman
  4. Rhumba Dance
  5. Life Could Be Sunny
  6. Trinidad, Land of Calypso
  7. Mary Ann
  8. Love Thy Neighbor
  9. J'Ouvert Barrio
  10. Wash Your Hands
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  1. Charming Trinidad
  2. Weather Man
  3. Suzi Q
  4. Bananas
  5. Bamsee Lambay
  6. Concertina
  7. Ba Boo La La
  8. Miss Tina
  9. I Can Make More Love Than Romeo
  10. I Ain't Gonna Do It No More
  11. Netty Netty
  12. Love Thy Neighbour
  13. Some Girl Something
  14. Cheek to Cheek
  15. Royal Tour
  16. The Blue Tail Fly
  17. I Wouldn't Work
  18. Getting Drunk
  19. Trinidad, The Land Of Calypso
  20. Money, Money
  21. Money Money
  22. I An Going To Buy A Bungalow
  23. Life Can Be Sunny
  24. I Am Going to Buy a Bungalow
  25. Rum and Coca-Cola
  26. Bing Crosby
  27. Advantage Mossolini
  28. Four Mills Brothers
  29. Advantage Mossolino
  30. Bargee Pelauri
  31. The Gold in Africa
  32. Kalenda March
  33. Death
  34. Papa Chunks
  35. Send Your Children to the Orphan Home
  36. Wine, Wine, Sweet Wine
  37. Jouvert Barrio
  38. Out The Fire
  39. Woopsin
  40. Vitalogy
  41. Nora Darling
  42. Excusion To Grenada
  43. Nora
  44. Trinidad the Land of Calypso
  45. Netty, Netty
  46. Caroline
  47. Jail Them
  48. Buddy Abraham
  49. Hojoe
  50. Carnival Long Ago - Roaring Lion
  51. Calling for Peace
  52. Calypso
  53. Nety netty
  54. Advantage Mussolini
  55. Gumshuda King
  56. Home
  57. The more wi plant
  58. Land of Calypso
  59. J'Ouvert
  60. Ugly Woman (If You Want To Be Happy)
  61. Blue Tail Fly
  62. Man Man Man Peter
  63. Sa Gomes' Emporiums
  64. African War Call
  65. Xterminate
  66. Jail Them - Roaring Lion
  67. Ancient Carnaval
  68. Out de Fire
  69. Rhumha Dance
  70. Mary Ann - Roaring Lion
  71. Dorothy Went to Bathe
  72. Jonah, Come Out the Wilderness
  73. Shango
  74. Ha'penny Rice
  75. Caroline - Roaring Lion
  76. The more we plant
  77. Ugly Woman (1934)
  78. Will There Be Peace
  79. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
  80. The Lost Watch (tik, tik, tik)
  81. The truth
  82. Woopsin Woopsin
  83. The Judgement
  84. Selassie A God
  85. What's Going On?
  86. Spanish Calypso
  87. Fall Of Man
  88. Right here in Trinidad (Trinidad, June 1990)
  89. Ha'penny Rice (Trinidad, June 1990)
  90. Saw Them

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