Neville Marcano

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Neville Marcano, known as the Growling Tiger, was a popular performer from calypso's golden era of the 1930s. As a performer, both in the recording studio and before an audience, Tiger deployed expert timing, rhythm, harmonic and rhythmic shading, and above all, a sense of presence. Although his singing conveyed a wide range of feelings, he always maintained a sense of mastery over his setting. Mr. Marcano, a bantamweight boxer who won the Trinidadian title in 1929, made his first recordings in New York in 1935 for the Decca label. He was also the last singer and only calypsonian that Alan Lomax recorded on his 1962 Caribbean field trip. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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The Growling Tiger of Calypso

The Story Of Jamaican Music: Dancehall Good To We 1982-1993 [Disc 4]

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Story of Jamaican Music [Disc 4]

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Cool Runnings: Music From The Motion Picture

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The Growling Tiger of Calypso - The Alan Lomax Portait Series

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Cool Runnings

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Calypso Music Of The 1920s & 1930s

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REGGAE TIME BOX ～UNFORGETTABLE TREASURE～

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Shine 8 [Disc 2]

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Vox - Class Of 96

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DanceHall 101 Vol.1

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Politics Intrigue & Violence I

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