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Mighty Duke

Mighty Duke has been played on NTS in shows including Heat-Wave, featured first on 18 July 2017. Songs played include In The Cemetery and Ice Cream.

Kelvin Pope, better known as The Mighty Duke (1932 – January 14, 2009) was a Trinidadian calypsonian. He was born in Point Fortin.

Pope left a career working at Shell Oil to perform calypso music. In the 1950s, he played locally in his hometown, then began playing in San Fernando at the Southern Brigade Calypso Tent. In 1964 he relocated to Port of Spain and performed at the Original Young Brigade.

He won the National Calypso King title for four years…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
In The Cemetery
The Mighty Duke
MCA Records1970
In The Cemetery
The Mighty DukeMCA Records1970
Discogs
Ice Cream
Duke
Ice Records1994
Ice Cream
DukeIce Records1994
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