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King Radio

King Radio has been played on NTS shows including Death Is Not The End, with Jitterbug first played on 9 August 2020.

King Radio (born Norman Span) was a Trinidadian Calypsonian active during the 1930s and 1940s. He is responsible for the earliest known recording of the calypso "Mathilda", which would later become a major hit for Harry Belafonte.

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Millington
King Radio, The Tiger
Matchbox Records1991
Millington
King Radio, The TigerMatchbox Records1991
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Jitterbug
King Radio, Gerald Clark & His Caribbean Serenaders
Harlequin1992
Jitterbug
King Radio, Gerald Clark & His Caribbean SerenadersHarlequin1992
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Matilda
King Radio
Decca1939
Matilda
King RadioDecca1939
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Sedition Law
King Radio
P-Vine Records, Folklyric Records1989
Sedition Law
King RadioP-Vine Records, Folklyric Records1989
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