Norman Span, known as King Radio, was a top Trinidadian
calypsonian
A calypsonian,Definition of CALYPSO
Port of Spain
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when he started performing in public in 1929. Six years later he started his short-lived recording career.
He was the composer of many calypsos, several of which later became standards through popular recordings by
Harry Belafonte such as "
Matilda", "
Man Smart, Woman Smarter "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" is a calypso song variously credited as being composed by Norman Span (King Radio), D. L. Miller, F. Kuhn, and Charles Harris. Span's authorship seems most likely since, as a popular calypso musician and songwriter, he ...
", and "Brown Skin Girl".
References
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Calypsonians
20th-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers