Lord Intruder

Lord Intruder (born Winston O'Conner) was a calypsonian from Tobago who was active in the 1950s.[1]

He is known to have performed with the Trinidadian calypso tent group The Original Young Brigade (OYB), whose ranks included The Mighty Sparrow, Lord Melody and The Mighty Bomber.[2]

He is credited with originating one of the most famous calypso standards, "Jumbie Jamberie", variously recorded as "Zombie Jamboree" and "Back to Back."[3] He performed "Jumbie Jamboree" at the Old Brigade Calypso Tent in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1953.[4]

  1. ^ Music historian and broadcaster Ray Funk, in the "Musical Traditions" web journal [1]
  2. ^ Regis, Louis; The Political Calypso: True Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago, 1962-1987, University Press of Florida, 1998; ISBN 0-8130-1580-4
  3. ^ Funk, Ray; "The Kaiso Newsletters"
  4. ^ "Zombie Jamboree", Folkstuff, 24 August 2008.