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v/a - calypso: musical poetry in the caribbean 1955-69 - soul jazz records - vinyl

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Genre: World - Misc

1. Lord Cobra y Los Pana Afros - Man On The Moon
2. Young Growler - Pussy Galore
3. Lord Hummingbird - Teenage Bossa Nova Girl
4. Lord Byron & Orquesta Nueva Alegria - Yes ParssIn
5. Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra - Voodoo
6. Lord Flea & His Calypsonians - Out De Fire
7. Brownie - The Bed Bug Song
8. Count Zebra and The Seasiders - Cat-O-Nine
9. Carlos Malcolm & His Afro Jamaican Rhythm - Elena
10. Azie Lawrence and The Carib Serenaders - West Indians in England
11. Lord Cobra y Los Pana Afros - Negro Heart
12. Lord Kitchener - Love In The Cemetery
13. Charlie Binger & His Quartet - Jamaica Is The Place To Go
14. Mighty Dougla - Exchange No Robbery
15. Viper - Dog Better Than Man
16. Lord Kitchener - Jamaican Woman
17. JB Williams Band - Gee Bongo Lay
18. Lord Ivanhoe & His Caribbean Knights - Lift The Iron Curtain
19. King Fighter - People Will Talk

This new album features the music of Calypso in its many forms – from its birthplace, the island of Trinidad, as well as other Caribbean islands (Jamaica and the Bahamas), and its subsequent onwards journey (Britain, Panama and the United States), recorded during the years 1955-69.

Calypso is one of the most exciting and enduring forms of musical expression to emerge from the beginning of the 20th century - swinging, persuasive rhythm, brilliantly expressive melodies and lyrics of great humour and wisdom.

Here you will find Calypso’s aristocracy & royalty – Lord Kitchener, Lord Cobra, Lord Growler, King Fighter, Lord Byron, The Mighty Viper, Lord Ivanhoe & more. Their songs vividly capture the popular news stories and fashions of the era - the first Man on the Moon, James Bond’s Pussy Galore, bed bugs, voodoo, love in cemeteries, West Indians in England, Bossa Nova, the Iron Curtain, and a white man who had a black heart transplant operation.

This album celebrates a criminally unsung and under-documented art form in our modern age and comes with extensive sleevenotes on the history, social context and geography of Calypso, as well as exclusive and stunning photography, original artwork and notes on all the artists and songs featured.