Calypso Legends
Details
- Composer
- VARIOUS
- Artist
- Various
- Format
- CD
- Label
- ARC Music
- Released
- Jun 28, 2019
- Catalog #
- EUCD2853
- UPC
- 5019396285323
About
The first mention of calypso comes from a dance described by Abbe Masse in 1882. Otherwise, most scholars who have tried to trace the story of calypso agree that the word itself is not connected with the deity who lured Homer’s Odysseus to her island. The origins of the word are unclear and scholars debate this with no definitive answer. Quick wit, knowing observation of human behavior and comment on its absurd aspects are the bill of fare offered in calypso, which probably prompted the American periodical Time to label calypso “The Living Newspaper” in 1944. For eloquence and topical diversity, no other genre can approach the calypso of Trinidad and Tobago, for the calypsonian assumes a stance between reporter, editorialist, moralist and satirist as scandal, disaster, politics, self-praise, sexual indiscretion and everything from local to international events all prove as grist for the mill. The Mighty Duke asked in a song, “What is Calypso?” Well to start to get an idea, one has to merely listen to a song on this compilation. Let your schooling start here.
Tracklist 18 tracks
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1 Never Ever Worry 01:05:35
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Never Ever Worry
- Duration
- 01:05:35
- Composer
- Alric Farrell
- Performer
- Lord Pretender
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2 Woman is Not the Weaker Sex 01:02:54
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Woman is Not the Weaker Sex
- Duration
- 01:02:54
- Composer
- Raymond Quevado
- Performer
- Atilla The Hun
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3 Man Smart Woman Smarter 01:03:02
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Man Smart Woman Smarter
- Duration
- 01:03:02
- Composer
- Norman Span
- Performer
- King Radio
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4 Yankee Dollar 01:02:28
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Yankee Dollar
- Duration
- 01:02:28
- Composer
- Rupert "Lord Invader" Westmore Grant
- Performer
- Rupert "Lord Invader" Westmore Grant
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5 Adeline 01:02:24
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Adeline
- Duration
- 01:02:24
- Composer
- Alric Farrell
- Performer
- Lord Pretender
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6 Bajan Girl 01:02:46
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Bajan Girl
- Duration
- 01:02:46
- Composer
- Lionel Belasco
- Performer
- Lionel Belasco
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7 Madam Khan 01:02:52
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Madam Khan
- Duration
- 01:02:52
- Composer
- Rufus Callender
- Performer
- Lord Caresser
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8 Women Police 01:02:48
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Women Police
- Duration
- 01:02:48
- Composer
- Theophilus Philip
- Performer
- Mighty Spoiler
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9 Rum and Coca Cola 01:02:55
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Rum and Coca Cola
- Duration
- 01:02:55
- Composer
- Rupert "Lord Invader" Westmore Grant
- Performer
- Rupert "Lord Invader" Westmore Grant
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10 Ugly as Sin 01:02:48
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Ugly as Sin
- Duration
- 01:02:48
- Composer
- Victor Atwell
- Performer
- Wonder
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11 Illegitimate Children 01:05:15
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Illegitimate Children
- Duration
- 01:05:15
- Composer
- Alric Farrell
- Performer
- Lord Pretender
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12 Sly Mongoose 01:02:55
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Sly Mongoose
- Duration
- 01:02:55
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Sam Manning
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13 Don't Hide Him Behind the Door 01:02:41
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Don't Hide Him Behind the Door
- Duration
- 01:02:41
- Composer
- Errol Duke
- Performer
- Growler
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14 Trinidad Carnival 01:02:29
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Trinidad Carnival
- Duration
- 01:02:29
- Composer
- Lionel Belasco
- Performer
- Lionel Belasco
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15 One Morning 01:02:54
- Track
- 15
- Title
- One Morning
- Duration
- 01:02:54
- Composer
- Egbert Moore
- Performer
- Lord Beginner
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16 Move Yuh Foot 01:06:42
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Move Yuh Foot
- Duration
- 01:06:42
- Composer
- Alric Farrell
- Performer
- Lord Pretender
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17 Blow Wind Blow 01:03:04
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Blow Wind Blow
- Duration
- 01:03:04
- Composer
- Lionel Belasco
- Ensemble
- Houdini's, Belaso Orchestra
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18 Treasury Scandal 01:03:12
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Treasury Scandal
- Duration
- 01:03:12
- Composer
- Raymond Quevado
- Performer
- Atilla The Hun