ARC Music
Discover Calypso
$16.99
Details
- Composer
- SPAN DIAZ HIGGS DUVALIERA
- Artist
- Blind Blake, Calypso Mama, Steelasophica, King Selewa & His Calypsonians, Toussaint, Taylor
- Format
- CD
- Label
- ARC Music
- Released
- Jul 31, 2015
- Catalog #
- EUCD2598
- UPC
- 5019396259829
About
In the tradition of the West Africa griots and the ancient Greek epic poets / storytellers, calypso music has long provided a form of social commentary for the Trinidadian and Tobagonian peoples. • Originating from the kaiso music of Western Africa and evolving with various influences over time, calypso is to Trinidad and Tobago as reggae is to Jamaica and samba is to Brazil. • Despite tackling often-serious subject matter, a calypsonian conveys it all in a humorous – sometimes bawdy – but always inherently enjoyable manner. • This collection highlights a selection of classic and modern calypsos.
Tracklist 23 tracks
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1 Matilda 02:08
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Matilda
- Duration
- 02:08
- Composer
- Norman Span
- Ensemble
- Calypso Eddie
-
2 Africa 03:38
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Africa
- Duration
- 03:38
- Composer
- Traditional
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
3 Brown Skin Gal (Mary Ann) 02:47
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Brown Skin Gal (Mary Ann)
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Blind Blake
- Performer
- Blind Blake
-
4 Court House Scandal 02:58
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Court House Scandal
- Duration
- 02:58
- Composer
- Maureen DuValeria
- Ensemble
- Calypso Mama
-
5 Mary Ann 03:23
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Mary Ann
- Duration
- 03:23
- Composer
- Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller, Richard Dehr
- Performer
- Steelasophical
-
6 Gin & Coconut Water 02:43
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Gin & Coconut Water
- Duration
- 02:43
- Composer
- Blind Blake
- Performer
- Blind Blake
-
7 Trinidad Is the Place for Me 03:16
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Trinidad Is the Place for Me
- Duration
- 03:16
- Composer
- King Selewa
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
8 Jumbie Jamboree 02:56
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Jumbie Jamboree
- Duration
- 02:56
- Composer
- H. McNair
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
9 The Bedbug Song 02:25
- Track
- 9
- Title
- The Bedbug Song
- Duration
- 02:25
- Composer
- Alwyn Richards, Irving Brown
- Ensemble
- Brownie
-
10 Leon Morgan 03:14
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Leon Morgan
- Duration
- 03:14
- Composer
- King Selewa
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
11 Back to mi Home 04:09
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Back to mi Home
- Duration
- 04:09
- Composer
- King Selewa, Abourraka
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
12 Island in the Sun 03:31
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Island in the Sun
- Duration
- 03:31
- Composer
- Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess
- Performer
- Steelasophical
-
13 De Pig an' Goat 02:00
- Track
- 13
- Title
- De Pig an' Goat
- Duration
- 02:00
- Composer
- Blind Blake
- Performer
- Blind Blake
-
14 Calypso Invasion 02:45
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Calypso Invasion
- Duration
- 02:45
- Composer
- Cecil Anderson
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
15 De Peas 'n' de Rice 03:14
- Track
- 15
- Title
- De Peas 'n' de Rice
- Duration
- 03:14
- Composer
- Maureen DuValeria
- Ensemble
- Calypso Mama
-
16 Pan solo 02:51
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Pan solo
- Duration
- 02:51
- Composer
- Gary Trotman
- Performer
- Steelasophical
-
17 J'ouvert Barre Oh 03:47
- Track
- 17
- Title
- J'ouvert Barre Oh
- Duration
- 03:47
- Composer
- H. R. Charles
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
18 Hold 'em Joe 01:25
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Hold 'em Joe
- Duration
- 01:25
- Composer
- Roy Thomas
- Performer
- Andre Toussaint
-
19 Osine o Dé 03:42
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Osine o Dé
- Duration
- 03:42
- Composer
- H. R. Charles
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
20 Lizzie Carry Basket 02:05
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Lizzie Carry Basket
- Duration
- 02:05
- Composer
- John Berkeley Taylor
- Performer
- Peanuts Taylor
-
21 Fever 02:54
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Fever
- Duration
- 02:54
- Composer
- Lord Kitchener
- Performer
- Steelasophical
-
22 Mami Wata 03:59
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Mami Wata
- Duration
- 03:59
- Composer
- King Selewa
- Ensemble
- King Selewa & His Calypsonians
-
23 Yellow Bird 03:10
- Track
- 23
- Title
- Yellow Bird
- Duration
- 03:10
- Composer
- Norman Luboff, Marilyn Keith Bergman
- Performer
- Andre Toussaint