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 Calypsos 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 Bonds 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.
Track Listing
1. Man on the Moon - Lord Cobra & Pana Afro Sounds
2. Pussy Galore - Young Growler
3. Teenage Bossa Nova Girl - Lord Hummingbird Lord
4. Yes Parssin - Lord Byron
5. Voodoo - Cyrill Diaz & His Orchestra
6. Out de Fire - Lord Flea & His Calypsonians
7. The Bed Bug Song - Brownie
8. Cat-O-Nine - Count Zebra and the Seasiders
9. Elena - Carlos Malcolm & His Afro Jamaican Rhythms
10. West Indians in England - Azie Lawrence and the Carib Serenaders
11. Negro Heart - Lord Cobra & Pana Afro Sounds
12. Love in the Cemetary - Lord Kitchener
13. Jamaica Is the Place to Go - Charlie Binger & His Quartet
14. Exchange No Robbery - Mighty Dougla
15. Dog Better Than Man - Viper
16. Jamaican Woman - Lord Kitchener
17. Gee Bongo Lay - J.B. Williams Band
18. Lift the Iron Curtain - Lord Ivanhoe & His Caribbean Knights
19. People Will Talk - King Fighter
