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Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-69. Black Panther: The Album. NOW That’s What I Call Music, Vol. 69.

This new album features the music of Calypso in its many styles. Included is music from its birthplace - the island of Trinidad - as well as a number of other Caribbean islands (including Jamaica and the Bahamas) and its subsequent onwards journey (Britain, Panama and the United States), recorded during the years 1955-69. Sales Information: 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

This 19-track collection celebrates the time when Caribbean music first gained international recognition, says Neil Spencer. Interest in calypso has revived in recent years, thanks in part to the London is the Place For Me compilations that document Caribbean music in the postwar UK. Culled from Trinidad, Jamaica and beyond, the 19 tracks here range from acoustic folk ditties such as Lord Flea's Out De Fire to the orchestral arrangements of Cyril Diaz on Voodoo. Always central are intricate vocals that celebrate current events, such as Lord Ivanhoe's Lift the Iron Curtain, or dive into ribaldry, such as Brownie's The Bed Bug Song. Lovingly annotated, it's a glimpse into a now distant era when the.

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12. Love in the Cemetery - Lord Kitchener. 13. Jamaica Is the Place to Go - Charlie Binger & His Quartet. 14. Exchange No Robbery - Mighty Dougla. Lift the Iron Curtain - Lord Ivanhoe & His Caribbean Knights. 19. People Will Talk - King Fighter. Listen to Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-69 now. Listen to Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-69 in full in the this site app.

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Side 3. 1. Lord Cobra Y Los Pana Afros - "Negro Heart". 2. Lord Kitchener - "Love In The Cemetery". 3. Charlie Binger & His Quartet - "Jamaica Is The Place To Go". 4. Mighty Dougla - "Exchange No Robbery". JB Williams Band - "Gee Bongo Lay". Lord Ivanhoe & His Caribbean Knights - "Lift The Iron Curtain". 5. King Fighter - "People Will Talk".