Songs about British royalty, American movie stars and singers, of local politics, sporting events and disasters all vie for attention in the calypso song. Enormously popular during the 1930s, today these songs are a window on a specific place and time, mirroring contemporary attitudes towards international events. But more than that, these songs are charming, clever, philosophical and funny, possessing a sophisticated (and often biting) wit. Several of the songs heard here were revived in the '70s by such artists as Ry Cooder, Van Dyke Parks and others. With Wilmoth Houdini, Lionel Belasco & His Orchestra, Atilla (Atilla the Hun), Tiger, Lord Beginner, King Radio, Lion, Caresser, Executor, Growler, Black Prince.
Part 1
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Part 2
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5 comments:
Nice!
Do you have a tracklist?
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Your blog is AWESOME, really, I almost got pissed in my pants when I saw all the good music you have.
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
I keep coming back to this compilation, really interesting topical songwriting. Commenting the outcome of a cricket match in a song is interesting. We're there a lot of non-readers in Trinidad back then? Is that the reason for the nature of som of these songs?
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