Hurricane Records - Various Artists / Putumayo - Calypso - Vintage Songs From The Caribbean (Digipak)

Various Artists / Putumayo - Calypso - Vintage Songs From The Caribbean (Digipak) (CD)
Putumayo 0790248020525

Genre: Caribbean
Released: 2002

Putumayo presents Calypso, a collection of classic Caribbean songs and Calypso-influenced popular music from the golden age of island music. In the 1950s, calypso and other Caribbean folk music experienced a global surge in popularity after Harry Belafonte's 1956 album Calypso became one of the best-selling records of all-time. Artists from Barbados, Trinidad, the Bahamas, Jamaica and other Caribbean islands began recording lively, upbeat music aimed at this newfound audience. The spirited rhythms, engaging melodies, and wry, double-entendre lyrics of Caribbean music made their way onto the record players of millions of American homes. The fad was a fleeting one, however, and much of the great music of this era remains unreleased on CD.Putumayo's Calypso features a cache of classic songs from the legendary ART Records library, as well as a few other gems from various periods in Caribbean music history. Most of the songs on Calypso have been remastered from the original reel-to- reel masters, and are unavailable on CD. The liner notes feature photos of the original album covers and images of the bands that give a sense of the era. The music on Calypso will transport you back almost 50 years to a romantic era in the Caribbean that has been lost in time. // 1. George Symonette: Don't touch me tomato2. Calypso Mama: Yes yes yes3. Jolly Boys: Take me back to Jamaica4. Leslie Scott & Irene Williams: Crazy like mad5. Blind Blake & His Royal Victorians: Peas and rice6. Lord Composer: Linstead market7. King Sparrow: No more rocking and rolling8. Percentie Brothers: Goombay drum9. Lord Beginner: Fed-a-ray10. Lord Shorty: Kim11. Andre Toussaint: Little Nassau / Bahama mama12. Mighty Panther: Barbados carnival13. Percentie Brothers: J. P. Morgan14. Frankie Anderson: The limbo song15. Delbon Johnson: It's always springtime in Nassau

12.99 EUR