A collection of 25 witty and humorous Calypso songs – historical recordings and greatest hits by some of the greatest Calypso stars of the 1940s and 1950s.
The 25 songs cover an extremely broad range of styles from classic testifying to folk styles to crooned ballads. Probably one of the most (in)famous double-entendre calypso songs The Big Bamboo is included here given wittily brilliant treatment by its composer Mighty Panther who contributes several other pithy pieces to the collection. Calypso Eddie gives an extroverted version of the staple Matilda, Calypso Mama warns the men Don’t Touch Me Tomato while balladeer Andre Toussaint croons Yellow Bird over a Cuban beat.
| MP3 VBR kbps | Front Cover | 80 MB |
TRACK LISTINGS
[01]. Calypso Island ~ Andre Toussaint
[02]. Court House Scandal ~ Calypso Mama
[03]. Lizzie Carry Basket ~ Peanuts Taylor
[04]. De Pig An' Goat ~ Blind Blake
[05]. Brown Skin Gal / Mary Ann ~ Blind Blake
[06]. Crazy Like Mad ~ Leslie Scott & Irene Williams
[07]. Matilda ~ Calypso Eddie
[08]. Back To Back ~ Harold Digby McNair
[09]. Barbados Carnival ~ Mighty Panther
[10]. Bedbug Song, The ~ Mighty Panther
[13]. De Peas 'N' De Rice ~ Calypso Mama
[12]. Gin & Coconut Water ~ Blind Blake
[13]. Yellow Bird ~ Andre Toussaint
[14]. Mama Hold De Light ~ Mighty Panther
[15]. Bahama Lullaby Rock ~ Blind Blake
[16]. Don't Touch Me Tomato ~ Calypso Mama
[17]. Hold 'Em Joe ~ Andre Toussaint
[18]. Scratch My Back ~ Leslie Scott & Irene Williams
[19]. Bellamena ~ Blind Blake
[20]. Nora Nora ~ Mighty Panther
[21]. O' Look Misery ~ Blind Blake
[22]. Watermelon Spoilin' / Here I Go Walkin' ~ Andre Touissant
[23]. Monkey Song, The ~ Blind Blake
[24]. Big Bamboo, The ~ Mighty Panther
[25]. Snorkel Song, The ~ Colin Kelly
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