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Aitken, Laurel - Boogie In My Bones- Early Steps Of The Godfather Of Ska - LP |
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Artist: Laurel Aitken
Title: Boogie In My Bones- Early Steps Of The Godfather Of Ska
Music: Caribbean
Format: LP
Label: Rumble
View All: Laurel Aitken
Description: Released On: 15 December 2011 - Info: New LP - Details: More of the RandB and early Mento singles by the Godfather of Jamaican Ska. Chronicling his last 12 months before leaving the island in 1960, this collection includes his collaborations with legendary Jamaican producers such as Chris Blackwell and Duke Reid, confirming his calypso leanings, but also anticipating that pronounced guitar offbeat heralding the approach of Ska. Over the course of many years the man became a legend for Mods, P... view item page for full details >>>
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Aitken, Laurel - Calypso Rock And Roll – Early Mento Recordings - LP |
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Artist: Laurel Aitken
Title: Calypso Rock And Roll – Early Mento Recordings
Music: Caribbean
Format: LP
Label: Rumble
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Description: Released On: 15 December 2011 - Info: New LP - Details: Unmissable singles collection documenting the early days of the man the world will always remember as the “Godfather of Ska”. Born in Cuba in 1927 but raised in Jamaica, Laurel Aitken played an important role in the growth of the “Mento” music (indigenous Jamaican folk-based music, blending elements of European melody and African rhythm) phenomenon, while the Jamaican music industry was taking its first, hesitant steps back in 1958. Incl... view item page for full details >>>
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Belafonte, Harry - Calypso - LP |
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Artist: Harry Belafonte
Title: Calypso
Music: Caribbean
Format: LP
Label: Rumble
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Description: Released On: 14 October 2011 - Info: 2011: New Reissue LP - Details: Originally released in 1956, Belafonte’s third album was the first full-length gramophone LPs to sell over one million copies, topping the charts for 31 weeks on the strength of hits like “Jamaica Farewell” and the immortal “Banana Boat (Day-O)”. Mostly consisting of music written by the Trinidadian songwriter Lord Burgess, Calypso had an incredible impact on popular music of the 50’s and 60’s, bringing Caribbean rhythms to ... view item page for full details >>>
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Boislaville, Loulou - Group Folklorique Martiniquais - CD |
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Artist: Loulou Boislaville
Title: Group Folklorique Martiniquais
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Fremeaux
View All: Loulou Boislaville
Description: Released On: 07 August 2012 - Details: Loulou Boislaville (1919-2001) from 1966 to 1981 was the leader of the famous Martinique Folk Group created in 1945 by Alexandre Nestoret. Presenting performances shimmering music and traditional dances on his island as well as during numerous international tours, he contributed greatly to the reputation of the Antilles in the world. - Tracks: Group Folklorique Martiniquais 1. Missié Michel (oué Oué) 2. Trois Valses 3. Grand, Mais Grand 4. Martinique Tro... view item page for full details >>>
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I'chelmee - Spreading The Vibe - CD |
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Artist: I'chelmee
Title: Spreading The Vibe
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Social Misfits
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Description: Music from: Caribbean - 1-Jun-08 - Format: CD - Condition: New - Tracks: 01 Introducing I'Chelmee 02 Do It Again 03 Met Sa Wo 04 Glory And Pain 05 They Don't Like Me 06 Face The Music 07 Living My Life 08 Troubled Soul 09 For The Love Of It 10 The Mystery 11 Message To Memory 12 Play That Song 13 Spreading The Vibe 14 Sound Of The Ghetto... view item page for full details >>>
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La Compagnie Creole - L'Integrale 1982-1990 - CD |
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Artist: La Compagnie Creole
Title: L'Integrale 1982-1990
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD Box Set
Label: Fremeaux
View All: La Compagnie Creole
Description: Format New 4CD Box set - Released On: 13 August 2009 - Details: 4CD set featuring 65 danceable songs full of joie de vivre La Compagnie Creole helped introduce the sound of Zouk to France and once their authentic French West Indies music had been given a commercial pop makeover they were regular chart toppers in the 80s Even now some of their catchy tunes are played regularly at birthday parties and weddings - Tracks: Cd1 Blogodo - 1 Medley 1re Partie - 2 Medley 2me Partie - 3 Macaque La - 4 ... view item page for full details >>>
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Lord Invader - Calypso in New York - CD |
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Artist: Lord Invader
Title: Calypso in New York
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
View All: Lord Invader
Description: Released On: 21 October 2009 - Details: Inspired improvisation and compelling rhythms, created by piano, small orchestra, and sometimes a drum and hand clapping, characterize these performances, which Lord invader Rupert Westmore Grant, 1914-1962 recorded for Moses Asch in the 1940s and 1950s Whether recounting events in Trinidad, describing his experiences in New York City, performing traditional songs, or criticizing American racism, Lord Invader combines rhythms and ideas in his unique cal... view item page for full details >>>
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Mighty Sparrow - King Sparrow’s Calypso Carnival - LP |
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Artist: Mighty Sparrow
Title: King Sparrow’s Calypso Carnival
Music: Caribbean
Format: LP
Label: Rumble
View All: Mighty Sparrow
Description: Released On: 23 August 2012 - Info: Reissue LP - Details: The undisputed manifesto-album from original Trinidadian Calypso singer Mighty Sparrow, who along with longtime friend and rival Lord Melody, helped popularize Calypso internationally, right after Belafonte's 1956 full scale success. With his ultra-sweet vocals and lyrics that speak of romance and topical politics, Mighty Sparrow (born Slinger Francisco) is an 11-time winner of the calypso monarchy and an eight-time winner of Trinidad ... view item page for full details >>>
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Mitchum, Robert - Calypso – Is Like So… - LP |
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Artist: Robert Mitchum
Title: Calypso – Is Like So…
Music: Caribbean
Format: LP
Label: Rumble
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Description: Released On: 19 April 2011 - Info: Reissue LP - Details: While filming in Trinidad in 1957, Robert Mitchum soaked up local music talent like Lord Melody and Mighty Sparrow, resulting in this amazing experiment of pure Caribbean calypso in which the number one icon of Hollywood coolness insists on imitating the broken English of many of the original calypso artists this is dis and the is often dropped, while singing a bunch of traditional Caribbean songs complete with the requisite steel drums... view item page for full details >>>
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Saint-Prix, Dede - Melanj - CD |
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Artist: Dede Saint-prix
Title: Melanj
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Buda
View All: Dede Saint-prix
Description: Released On: 26 November 2007 - Details: A major figure on the Martinique music scene for many years -- associated with both Malavoi amp Grand Mchant Zouk --Dd Saint-Prix vocals, flute, drum blends the traditional styles of other islands to create a celebratory ldquoMlanjrdquo of Caribbean roots music Chouval bwa, bl, ladja and son la ri styles of Martinique, the toumblak of Guadeloupe and the maloya of Reunion combine with the rhythms of Jamaica in a contemporary musical setting -- keyboardi... view item page for full details >>>
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Shoubou - Shou Badou' - CD |
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Artist: Shoubou
Title: Shou Badou'
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Antilles Musik
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Description: Music from: Caribbean - 1-Jun-08 - Format: CD - Condition: New - Tracks: 01. Tu Peux Compter Sur Moi 05:37 - 02. Yo 06:56 - 03. A Kou Tchou Kou Tchou 06:45 - 04. Andrea 04:33 - 05. Kompe Kok 05:04 - 06. Kathiana 05:06 - 07. Benita 05:12 - 08 Gisele 03:47 - 09 Paulette 04:32 - 10 Bonus Track 04:19 -... view item page for full details >>>
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Suffren, Tamara - Lespwa ( Haiti ) - CD |
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Artist: Tamara Suffren
Title: Lespwa ( Haiti )
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Igloo
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Description: Released On: 20 March 2013 - Details: Invited by Pierre Vaiana, the young Haitian singer Tamara Suffren is releasing her first album on the IglooMondo label. An encounter between jazz and traditional music that explores all the charms of Creole as a language and a rhythm. Pierre Vaiana, known for his numerous projects that bring together different styles, has now turned his musical attention to the Caribbean. Together with the fabulous singer Tamara Suffren - who crystallises the shared langu... view item page for full details >>>
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Trad. (Siegal/Stecher) - The Real Bahamas Volume Ii - CD |
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Artist: Trad. (siegal, Stecher)
Title: The Real Bahamas Volume Ii
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Nonesuch
View All: Trad.
Description: Music from: Caribbean - 1-Jun-08 - Format: CD - Condition: New - Tracks: 01 Mary And Joseph 02 Peter, You Need The Lord 03 Jesus Promised Me A Home Over 04 Troublesome Water 05 Kneeling Down Inside The Gate 06 Jesus Your Name So Sweet 07 Take Me Over The Tide 08 When The Leaves Turn Red 09 There Will Be Happy Meeting 10 King Canute 11 The Little Black Moustache 12 The Great Coronation 13 The Captain Go Ashore 14 Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold God'... view item page for full details >>>
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Various Artists - 100 Afro Caribbean Hits - CD |
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Artist: Various Artists
Title: 100 Afro Caribbean Hits
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD Box Set
Label: Wagram
View All: Various: Caribbean
Description: Released On: 11 November 2011 - Details: Hottest Afro-Caribbean hits – 100 tracks on a five CD set - Tracks: CD1 - News: Costuleta - Tchiriri - Sean Paul - Get 2 Love U - Pitbull - Bon Bon - Colonel Reyel Feat. Krys - Dis Moi Oui - Moussier Tombola - Logobitombo - Sisi K Feat. Logobigt - Gater Le Coin - Magic System - La Danse Des Magiciens - Mokobé - Oulala - Jessy Matador - Galera - G - Nose and Nelhino Feat. Papi Sanchez - Pop Pop Kuduro - Teairra Mari - Mr Vegas - Gyptian - Pum Pum Shorts... view item page for full details >>>
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Various Artists - Bahamas - Goombay 1951-1959 - 2CD |
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Artist: Various
Title: Bahamas - Goombay 1951-1959
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Fremeaux
View All: Various: Caribbean
Description: Released On: 09 February 2011 - Info: Total Time14613 mins - 22 tracks - with excellent booklet of notes, recording details and period photos - Details: Bahamian Goombay music is a succulent hybrid, somewhere between rhythm and blues, Trinidadian calypso and Jamaican mento, yet it comes from The Bahamas, just off the Florida coast, where it lives on as a separate style, long after its 1950s heyday, when these tracks were recorded At that time, the presence of world-class, English-language com... view item page for full details >>>
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Various Artists - Bermuda Gombey and Calypso 1953-1960 - 2CD |
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Artist: Various Artist
Title: Bermuda Gombey and Calypso 1953-1960
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Fremeaux
View All: Various: Caribbean
Description: Released On: 26 September 2012 - Details: Following their excellent 2CD compilations of 1950s Caribbean recordings covering : Jamaica Mento, Trinidad Calypso, Jamaica RandB, and The Bahamas, the French label Fremeaux cast the same spotlight on the even less well-documented Bermudas. This mysterious British overseas territory, a favourite of American tourists, has music and dance traditions called ‘gombey, based on African roots, and they also adopted the calypso. Fabrice Uriac and BrunoBlum h... view item page for full details >>>
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Various Artists - Bomba! - Music of The Caribbean - CD |
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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Bomba! - Music of The Caribbean
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Monitor
View All: Various: Caribbean
Description: Released On: 30 March 2011 - Tracks: Bomba - Music Of The Caribbean - 1 Santa Maria Pleneros Ponceo - 2 Grenadine Jump-up The Federators Steel Band - 3 El Caon The Colon Sisters And The Paquito Lpez Cruz Ensemble - 4 Badjan Mambo The Federators Steel Band - 5 Porque Te Quiero, Quiereme Trio Armonia Huasteca And Gustavo Buasa - 6 Ra Ra No 2 Vaccines Petionville - 7 Las Gallaretas The Colon Sisters And The Paquito Lpez Cruz Ensemble - 8 Bomba Ensemble From Loza Aldea pr - 9 Sia Maria, La Colora... view item page for full details >>>
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Various Artists - Calypso A-la-mode: +cd - LP |
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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Calypso A-la-mode: +cd
Music: Caribbean
Format: LP
Label: Penny Records
View All: Various: Caribbean
Description: Released On: 17 May 2012 - Info: Includes CD of the album - Details: As the title suggests, Calypso A-La-Mode is a compilation of calypso music from Jamaica, Trinidad and the Bahamas, featuring classics from the 1950s and 60s by a slew of great Trinidadians like Lord Creator, Young Tiger, and Lord Kitchener, not to mention the “King of Calypso” Harry Belafonte, and leading Bahamian hotel band leaders Blind Blake and Freddie Munnings. It also features some of the more kitsch moments in calypso... view item page for full details >>>
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Various Artists - Dominican Music In New York City - CD |
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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Dominican Music In New York City
Music: Caribbean
Format: CD
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
View All: Various: Caribbean
Description: Details: Quisqueya en el Hudson Dominican Music in New York is an exciting, fast-paced journey through music from the Dominican Republic that has made New York City its home This extraordinary assortment of Dominican styles in a single CD features the ever-popular merengue, folk-religious singing and drumming, working-class bachata dance music, the Dominican offshoot of the Cuban son, contemporary fusions, and much more Showcasing artists who have performed in an annual summer festival in Was... view item page for full details >>>
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