Various Artists / Legends of Calypso
| Album: | Legends of Calypso | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Mar 2003 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-07-28 | Pull Date: | 2003-09-29 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 5 | Sep 28 | Sep 7 | Aug 31 | Aug 24 | Aug 17 | Aug 10 | Aug 3 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 24, 2010: | Music Casserole
Monkey Song, the |
4. | Sep 29, 2003: | Told You So!
Don't Touch Me Tomato |
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| 2. | Jul 22, 2010: | Elite Syncopations
Bellamena |
5. | Sep 23, 2003: | Baptism of Solitude
Court House Scandal |
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| 3. | Sep 30, 2003: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Barbados Carnival |
6. | Sep 01, 2003: | Labor Day Music
Court House Scandal |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2003-07-07
Reviewed 2003-07-07
[coll]: LEGENDS OF CALYPSO
Arc Music, 2002
This is a charming collection of tracks from the golden age of Calypso, before it was derailed by cheesy renditions of "Day-O" and eventually replaced by reggae as the sound of the Caribbean. The recordings are culled from the 1940s and '50s, so the sound is just a bit muddy. The songs bear all the trademarks of calypso: sly humor, sexual commentary, a perky beat, and a folksy/jazzy vibe. This is a fine introduction to a neglected, but really fun, form of music. Play any track!
Fo's Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 16, 19
1. lazy air, just a guy & his guitar
2. man assaults woman, she goes to jail
3. a classic lightweight ditty
4. upbeat and silly fun, very catchy
7. the most famous song of all, fast
8. another fun one you might recognize
9. jazzy, with very odd Carnival lyrics
10. a very naughty reincarnation song...
14. Eek! Rats! Rats everywhere!
15. a dirty classic (don’t touch her tomato, get it?)
16. very nice solo voice/guitar, relaxed
19. I have no clue what this is. But it sounds great!
20. upbeat, a classic-style "story song"
22. unusual, fast & jazzy; almost a rhumba
23. simple call & response, but catchy
24. another dirty classic (big bamboo, get it?)
[ Fo ] - 7/7/03
Arc Music, 2002
This is a charming collection of tracks from the golden age of Calypso, before it was derailed by cheesy renditions of "Day-O" and eventually replaced by reggae as the sound of the Caribbean. The recordings are culled from the 1940s and '50s, so the sound is just a bit muddy. The songs bear all the trademarks of calypso: sly humor, sexual commentary, a perky beat, and a folksy/jazzy vibe. This is a fine introduction to a neglected, but really fun, form of music. Play any track!
Fo's Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 16, 19
1. lazy air, just a guy & his guitar
2. man assaults woman, she goes to jail
3. a classic lightweight ditty
4. upbeat and silly fun, very catchy
7. the most famous song of all, fast
8. another fun one you might recognize
9. jazzy, with very odd Carnival lyrics
10. a very naughty reincarnation song...
14. Eek! Rats! Rats everywhere!
15. a dirty classic (don’t touch her tomato, get it?)
16. very nice solo voice/guitar, relaxed
19. I have no clue what this is. But it sounds great!
20. upbeat, a classic-style "story song"
22. unusual, fast & jazzy; almost a rhumba
23. simple call & response, but catchy
24. another dirty classic (big bamboo, get it?)
[ Fo ] - 7/7/03
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