Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz from young black London.
fantastic compilation from the early 1950's London with West Indian and West African musicians. All tracks are very good.
****1: 2:57 calypso, male vocal, super cool song about Jazz, great scat style + great lyrics
2: 3:15 mid tempo, trumpet, male vocals, flute, almost chill
3: 2:58 calypso, female vocal, slow to mid with big band sound
4: 2:53 slow to mid male vocal, some scat style, horns
5: 2:37 calypso, male vocal & chorus cool song about infidelity, mid tempo
6: 3:12 slow to mid, male vocal, clave sticks, percussion, guitar, piano & horns
7: 2:53 male vocal & chorus, slower intro then faster, perc & horns
8: 2:48 male vocal & chorus, about election in England
9: 3:05 male vocal & chorus, horns & perc, low down calypso about Carnaval
10: 3:09 male vocal, with horns & perc, mid tempo
11: 2:11 fast percussion with horns, male vocal/wail
12: 2:37 calypso, mid to faster, male vocal, some cool scat sounds
13: 2:39 instrumental,clave sticks, mid tempo, horns & perc, guitar
*****14: 4:56 clave dominates ( 1---2---3---1-1 ) with low fast percussion
15: 3:25 clave sticks, perc, horns, slow to mid, minimal male vocal & chorus
***16: 3:19 instrumental, South African township Jazz sound to a Nigerian tune
****17: 3:11 instrumental, fast top hat, percussion & bass
18: 2:29 calypso, mid tempo, male vocals
19: 3:06 clave sticks, male vocals, mid to fast, guitar
20: 2:49 male vocal, slow D Farrell 11/2008
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