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Music for the Masses: Calypso Invasion #3 (Audio)
In this series we bring you a diverse selection of Trinidadian calypso and some of its close relatives found throughout the Caribbean, the Americas, and West Africa.
"Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene. For the avid globe-hopper and armchair traveler alike. You might want to pack a map and a sandwich. Catskill resident "DJ Neva" is an ethnomusicologist, producer, and long-time cultural activist, specializing in music from the entire African continent, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America, the Maghreb and Middle East, and the Roma (Gypsy) diaspora. Formerly the producer of "Continental Drift" on WBAI-FM and New York International on Haitian community station Radio Soleil in NYC. The show is broadcast live from Catskill, NY.
Playlist:
- Tell Me What To Do / Johnny 'Hammond' Smith
- It's The Rhythm We Want / The Duke Of Iron
- Jouvert Barrio / The Roaring Lion
- Calypso Be Pop / LORD FLEA
- Violets-Venezuelan Waltz / Lionel Belasco's Orchestra
- Calypso Cha Cha for Spooks / Monogram Caribbean Orchestra
- Congo Barra / Kiskedee Trio
- Rum and Coca-Cola / The Andrews Sisters
- Yankee Dollar / Lord Invader & His Calypso Band
- Monkey Song / Blind Blake
- Ten Penny Nail / Hubert Porter
- Mary Ann / Roaring Lion
- Hang Them High / LORD BRYNNER
- Breakfast in a Flying Saucer / The La Motta Brothers
- Scandal in the Family / Sir Lancelot
- Vitalogy / Duke of Iron
- Ethiopia / Lord Lebby
- The Slave / Mighty Sparrow
- Smoke a Cigarette / Lord Kitchener
- We Like Ike / Mighty Zebra
- The Alien / John L. Nichols
- Saturday Night / E.C. Arinze
- Bachelor's Life / Lord Flea and his Calypsonians
- When a Man Is Poor / Lord Kitchener
- Life Could Be Sunny / Roaring Lion
- Love Thy Neighbor / Tony Roots 'The Roaring Lion'
- Trinidad, Land of Calypso / The Roaring Lion
- ROOKUMBINE / COUNT PREMIER
- Rocombey / Lord Cobra
- Auto biew / Doble R Super Special Stars
- Pitada de tabaco / Riachão
- Tete / Sami Kamara And His Black Diamonds
- Saxophone / Brute Force Steel Band
- Fora do Baralho / El Binomio De Oro
- Sitting on the Beach / Sabu
- Chive Soup Merengue / Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra