Calypso Awakening From The Emory Cook Collection 1956-1962

• Wrangler – Bongo Man

• 1. John Buddy Williams Band – Saturday Night Blowout
• 2. Small Island Pride – Carnival Celebration
• 3. Lord Melody – Booboo Man
• 4. Small Island Pride – Federation
• 5. Mighty Sparrow – No, Doctor, No
• 6. Small Island Pride – Taxi Driver
• 7. Tuning of Pingpong
• 8. Yankee's Gone
• 9. Mighty Sparrow – Yankee's Gone
• 10. Mighty Sparrow and Lord Melody – Picong Duel
• 11. Lord Melody – Cowboy Sparrow
• 12. Mighty Sparrow – Reply to Melody
• 13. Lord Melody – Carnival Proclamation
• 14. Mighty Sparrow – Paye
• 15. Lord Melody – Turn Back, Melody
• 16. Mighty Sparrow – Teresa
• 17. Lord Melody – Come Go Calcutta
• 18. Commander – No Crime, No Law
• 19. King fighter – He No Dead Yet
• 20. Wrangler – Bongo Man
• 21. Wrangler – Neighbour Jacqueline

Trinidadian Calypso at its height!

A flourishing of Calypso creativity, a dramatic period in Trinidad's history and an audio engineer inspired these exciting tracks, originally released on Cook Records between 1956 and 1962. Emory Cook used innovative recording techniques to capture the active interplay between calypsonians and their audiences. We hear classic song-duels between calypso legends like The Mighty Sparrow and Lord Melody, lively steel band processions, and a wide range of provocative calypso songs about life, love and politics. Live and studio recordings from Trinidad.  67 minutes.Recommended