• Calypso Jamaica – Darling I'm starving so
    • 1. Darling I'm starving so
    • 2. Kinsey report
    • 3. Don't roll those bloodshot eyes at me
    • 4. Spelling song
    • 5. The secret murder
    • 6. Big bamboo
    • 7. Woman smarter than man
    • 8. Take her to Jamaica
    • 9. Miss Emily
    • 10. Adam and Eve
    • 11. Marianne
    • 12. Goodnight Ladies

    This is not the glossy, occasionally dross calypso that entertains tourists or wins Calypso King competitions. It is more rustic in flavor, speaks more to non-urban audiences and is accompanied only by guitar, banjo and marimba. There's a bit of magic here that your average "Tourist Joe" wouldn't get to see.

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