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Trees SpeakTimeFoldSoul Jazz Records
DIY - Do It YourselfPunk, Post Punk, Punk Funk & Beyond: The Rise of the Independent Music IndustrySoul Jazz Records
Juliet LawsonBoo! The Early Recordings 1971-73Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Power Mix!Studio One Power Mix Special! Superstar Sounds from the 1970s, 1980s and beyondSoul Jazz Records
HawksmoorOneironauticsSoul Jazz Records
Electro ThrowdownSci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack on Planet Earth 1982-89’Soul Jazz Records
Miami Sound Vol. 2More Funk & Sound From Miami, Florida 1967-74Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Soul 2Soul Jazz Records
Rastafari (2024 Edition)The Dreads Enter BabylonSoul Jazz Records
Arthur Baker presentsBreaker's RevengeOriginal B-Boy and B-Girl Breakdance ClassicsSoul Jazz Records
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm(Feat. ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc)Soul Jazz Records
Punk 45!: Kill the Hippies! Kill Yourself! The American Nation Destroys Its Young (RSD 2024 Edition)Underground Punk in the United States of America, Vol. 1. 1973-1980Soul Jazz Records
300% Dynamite!Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk and Dub in Jamaica ( RSD 2024 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Rude Boy (RSD 2024 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Downbeat Special extended editionStudio One Downbeat Special (Expanded Edition)Soul Jazz Records
David Lee Jr.EvolutionSoul Jazz Records
Nat King Cool and The Cool RunnersChecking Out (1984)Soul Jazz Records
ScratchKeep On Searching For Love / Eastern Lady (1984)Soul Jazz Records
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society (2024 Edition)Get A Job, Get A Car, Get A Bed, Get Drunk! Underground Punk in the UK 1977-81Underground Punk and Post-Punk in the UK 1977-81.Soul Jazz Records
Studio One DubSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Disco Mix
Studio One DJ'sSoul Jazz Records
Studio One LoversSoul Jazz Records
Studio One RootsSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Story (Vinyl album only edition)Soul Jazz Records
200% Dynamite (25th Anniversary edition)Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
Studio One KingsSoul Jazz Records
Sound DimensionJamaica Soul Shake Vol. 1Soul Jazz Records
Studio One ScorcherInstrumentals at Studio OneSoul Jazz Records
Alien StarrWorld Of EcstasySoul Jazz Records
Jackie MittooLast Train To SkavilleSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Roots 2Soul Jazz Records
Space Funk 2Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84Soul Jazz Records
Holy Church Of The Ecstatic SoulA Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971 - 83Soul Jazz Records
Miami SoundRare Funk and Soul from Miami, Florida 1967-74 (2023 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
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- Calypso Jamaica – Darling I'm starving so
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.
Hellish CalypsoHellish Calypso (1962)Smithsonian Folkways
Geat compilation of Calypso from Trinidad and Tobago! Why "Hellish"? The liner notes explain that it's in part because of the very apparent "pear-shaped...
- King Fighter – They Ballin' My Name
- 1. King Fighter – They Ballin' My Name
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The Real CalypsoThe Real Calypso (1927-1946)Smithsonian Folkways
This compilation is an introduction to the golden age of calypso and to some of it's greatest exponents. The genre is known for its incisive social commentary,...
- – Louis-Schmeling Fight
- 3. – Louis-Schmeling Fight
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- CD FWRBF13£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Marvellous BoyCalypso from West AfricaHonest Jon's
Great new compilation from Honest Jon's!
Another top package of obscure music from the 1940s and 50s, this time focusing on the calypso sounds of West...
- Roy Chicago – Olubunmi
- Mayor's Dance Band – Bere Bote
- Bobby Benson – Calypso Minor One
- Ebeneezer Calender – Cost of Living Nar Freetown
- 4. Roy Chicago – Olubunmi
- 5. Mayor's Dance Band – Bere Bote
- 12. Bobby Benson – Calypso Minor One
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Lord MelodyAgain! Lord Melody Sings Calypso (1957)Smithsonian Folkways
Trinidad and Tobago's favorite calypsonian Lord Melody demonstrates exactly why he is the lord of melody in this collection of songs that includes "Crazy...
- – Crazy love
- 2. – Crazy love
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Terry CallierI Just Can't Help Myself (1974)Cadet
Part of the classic trilogy of Charles Stepney-produced Terry Callier albums on Cadet of which "Occasional Rain" and "What Color is Love" are the...
- LP (Japanese Edition) UIJY-75031PMI£37.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Calypso Cross SectionCalypso Cross Section (1957)Smithsonian Folkways
Juxtaposing the musical talents of vocalists Bomber, Wrangler, Killer and Small Island Pride, the art of the 1950s Trinidadian calypso resonates on this...
- Young Killer – Carolina
- 1. Young Killer – Carolina
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- CD COOK916£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Horace Johnson & The Eagle StarCalypso Rock Songs Of Jamaica (1978)Smithsonian Folkways
Calypso music recorded in Jamaica.
- – Education in School
- 1. – Education in School
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Calypso And MeringuesCalypso And Meringues (1953)Smithsonian Folkways
Calypsos and Meringues recorded by the great anthropologist Harold Courlander in Haiti.
- – Carnival Is Bacchanal
- 1. – Carnival Is Bacchanal
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Lord InvaderCalypso (1955)Smithsonian Folkways
One of Calypso's finest exponents, recorded in 1955
- – Brown Skin Girl
- 5. – Brown Skin Girl
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Panama! 3: Calypso Panameno, Guajira jazz & Cumbia Tipica On The Isthmus 1960-75Soundway
This is the brilliant third installment from Soundways 'Panama!' series of super-rare latin gems!!!
Panama connects North and South America and its...
- lord panama and the stickers – fire down below
- papi brandao y sus ejecutivos – bilongo
- ceferino nieto – el pajaro zum zum
- soul apollo with frederick clarke – chombo pa' la tienda
- ralph weeks with the telecasters – gua-jazz
- 1. lord panama and the stickers – fire down below
- 3. papi brandao y sus ejecutivos – bilongo
- 4. ceferino nieto – el pajaro zum zum
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The Mighty SparrowFirst Flight: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook CollectionSmithsonian Folkways
Mighty Sparrow's First Flight reflects his post-World War II Trinidadian world of bravado and high rhetoric, in which violence of tongue and hand, the...
- – No, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)
- 1. – No, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)
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- CD SFW40534£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jump Up CarnivalJump Up Carnival (1956)Smithsonian Folkways
Recorded in Trinidad. "And now ladies and gentlemen...Lord Melody's coming to knock you out now." The audience roars as the calypsonian king boasts about...
- – Calypso Tent: Carnival
- 2. – Calypso Tent: Carnival
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- CD COOK01072£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Real Calypso, Vol. 2: Out The FireCalypso Songs of Social Commentary and Love TroublesSmithsonian Folkways
According to the original liner notes, this selection of 1930s Trinidadian calypso is "colorful and exuberant and richly expressive and often hilariously...
- – Reign of the Georges
- 1. – Reign of the Georges
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- CD RF4£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock