Calypso special
Cerys is joined by Calypso aficionado Richard Noblett for a bank holiday calypso special.
Cerys is joined by Calypso aficionado Richard Noblett for a Bank holiday calypso special.
Richard is a member of the 'Classic Calypso Collective', which also includes Dr. John Cowley, Dr. Donald R. Hill, Richard Noblett, and Dr. Lise Winer
Along with Mark Ainley, Richard compiled London Is The Place For Me: Trinidadian Calypso In London' a collection of Calypso tracks from 1950-1956, released on Honest Jon's Records. Lord Kitchener appears on 9 of the 20 tracks, other performers include; Lord Beginner, Young Tiger, Lord Invade, Mighty Terror and The Lion.
Along with the 'Classic Calypso Collective' he authored and compiled Calypso West Indian Rhythm box set. The accompanying book explores the broad range of Calypso music, ranging from North American jazz-like orchestrations to strictly Trinidadian instrumentations. Richard contributes passages on Decca's Guyanese Recordings, Lord Caresser in Guyana, The Muttoo Brothers Orchestra and Calypso and war.
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Calypso expert Richard Noblett chats to Cerys
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Pepe Delux茅
Temple Of The Unfed
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Bob Dylan
I Want You
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Serge Gainsbourg
Aux Armes Etc Etc
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The Spy From Cairo
Taksim square
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Django Django
Hail bop
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The Very Best
Adani
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Cian Ciaran
Love thee dearest
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The Teardrop Explodes
Reward
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Le Super Borgou de Parakou
Gandigui
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Rico Rodriguez
Soul of africa
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James Brown
Please Please Please
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Potato Head Blues
Louis Armstrong
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Wade Marcus
Spinning wheel
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Cl茅oma Breaux
Hand me down my walking cane
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Ana茂s Mitchell
Young Man In America
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David Bowie
Cracked Actor
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Julian Whiterose
Iron Duke In the Land
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Atilla
The History of Carnival
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Beck
Tropicalia
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Tiger
Gold in Africa
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Lord Beginner
Victory Test Match
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Betty Wright
Clean up woman
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Lord Kitchener
Birth of Ghana
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Black Stalin
Burn dem
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The Shins
Sealegs
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Lata mangeshkar and Balasubhramaniam
Didi tera devar deewana
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Desmond Dekker
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- Sun 26 Aug 2012 10:0091热爆 Radio 6 Music