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Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Producer

Cook, Emory, 1913-2002

Performer

Wrangler (Calypso musician)

Producer

Bilby, Kenneth M., 1953-
Warner, Keith Q. (liner notes)

Performer

Williams, John Buddy
Lord Melody, 1926-1988
Sparrow, (Calypso singer)
Small Island Pride
Commander
King Fighter

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Saturday night blowout (John Buddy Williams Band) (3:27) -- Carnival celebration (Small Island Pride) (2:17) -- Booboo man (Lord Melody) (4:18) -- Federation (Small Island Pride) (2:37) -- No, doctor, no (Mighty Sparrow) (2:58) -- Taxi driver (Small Island Pride) (3:24) -- Tuning of a pingpong (0:38) -- Yankees gone (Steel band procession) (2:21) -- Yankees gone (Mighty Sparrow) (1:44) -- Picong duel (Mighty Sparrow, Lord Melody) (4:22) -- Cowboy Sparrow (Lord Melody) (3:21) -- Reply to Melody (Mighty Sparrow) (3:51) -- Carnival proclamation (Lord Melody) (2:40) -- Paye (Mighty Sparrow) (4:08) -- Turn back, Melody (Lord Melody) (4:11) -- Teresa (Mighty Sparrow) (4:44) -- Come go Calcutta (Lord Melody) (3:03) -- No crime, no law (Commander) (2:48) -- He no dead yet (King Fighter) (3:19) -- Bongo man (Wrangler) (2:45) -- Neighbor Jacqueline (Wrangler) (3:07).

Track Information

101 Saturday Night Blowout / John Buddy Williams. 102 Carnival Celebration / Small Island Pride. 104 Federation / Small Island Pride. 106 Taxi Driver / Small Island Pride. 103 Booboo Man (Mama, Look at Bubu) / Lord Melody. 105 No, Doctor No / Sparrow (Calypso singer). 111 Cowboy Sparrow / Lord Melody. 113 Carnival Proclamation / Lord Melody. 115 Turn Back, Melody / Lord Melody. 117 Come Go, Calcutta / Lord Melody. 109 Yankees Gone / Sparrow (Calypso singer). 110 Picong Duel / Lord Melody, Sparrow (Calypso singer). 112 Reply to Melody / Sparrow (Calypso singer). 114 Paye / Sparrow (Calypso singer). 116 Teresa / Sparrow (Calypso singer). 107 Tuning of a Picong. 108 Yankees Gone / Steel drum (Musical instrument). 118 No Crime, No Law / Commander. 119 He No Dead Yet / King Fighter. 120 Bongo Man / Wrangler (Calypso musician). 121 Neighbor Jacqueline / Wrangler (Calypso musician).
sova.cfch.asch_ref27874

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk500bfe924-707a-4c12-9c88-0adabfb2b62f

Local Numbers

SF-COMM-CD-40453 Smithsonian Folkways.40453

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 2000

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Trinidad and Tobago.

General

Commercial Compact disc. Originally released as analog discs on the Cook label. Notes by Kenneth Bilby and Keith Warner, and vocal texts in English, with bibliography and discography (29 p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Place

Trinidad and Tobago

Topic

Calypso (Music)
Steel bands (Music)
Steel drum (Musical instrument)

Producer

Cook, Emory, 1913-2002

Performer

Wrangler (Calypso musician)

Producer

Bilby, Kenneth M., 1953-
Warner, Keith Q. (liner notes)

Performer

Williams, John Buddy
Lord Melody, 1926-1988
Sparrow, (Calypso singer)
Small Island Pride
Commander
King Fighter

Culture

Trinidadians

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / COMM CD

Extent

1 Sound disc (digital, 4 3/4 in.)

Date

2000

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item SF-COMM-CD-40453

Type

Archival materials
Sound discs

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref27874
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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171786969-0

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