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“You gabblous squabbler!”

Posted on 2020-05-19 by Lord Investor — Leave a reply

Calypso rap battle in 1938.

Posted in calypso | Tagged bluebird, calypso war, destroyer, growler, invader, rca | Leave a reply

King Radio’s Ode to Bachelorhood

Posted on 2020-05-17 by Lord Investor — Leave a reply

A long-lost King Radio song resurfaces!

Posted in calypso | Tagged bluebird, calypso, discography, king radio, rca | Leave a reply

Sparrow Singing at the Nightclub

Posted on 2020-02-27 by Lord Investor — Leave a reply

Another interesting find from the world of obscure moving pictures!

Posted in calypso | Tagged calypso in the movies, sparrow, steelband | Leave a reply

An Intriguing Soundtrack

Posted on 2020-02-18 by Lord Investor — Leave a reply
Still from Tait's "Calypso" (1955)

A short animation from 1955 has a very interesting soundtrack.

Posted in calypso | Tagged calypso in the movies, small island pride | Leave a reply

Philippe Noël’s Golden Age Mix – Part Two

Posted on 2018-08-06 by Lord Investor — 2 Comments ↓

Second part of DJ Philippe Noël’s scorching mix of old time Trinidadian instrumentals.

Posted in calypso | Tagged mix, philippe noel | 2 Comments ↓

Don’t Shoot the DJ – He Plays Real Calypso!

Posted on 2018-06-01 by Lord Investor — Leave a reply

Philippe Noël is one of the world’s most equipped connoiseurs of calypso music and passionate supporter of its waning legacy. I invited him for an email conversation, at the end of which Philippe sent me an exclusive mix of some hot Trinidadian tracks.

Posted in calypso | Tagged deejaying, mix, philippe noel, portrait | Leave a reply

Lip-syncing in 1948

Posted on 2018-01-24 by Lord Investor — 4 Comments ↓

For once, YouTube turned up something of value—in fact, something almost invaluable.

Posted in calypso | Tagged calypso in the movies, duke of iron, gregory felix, melody | 4 Comments ↓

“Still Happy to Be Around”: Martin Albino’s Musical Life

Posted on 2017-11-13 by Lord Investor — Leave a reply
Photo courtesy of Martin Albino

Portrait of Trinidadian multi-instrumentalist Martin Albino (left), still going strong at 76.

Posted in calypso, steelband | Tagged auntie kay, blakie, bomber, brynner, choy aming, cyril diaz, joe chet sampson, johnny gomez, len ward, lord shorty, martin albino, melody, penman, portrait, savoys steel orchestra | Leave a reply

The Blind, Deaf, Naked, and Half-Naked Man

Posted on 2017-10-06 by Lord Investor — 2 Comments ↓

Contortionist-calypsonian Cobra Man and his connection to comic genius Mighty Spoiler.

Posted in calypso | Tagged cobra man, gerard la viny, joseph clemendor, spoiler | 2 Comments ↓

The Bebop Connection

Posted on 2017-05-24 by Lord Investor — Leave a reply

Calypso detective work: Following the leads, from Kitchener to Blue Notes, from lyrics to nonsense.

Posted in calypso | Tagged blue notes, george browne, kitchener, lord flea, melody, young tiger | Leave a reply

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