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23 Mar 2017

cortijo y su combo (1961)

1 - maria teresa
2 - borinquen
4 - el mantequero
7 - chongolo
9 - juan jose
3 - micaela
8 - el pilon de tomasa
5 - amarra la cadena
6 - que coco
10 - conoci a tu papa

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1 - loveys band - mango vert
2 - belascos band - germaine
3 - julian whiterose - iron duke in the land
4 - monroses string orchestra - old lady
5 - phil madison - caroni swamp
6 - merricks orchestra - married to you
7 - sam manning - sly mongosse
8 - wilmoth houdini - caroline
9 - belascos orchestra - caroline
10 - sam manning - lieutnant julian
11 - gerald clark and his night owl - carmelita
12 - bill rogers - west indian weed woman
13 - wilmoth houdini - war declaration
14 - the executor - my reply to houdini
15 - atilla the hun - graf zeppelin
16 - keskidee trio - congo bara

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history of carnival (1933-1939)

1 - atilla the hun - history of carnival
2 - wilmoth houdini - way down sobo
3 - king radio and the tiger - millington
4 - atilla the hun - archie boulay
5 - the lion - hojoe
6 - the atilla - zingue talala
7 - john buddy williams & his blue rhythm orchestra - barre-a-oh
8 - lord invader - demasbar
9 - king radio - matilda
10 - the lion - buddy abraham
11 - the caresser - madame khan
12 - al philip iere syncopators - play mass don't do me that
13 - lionel belasco & his orchestra - juliane
14 - the executor - christmas is a joyful day
15 - the lion - netty netty
16 - lord beginner - christmas morning the rum had me yawning

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14 Feb 2017

santero - afro-cuban cult music

1 - celia cruz with the yoruba corus and the batá drums - changó
2 - celia cruz with the yoruba corus and the batá drums - babalu ayé
3 - mercedes valdez with the yoruba corus and the batá drums - yemaya
4 - mercedes valdez with the yoruba corus and the batá drums - ochun
5 - mercedes valdez, bienvenido leon, facundo rivero with the batá drums - obatalá
6 - mercedes valdez, bienvenido leon, facundo rivero with the batá drums - eléggua
7 - caridad suarez with obdulio morales and his black chorus - ogún
8 - caridad suarez with obdulio morales and his black chorus - ochosi-omo-mi
9 - mercedes valdes, eugenio de la rosa and chorus with the batá drums - prayers
10 - mercedes valdes, eugenio de la rosa and chorus with the batá drums - prayers2
11 - the dark rhapsody ensemble - cobildo de ollá

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black music in britain (2): caribbean connections

early 1950's

01 - lord kitchener - nora
02 - lord beginner - i will die a bachalor
03 - lord beginner - rum, more rum
04 - calypso rhythm kings - breakaway
05 - the lion - mary ann calypso
06 - bill rogers - weed woman
07 - young tiger - calypso be
08 - tony johnson - mattie rag
09 - lillie verona - massa johnnie
10 - shake keane - fire, fire
11 - the lion - trinidad, the land of calypso
12 - trinidad all stars steel band - trouble in arima
13 - george brown - trinidad
14 - grant-lyttelton paseo jazz band - mike's tangana
15 - shake keane - baionga
16 - the lion - kalenda march

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black music in britain (1): port of spain shuffle

early 1950's

01 - lord kitchener - the underground train
02 - lord beginner - the dollar and the pound
03 - lord beginner - genearl election
04 - cyril blake's calypso band - iere
05 - cyril blake's calypso band - man smart and woman smarter
06 - lord beginner - federation
07 - calypso rhythm kings - port of spain shuffle
08 - the lion - ugly woman
09 - the lion - tick tick
10 - grant lyttelton pasco jazz band - king porter stomp
11 - grant lyttelton pasco jazz band - fat tuesday
12 - billy rogers - daddy gone
13 - grant lyttelton pasco jazz band - london blues
14 - billy rogers - sightseeing in the uk
15 - george brown - mamzelle josephine
16 - tony johnson - linstead market

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8 Aug 2016

brute force steelbands (1955)

1 - the brute force steel band of antigua b.w.i. - mambo jambo
2 - the brute force steel band of antigua b.w.i. - mambo no5
3 - the brute force steel band of antigua b.w.i. - alec betsa
4 - the brute force steel band of antigua b.w.i. - del magreto del batey
5 - the brute force steel band of antigua b.w.i. - hold 'em joe
6 - the brute force steel band of antigua b.w.i. - jingle bells
7 - the brute force steel band of antigua b.w.i. - brown skinned gal
8 - the brute force steel band of antigua b.w.i. - under the double eagle march
9 - the hell's gate steel band - cantata
10 - the big shell steel band - meringue
11 - the big shell steel band - leeward island mambo
12 - the big shell steel band - la paloma
13 - the big shell steel band - saturday night

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barbados blues (1926-1931)

01 - sam mannings - sweet mama ring-ding-ding
02 - sam mannings - barbados blues
03 - sam mannings - keep your hands off that
04 - sam mannings - go, i got somebody sweeter than you
05 - sam mannings - bongo
06 - sam mannings - pepper pot
07 - sam mannings - lignum vitae
08 - sam mannings - emily
09 - wilmoth houdini - no mo' bench and board
10 - wilmoth houdini - sweet papa willie
11 - wilmoth houdini - honey i'm bound to go
12 - wilmoth houdini - the cooks in trinidad
13 - wilmoth houdini - arima tonight
14 - wilmoth houdini - black but sweet
15 - wilmoth houdini - i need a man
16 - wilmoth houdini - stop coming and come

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6 Aug 2016

songs and dances of brazil (1956)

1 - choro a tempo de samba
2 - embolada
3 - pena verde
4 - no meu ranchinho
5 - e fol a vaca
6 - choro a tempo de samba
7 - marcha larga
8 - samba urbano
9 - respondeu o fazandeiro
10 - o' embole embole
11 - dance with tambourines
12 - monia no jumento
13 - o meu bonde enquencoo
14 - movemento de marcha
15 - choro a tempo de samba

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liner notes included

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musica nera de bahia (1976)

1 - capoeira de angola
2 - festa de yemaja
3 - carnaval
4 - a solo de berimbau
5 - rapazes com berimbau
6 - batacuda a con ceicao de praia
7 - batacuda a rio vermelho
8 - frevo de carnaval

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6 Mar 2016

calypso lore and legend (1956)

1 - patrick jones - old songs and stories from trinidad
2 - patrick jones - old songs and stories from trinidad
3 - patrick jones - old songs and stories from trinidad
4 - young brigade and the mighty - the ugly one
5 - nn - steel band in carnival
6 - nn - bamboo tamboo session
7 - poposit's old time string ban - bakalia
8 - poposit's old time string ban - spanish waltz
9 - poposit's old time string ban - paseo
10 - poposit's old time string ban - spanish waltz 2

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10 Oct 2015

the real calypso 1 (1927-1946)

1 - the caresser - edward the VIII
2 - the lion - bing crosby
3 - the atilla and the lion - louis schmeling fight
4 - sir lancelot - g-man hoover
5 - executor, caresser, atilla, l - war
6 - attila the hun - five year plan
7 - lord invader - yankee dollar
8 - the lion - four mills brothers
9 - the tiger - money is king
10 - lord beginner - always merry a pretty woman
11 - lord invader - new york subway
12 - the executor - three friends advice
13 - sam manning - let go my hand
14 - the atilla - miss bombilla brown

liner notes included
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