{"product_id":"va-soul-jazz-records-presents-calypso-musical-poetry-in-the-caribbean-1955-69-green-vinyl-editio-2lp","title":"VA \/ Soul Jazz Records Presents - CALYPSO: Musical Poetry In The Caribbean 1955-69 [Green vinyl editio 2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: Coloured Vinyl 2LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: SJRLP600C\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5026328006000\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 12 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Soul Jazz Records’ ‘Calypso: Musical Poetry In The Caribbean’ was first issued in 2014 and has been out of print for nearly 10 years. \u003cbr\u003e On its release, ‘Calypso: Musical Poetry In The Caribbean’ was voted one of The Year’s Best 50 Reissues in Rolling Stone magazine and received glowing reviews in Pitchfork, The Guardian, Songlines and many more. \u003cbr\u003e This new edition has been fully remastered and comes as a one-off double vinyl pressing on Translucent Green vinyl, complete with bespoke inners featuring extensive sleevenotes, notes on all the artists and songs featured, and original artwork and photography. The album is also available in a new card-edition CD package, also with complete notes and text. \u003cbr\u003e Featuring Lord Kitchener, The Mighty Viper, Count Zebra, Lord Flea, Lord Hummingbird, King Fighter, Lord Growler, Lord Byron, Lord Ivanhoe and other members of calypso’s aristocracy and aristocrats, the album features the music of calypso in its many styles. \u003cbr\u003e Calypso is one of the most exciting and enduring forms of musical expression that first emerged at the beginning of the 20th century - swinging, persuasive rhythms, brilliantly expressive melodies and lyrics of great humour, wisdom and wit. \u003cbr\u003e Here you will find music from birthplace of calypso, Trinidad, other Caribbean islands including Jamaica and the Bahamas, as well as sounds from the style’s subsequent onwards journey including Britain, Panama and the United States. \u003cbr\u003e Calypsonian songs play out a role in society similar to the storytelling Griots of West Africa (and the corresponding music of Kaiso); with their own tales about popular and incredible news items, modern life, local politics all mixed up with sexual innuendo,\u003cbr\u003eone-upmanship, comedy and more. \u003cbr\u003e At its source, calypso is intricately and inextricably bound to the social history of Trinidad and its myriad of traditions, beliefs, folklore and fables. As the music spread around the world, both from the diaspora of many of its performers as well as its commercial success, the subjects of songs similarly took on local topics. \u003cbr\u003e The most notable singer of calypso in England was the Trinidadian Lord Kitchener, who came to Britain in 1948 on HMS Empire Windrush, along with fellow Calypsonians Lord Beginner and Lord Woodbine. \u003cbr\u003e The songs here vividly capture the popular news stories and fashions of the era - ‘The First Man On The Moon’, James Bond’s ‘Pussy Galore’, ‘Bed Bugs’, ‘Voodoo’, ‘Love in Cemeteries’, as well as West Indians in England, Bossa Nova, the Iron Curtain and the story of a white man who had a black heart transplant operation. \u003cbr\u003e This album celebrates a criminally unsung and under-documented art form in the modern age. \u003cbr\u003e “A joyous compilation. Lovingly annotated, it’s a glimpse into a now distant era when the Caribbean first took on the world and won” - The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr\u003eLord Cobra y Los Pana Afros – Man On The Moon\u003cbr\u003eYoung Growler – Pussy Galore\u003cbr\u003eLord Hummingbird – Teenage Bossa Nova Girl\u003cbr\u003eLord Byron \u0026amp; Orquesta Nueva Alegria – Yes Parssin\u003cbr\u003eCyril Diaz \u0026amp; His Orchestra – Voodoo\u003cbr\u003eLord Flea \u0026amp; His Calypsonians – Out De Fire\u003cbr\u003eBrownie – The Bed Bug Song\u003cbr\u003eCount Zebra and The Seasiders –Cat-O-Nine\u003cbr\u003eCarlos Malcolm \u0026amp; His Afro Jamaican Rhythm – Elena \u003cbr\u003eAzie Lawrence and The Carib Serenaders – West Indians In England\u003cbr\u003eLord Cobra y Los Pana Afros –Negro Heart\u003cbr\u003eLord Kitchener – Love In The Cemetery\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Binger \u0026amp; His Quartet –Jamaica Is The Place To Go\u003cbr\u003eMighty Dougla – Exchange No Robbery\u003cbr\u003eViper – Dog Better Than Man\u003cbr\u003eLord Kitchener – Jamaican Woman\u003cbr\u003eJB Williams Band – Gee Bongo Lady\u003cbr\u003eLord Ivanhoe \u0026amp; His Caribbean Knights – Lift The Iron Curtain\u003cbr\u003eKing Fighter – People Will Talk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Jazz Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46869074313372,"sku":"SJRLP600C","price":35.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/gt.webp?v=1779030261","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/va-soul-jazz-records-presents-calypso-musical-poetry-in-the-caribbean-1955-69-green-vinyl-editio-2lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}