"A calypso concert sponsored by People's Songs and hosted by Alan Lomax"--Container. Compact disc. Program notes by Steve Shapiro, Donald R. Hill, and John H. Cowley, discography, bibliography, and song texts ([32] pages : illustrations) inserted in container. Program notes were prepared with the aid of a United University Professions Individual Development Grant form the State University of New York-College at Oneonta. Lord Invader, Duke of Iron, Macbeth the Great, vocals ; Gerald Clark and his Invaders (Gerald Clark, leader, guitar ; Victor Pacheco, fiddle ; Gregory Felix, clarinet ; Albert Morris, piano ; "Hi" Clark, double bass ; Simeon, DeLeon, drums). Recorded live on December 21, 1946, at Town Hall, New York City.
Contents:
Introduction to the concert (:56) -- Calypso invasion (2:29) -- Introduction to Stone cold dead in the market (:19) -- Stone cold dead in the market (2:49) -- Dialogue on the trinidadian harp (:49) -- Introduction to Ugly woman (2:06) -- Ugly woman (3:02) -- Introduction to Rum and coca-cola (1:53) -- Rum and coca-cola (2:55) -- Introduction to Do lai do (1:35) -- Do lai do (2:08) -- Introduction to Three friends' advice (2:31) -- Three friends' advice (3:55) -- Introduction to Happy land of Canaan (:26) -- Happy land of Canaan (1:44) -- Introduction to Exploring (1:00) -- Exploring : (exploiting) (3:20) -- Introduction to Man smart, woman smarter (1:00) -- Man smart, woman smarter (2:53) -- Introduction to Tie-tongue baby (1:220 -- Tie-tongue baby (4:34) -- Introduction to Edward VIII (1:08) -- Edward VIII (4:21).
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