Calypso Breakaway 1927-1941

Various Artists - International - Caribbean & Cuba | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 12, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2027
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder
• ASIN: B0000002RE
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,178 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Trinidad
  • #76 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba

Track Listings

1. Don't Le' Me Mother Know - Keskidee Trio

2. Ma Maria - King Radio

3. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Felix And His Krazy Kats

4. An Excursion To Grenada - The Growler

5. Tina - The Lion

6. Seven Skeletons Found In the Yard - Lord Executor

7. Little Gal, Mother Is Calling You - Al Philip Lere Syncopators

8. Maraval Girls - The Tiger

9. Anacaona - Lord Begineer

10. Dynamite - Atilla The Hun

11. Caro At Point Cumana - Lord Invader

12. Violets-Venezuelan Waltz - Lionel Belasco's Orchestra

13. Guests of Rudy Vallee - The Lion And Atilla The Hun

14. How I Speny My Time At The Hospital - Lord Executor

15. Old Men Come Back Again - King Radio

16. Johnnie Take My Wife - Wilmouth Houdini And His Caribbean Orchestra

17. The More They Try To Do Me Bad - The Caresser

18. Love Thy Neighbor - The Lion

19. Tropical Heat-Paseo - Codall's Top Hatters Orchestra

20. The Whe Whe Banker Wedding - The Tiger

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pleasing to diverse musical tastes, June 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Calypso Breakaway 1927-1941 (Audio CD)

We play this CD in a restaurant where I work. We usually play a lot of jazz, some Latin music, and now old style Calypso. This music reminds me of thirties style jazz artists, but with island style. The lyrics are fun, the music is gently rythmic and playful...think of a quieter version of "Day-O" in the movie Beetle Juice.--Makes you wanna shimmy.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go back to another era, September 20, 2002

By 

Gregory Brock (Roanoke, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calypso Breakaway 1927-1941 (Audio CD)

Picture you are in the 1930's. A seaplane takes off in the water in a harbor as you watch the sun go down. Vintage saling ships and merchant steam boats bob in the water. The warm evening breeze blows palm leaves and the smell of afro-carribean cooking mingles with flowering bouganvilla and hibiscus. You are sitting in a restaurant as ceiling fans stir cigar smoke and the background sounds of a calypso band play for your enjoyment. Tourism hasn't exploited this island yet and you realize just how far away from home you actually are.

These recordings will take you to this time and place.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the most soulful music I've ever heard, November 2, 2005

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TimothyFarrell22 (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calypso Breakaway 1927-1941 (Audio CD)

The calypso music of the 1930s and 40s was a music of a different era. It creates images of a Jamacia that is long gone, a legendary and lost time. Anyone interested in the Calypso music of the 30s and 40s should start with this compilation. It has all the big players of the genre, such as Lord Beginner, Atilla the Hun, and Lion (who contributes my favorite track on the entire compilation "Love Thy Neighbor"). The music itself is unique and accesible at the same time, making for an incredibly fresh listening. The truth remains that this was a seminal period in music history, and this is an excellent portrait of the musical genre. A great introduction to the genre (some company needs to produce a box set of this stuff).