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Calypso in New York

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Well, you probably have Rum and Coca Cola somewhere in your collection if you are a Calypso fan. So this recording is a nice, breezy supplement to your Lord Invader discography. It's really quite a crisp and clever collection of Invader's best including a mischeivous number on covert beach excursions with a girl who'll do anything for Pepsi Cola, say what is it with Invader and cola anyway? I'm beginning to think the black bubbly is a naughty analogy for something. There's a great number about getting lost on the New York subway and another misadventure involving Invader's hapless sojourn in a tranvestite bar in Germany. Boy that Invader sure gets around. There's lots of Kalinda chants in between the more dolled-up numbers, making for a nice tension between an unplugged Carnival Monday sound versus the more crafty favorites like Tied Tongue Baby and Sly Mongoose.

This awesome little collection will deepen anyone's understanding of the word 'calypso' - at least for me it had that effect. The numbers are catchy and clever and the rhythm section seems like it was pulled right out of Tahiti or something. The drumming of the tribal sounding chants that intersperse these charming little ditties is kind of intense and complex and seems to show you what the entertainment is rooted in and that it is in fact close to it's roots while being savvy in the New York music of the era as well. I think anyone would like this music.