Various - Musik Från Västindien: Små Antillerna (2xLP) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    Sweden  
Released:  1977
Genre:       Reggae, Latin, Folk World & Country
Style:         Steel Band, Calypso, Field Recording, Merengue

Comments:
SOME HAIRLINES, , SOME COVERWEAR
 

Notes:

A1: Recorded at a dance in Portsmouth, Dominicia, 1969-04-15. The song is in a merengue style and is listed as just merengue.
A2: Recorded at a dance in Soufrière, Saint Lucia, 1969-05-09. The artist "Byorkester" is Swedish for "Local village orchestra". The song is a masouc, which is a sort of old dance style from Lesser Antilles.
A3: Recorded at Young Island, 1969-05-16. The artist "Bamboo Band" is a generic name for an orchestra consisting of a bamboo flute and a boom boom (a 1,5 meter long bamboo stick without finger holes that are use like a basoon). The songs is a calypso.
A4: Recorded in Mount Rich, Grenada, 1969-06-05. The artist "Cocoa-Lute Duo" refer to the two cocoa-lutes (instruments made from the cocoa tree and looks like a longbow). This particular song is played by two local unknown youths. The songs is a calypso.
A5: Recorded in Castries, Saint Lucia, 1969-04-28.
A6: Recorded at the christmas celebration in Lopinot, Trinidad, 1970. 
A7: Sung by unknown playing children (Swedish: Lekande Barn) and recorded on a street in Kingstown, Saint Vincent, 1969-05-22. 

B1: Recorded during a ceremony at Mrs. Weekers shango shrine in Gasparillo, Trinidad, 1969-07-02. The artist is listed as "Deltagare I Shango-Ceremoni" which means "Participants in the Shango-Ceremony" and consists of Yoruba people.
B2: Recorded during a church service in Santa Theresa, Trinidad in the Easter of 1970.
B3: Recorded during a Hindu ceremony in Le Moule, Guadeloupe, 1969-04-08.
B4: Recorded during the celebration of Hosse in Cedros, Trinidad, 1971-03-07. 
B5: Recorded at a Jumbie Dance in Big Bay, Trinidad, 1971-07-17. The song is a "reel" which is an africanized dance style.

C1: Recorded at a party in Portsmouth, Dominica, 1969-04-14. The band consists of young lads playing steel pans which they made by them self.
C2: Recorded at a dance in Plymouth, Montserrat, 1969-03-23. The artist "Dansorkester" is Swedish for "Dance Orchestra".
C3: Recorded by International Recording Company, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, January 1970.
C4: Recorded during the carnival in Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, 1969-02-18. The artist "Karnevalsband" is Swedish for "A Carnival Band".
C5: Recorded during a dance in Emerald Isle Hotel, Montserrat, 1969-03-22.
C6: Recorded by International Recording Company, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, 1970.

D1: Recorded at a sticks fight in Sangre Grande, Trinidad, February 1970. Kalinda is the music style associated with fighting with 1,5 meter long sticks.
D2: Recorded at a party during Foxy's tamarind three at Jost Van Duke, British Virgin Islands, 1969-02-08. The songs is a calypso.
D3: Recorded by International Recording Company, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, 1970. The songs is a calypso.
D4: Sung by a youth gang with boys in the ages 9 to 14 years old playing home made string instruments. Recorded at the street outside Admiral's Inn, English Harbour, Antigua, 1969-02-27. The artist "Stringband Av Pojkar 9-14 År Gamla" is Swedish for "String band consisting of boys in the age 9 to 14 years old". The songs is a calypso.
D5: Recorded by International Recording Company, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, 1970. The songs is a calypso.

Includes a 7-page program notes in Swedish with photos and a booklet with everything translated in English but without photos.

A1. Jing Ping Band - Merengue 2:10
A2. Unknown Artist - Mo La La 3:45
A3. Unknown Artist - The Lizard 3:35
A4. Unknown Artist - Mr. Walker 1:20
A5. La Rose - Nous Arrivé 3:00
A6. Lopinot Serenaders - Aquinaldo 2:45
A7. Unknown Artist - Somebody, Oh Mouchay 1:40
B1. Yoruba (2) - Sång Från Shango-ceremoni 4:10
B2. Spiritual Baptists - Sånger Från Gudtjänst Med Spiritual Beggers 4:45
B3. Pundit H'Ira Nègre - Avsnitt Ur "Historien Om Marrdevirain" 4:20
B4. Mr. Tulsie's Tassa Group - Tassa 3:15
B5. Ferdinand Murphy - Danny Man 3:15
C1. Old Oak Steelband - Calypso 2:00
C2. Unknown Artist - Petit Ballet 7:30
C3. Silver Stars Steel Orchestra - Margie 4:10
C4. Unknown Artist - Vive Laval 2:05
C5. New York Symphony Orchestra - Moment Musical Nr. 5 3:10
C6. Gay Desperadoes Steel Orchestra - Nocturne I Ess-Dur 3:35
D1. Unknown Artist - Singay Ta La La 3:05
D2. Foxy Callwood - The Big Bamboo 3:50
D3. Chalkdust (2) - The Right History 4:30
D4. Unknown Artist - Mr. Walker 3:35
D5. Lord Kitchener - Trinidad Time 5:00

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Matrix / Runout CAP 2004 A
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