Calypso - Vintage Songs From the Caribbean - 2002

Calypso (2002) is a Putumayo collection that includes Calypso classics and popular songs from the golden era of Caribbean music.

In the 1950s, calypso and other Caribbean folk styles had international repercussions, after the release of "Calypso" by Harry Belafonte in 1956, one of the best-selling records in history. From then on, artists from Barbados, Trinidad, the Bahamas, Jamaica and other Caribbean islands became interested in this new audience. Thus, the rhythms, catchy melodies and double meaning lyrics of Caribbean music reached millions of North American homes.

This album brings us a selection of classics from the legendary ART Records, as well as other gems from various periods of Caribbean musical history. Calypso goes back half a century, to a romantic era that seemed to have been lost in time.

Tracks list:

01. Don't Touch Me Tomato - George Symonette - Bahamas

02. Yes, Yes, Yes - Calypso Mama - Bahamas

03. Take Me Back To Jamaica - The Jolly Boys - Jamaica

04. Crazy Like Mad - Leslie Scott & Irene Williams - Bahamas

05. Peas And Rice - Blind Blake And His Royal Victorians - Bahamas

06. Linstead Market - Lord Composer - Jamaica

07. No More Rocking And Rolling - King Sparrow - Grenada

08. Goombay Drum - The Percentie Brothers - Bahamas

09. Fed-A-Ray - Lord Beginner - Trinidad

10. Kim - Lord Shorty - Trinidad

11. Little Nassau/Bahama Mama - Andre Toussaint – Haiti/Bahamas

12. Barbados Carnival - Mighty Panther - Trinidad

13. J.P. Morgan - The Percentie Brothers - Bahamas

14. The Limbo Song - Frankie Anderson - Bahamas

15. It's Always Springtime In Nassau - Delbon Johnson - Bahamas