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Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection

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Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection A flourishing of Calypso creativity, a dramatic period in Trinidad's history and an audio engineer inspired these exciting tracks, originally released on Cook Records between 1956 and 1962. Emory Cook used innovative recording techniques to capture the active interplay between calypsonians and their audiences. We hear classic song-duels between calypso legends like The Mighty Sparrow and Lord Melody, lively steel band processions, and a wide range of provocative calypso songs about life, love and politics. Live and studio recordings from Trinidad. 32-page booklet presents notes, song texts, Cook discography, bibliography. 67 minutes.

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Track Listing

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John Buddy Williams Band
03:31
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102
Small Island Pride
02:21
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103
Lord Melody
04:22
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104
Small Island Pride
02:41
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105
Mighty Sparrow
03:02
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106
Small Island Pride
03:28
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107
Man tuning steel drum, Trinidad
00:42
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108
Carnival band, Trinidad
02:25
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109
Mighty Sparrow
01:48
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110
Mighty Sparrow and Lord Melody
04:26
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111
Lord Melody
03:25
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112
Mighty Sparrow
03:55
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113
Lord Melody
02:44
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114
Mighty Sparrow
04:12
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115
Lord Melody
04:15
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116
Mighty Sparrow
04:48
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117
Lord Melody
03:07
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118
Commander
02:52
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119
King Fighter
03:24
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120
Wrangler
02:50
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121
Wrangler
03:07