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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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Saturday Night Blowout The John Buddy Williams Band 03:31
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Carnival Celebration Small Island Pride 02:21
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Booboo Man (Mama, Look at Bubu) Lord Melody 04:22
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Federation Small Island Pride 02:41
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No, Doctor No Mighty Sparrow 03:02
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Taxi Driver Small Island Pride 03:28
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Tuning of a Picong n/a 00:42
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Yankees Gone Steel band procession 02:25
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Yankees Gone Mighty Sparrow 01:48
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Picong Duel The Mighty Sparrow and Lord Melody 04:26
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Cowboy Sparrow Lord Melody 03:25
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Reply to Melody Mighty Sparrow 03:55
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Carnival Proclamation Lord Melody 02:44
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Paye Mighty Sparrow 04:12
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Turn Back, Melody Lord Melody 04:15
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Teresa Mighty Sparrow 04:48
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Come Go, Calcutta Lord Melody 03:07
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No Crime, No Law Commander 02:52
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He No Dead Yet King Fighter 03:24
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Bongo Man Wrangler 02:50
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Neighbor Jacqueline Wrangler 03:07