Dance Calypso!

According to the liner notes, "Calypso is...a humor-coated pellet of uncamouflaged truth...taking the opportunity of saying something to somebody in song that you couldn't say in polite society...the dummy for a singing ventriloquist." Whether or not this is an apt description, this compilation brings together some of the best calypsonians from Trinidad and Antigua: Johnny Gomez and Orchestra, Small Island Pride and Herbert Howard with the Brute Force Steelband, as well as Lord Cristo and Dictator. (Also check out SWF40453 Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection.)

Track Listing

101	Carnival Celebration Small Island Pride	02:24
102	Last Night the Landlord Nearly Killed Me Lord Cristo	02:01
103	Skokiaan Johnny Gomez and His Orchestra	03:57
104	Federation Small Island Pride	02:41
105	Anna Johnny Gomez and His Orchestra	04:21
106	Boxing Bout Small Island Pride	04:40
201	Train Calypso Johnny Gomez and His Orchestra	04:58
202	Goin' Down Jordan Small Island Pride	02:52
203	Johnny's Nightmare Johnny Gomez and His Orchestra	02:23
204	Chinese Cricket Match Dictator	02:49
205	Sauerkraut Calypso Herbert Howard	04:17
206	Reel and Tun Herbert Howard	03:56