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