Poor But Ambitious: Calypso Classics from Trinidad 1928-1940

Wilmoth Houdini

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Although born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wilmoth Houdini (born Frederick Wilmoth Hendricks) achieved musical recognition performing calypso music in New York City in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. His songs covered a variety of topics and styles and were sung in a mix of English and Trinidadian patois. This collection, recorded in New York between 1928 and 1940, features Houdini performing with several different calypso bands. The liner notes provide a brief biography of Houdini and his music.

Track Listing

101	Sweet Like A Honey Bee	Wilmoth Houdini	3:01
102	Song No. 99	Wilmoth Houdini	2:59
103	Uncle Jo' Gimme Mo'!	Wilmoth Houdini	3:11
104	Trifling Men	Wilmoth Houdini	2:59
105	No Mo' Bench And Board	Wilmoth Houdini	3:10
106	Sweet Papa Willie	Wilmoth Houdini	3:15
107	Honey I'm Bound To Go	Wilmoth Houdini	3:14
108	The Cooks In Trinidad	Wilmoth Houdini	3:18
109	Arima Tonight, Sangre Grande Tomorrow Night	Wilmoth Houdini	2:27
110	Black But Sweet	Wilmoth Houdini	2:33
111	I Need A Man	Wilmoth Houdini	3:24
112	Stop Coming And Come	Wilmoth Houdini	3:05
113	Tiger Tom Kill Tiger Cat	Wilmoth Houdini	2:52
114	That Big Black Woman	Wilmoth Houdini	3:08
115	West Indian Sugar Crop	Wilmoth Houdini	3:06
116	Unfortunate Milley	Wilmoth Houdini	2:51
117	Teacher Nose Gay The Shouter	Wilmoth Houdini	3:04
118	Mickey Cipriani's Career	Wilmoth Houdini	3:11
119	Glorius Centenary	Wilmoth Houdini	2:53
120	Cipriani's And Bradshaw's Death	Wilmoth Houdini	2:51
121	Bandsman Shooting Case	Wilmoth Houdini	2:54
122	African Love Call	Wilmoth Houdini	2:56
123	The Devil Behind Me	Wilmoth Houdini	3:08
124	Poor But Ambitious	Wilmoth Houdini	3:07