Marvellous Boy:calypso From West Afri (2009)

Product Summary Label: HONEST JON'S RECORDS/FORCED EX UPC: 04047179217026 Release Date: 3/31/2009 Buy.com Sku: 210761805 Item#: M4L7L7 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Poor Freetown Boy - Famous Scrubbs ~ Various Artists 2. Taxi Driver (I Don't Care) - Bobby Benson & His Combo ~ Various Artists 3. Ariwo - Chris Ajilo & His Cubanos ~ Various Artists 4. Olubunmi - Roy Chicago ~ Various Artists 5. Bere Bote - Mayor's Dance Band ~ Various Artists 6. Nylon Dress - Steven Amchi & His Empire Rhythm Skies/Steven Amechi And His Empire Rhythm Skies ~ Various Artists 7. Fire Fire Fire - Ebenezer Calender & His Maringer Band ~ Various Artists 8. Scrubbs Na Marvellous Boy - Famous Scrubbs ~ Various Artists 9. Dick Tiger's Victory - Godwin Omabuwa & His Sound Makers ~ Various Artists 10. Igha Suo Gamwen - Rolling Stone & His Traditional Aces ~ Various Artists 11. Tree And The Monkey, The - E.T. Mensah And His Tempos Band/E.T. Mensah & His Tempos Orchestra ~ Various Artists 12. Calypso Minor One - Bobby Benson & His Jam Session Orchestra ~ Various Artists 13. Cost Of Living Nar Freetown - Ebenezer Calender & His Maringer Band ~ Various Artists 14. Me Nar Poor Old Man Nor Do Me So - Ebenezer Calender & His Maringer Band ~ Various Artists 15. Gentleman Bobby - Bobby Benson & His Combo ~ Various Artists 16. Yabomisa Sawale - Victor Olaiya ~ Various Artists 17. Mami - The Rhythm Aces ~ Various Artists 18. Arria Baby - Ebenezer Calender & His Maringer Band ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Liner Note Author: Mark Ainley. Though the esteemed English imprint Honest Jon's has devoted a number of compilations to documenting the thriving West Indian music scene of the `30s, `40s, and `50s, MARVELLOUS BOY: CALYPSO FROM WEST AFRICA stands out insofar as it documents calypso's transatlantic passage from the West Indies to Africa. These recordings were made in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, and a number of other West African countries in the `40s and `50s. Their propulsive rhythms and playful melodies are a precursor to the driving Afro-beat sound that would emerge in subsequent decades.   Technical Info Release Date : 03/31/2009 Original Release Date : 2009 Catalog ID : 038 Label : Honest Jons Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 04047179217026    Related Videos 11:11: Rodrigo Y Gabriela