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Lord Invader: Calypso in New York
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Artist
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Lord Invader, vocals. Pete Seeger, banjo. Gregory Felix, clarinet. Cecil Anderson, piano & others.
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Label
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Smithsonian Folkways
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Format
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cutout CD
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Runtime/Release Date
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73'22/2000
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Label Number
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40454
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Daedalus Item Code
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17232
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This item is not available.
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Description
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Lord Invader (Rupert Westmore Grant, 1914-62) recorded for Folkways' Moses Asch in the 1940–50s. Whether recounting events in Trinidad, riffing on New York, or indicting racism, he combines inspired improvisation and compelling rhythms in his unique calypsonian fashion. Of the 26 tracks, 13 are released here for the first time. "Includes many of Invader's original calypsoes … [and] an unusual variety of other repertoire: Several stickfighting chants (e.g., 'Ten Thousand to Bar Me One'), a children's song ('Brown Girl in the Ring'), a spiritual Baptist chant ('Happy Land of Canaan'), and some old carnival standards like 'Sly Mongoose,' 'Mary Ann,' Tiger's 'Out the Fire,' and Lord Kitchener's 'Tied-Tongue Baby'."—Latin American Music Review "One of the genre's most popular composer/performers…. Much of his writing is autobiographical and revealing of the times in which he lived and the social mores of the era. An example is 'New York Subway,' which details the trials of coping with the city's rapid transit system. A delightful collection."—Americas The folk music archives that form the wellspring of these Smithsonian recordings are truly incomparable. Encompassing a wide variety of styles, they reflect the heart, soul, and backbone of the American experience as well as indigenous music from around the world. Folkways' impeccable sound and documentation does these artists proud, setting their work off as the treasure it is.
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