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Lord Invader
Calypso in New York
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop

Track Listings (26) - Disc #1
1. Out The Fire
2. Ten Thousand To Bar Me One
3. Cousin Family
4. When You Hear I Die
5. New York Subway
6. Me One Alone
7. Sly Mongoose
8. Happy Land Of Canaan (#2)
9. Mary Ann
10. Yankee Dollar
11. Pepsi-Cola
12. Tied-Tongue Baby
13. God Made Us All
14. The Soldiers Came And Broke Up My Life (#2)
15. Labor Day
16. Brown Girl In The Ring
17. Chicago, Chicago (#2)
18. My Intention Is War
19. No Place Like The West Indies
20. My Experience On The Reperbahn (2nd Version) - Lord Invader And His Calypso Group
21. Auf Wiedersehen - Lord Invader And His Calypso Group
22. Cat O'Nine Tails - Lord Invader And His Calypso Group
23. Crisis In Arkansas - Lord Invader And His Calypso Group
24. Steel Band War - Lord Invader And His Calypso Group
25. You're Wasting Your Time (#2)
26. I'm Going Back To Africa

CD Details

All Artists: Lord Invader
Title: Calypso in New York
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Original Release Date: 9/26/2000
Release Date: 9/26/2000
Album Type: Extra tracks, Live
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
Styles: Caribbean & Cuba, Calypso, Trinidad, Reggae
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 093074045428, 009307404542

Synopsis

Album Description

Inspired improvisation and compelling rhythms, created by piano, small orchestra, and sometimes a drum and hand clapping, characterize these performances, which Lord invader (Rupert Westmore Grant, 1914-1962) recorded for Moses Asch in the 1940s and 1950s. Whether recounting events in Trinidad, describing his experiences in new York city, performing traditional songs, or criticizing American racism, Lord Invader combines rhythms and ideas in his unique calypsonian fashion. Thirteen of the twenty-six tracks are released here for the first time. Extensive annotations by John Cowley include lyrics, bibliography, and discography. 73 minutes, 32 page booklet. Compiled and annotated by John Cowley.

CD Reviews

Pepsi not Coke

Lawrence Waldron | Queens, NY United States | 03/17/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Well, you probably have Rum and Coca Cola somewhere in your collection if you are a Calypso fan. So this recording is a nice, breezy supplement to your Lord Invader discography. It's really quite a crisp and clever collection of Invader's best including a mischeivous number on covert beach excursions with a girl who'll do anything for Pepsi Cola, say what is it with Invader and cola anyway? I'm beginning to think the black bubbly is a naughty analogy for something. There's a great number about getting lost on the New York subway and another misadventure involving Invader's hapless sojourn in a tranvestite bar in Germany. Boy that Invader sure gets around. There's lots of Kalinda chants in between the more dolled-up numbers, making for a nice tension between an unplugged Carnival Monday sound versus the more crafty favorites like Tied Tongue Baby and Sly Mongoose."