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First Flight: Early Calypsos From Emory Cook Colle
Mighty Sparrow
First Flight: Early Calypsos From Emory Cook Colle
Genres: International Music, Pop
 
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Fueled by his experiences in post-war Port of Spain, Mighty Sparrow?s First Flight reflects a world of bravado and high rhetoric where violence of tongue and hand, the cut and thrust of word and razor, were reduced to a fi...  more »

     
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All Artists: Mighty Sparrow
Title: First Flight: Early Calypsos From Emory Cook Colle
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 10/25/2005
Genres: International Music, Pop
Styles: Caribbean & Cuba, Calypso, Trinidad, Soca
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 093074053423

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Fueled by his experiences in post-war Port of Spain, Mighty Sparrow?s First Flight reflects a world of bravado and high rhetoric where violence of tongue and hand, the cut and thrust of word and razor, were reduced to a finely-honed skill. Sparrow?s calypsos, spun with an invincible exuberance, intertwine spiritual and social concerns resulting in unflinching social commentary. Incendiary and often scandalous, First Flight shatters popularly held perceptions of calypso as merely "party" music. 20-page booklet with extensive liner notes and photos, 18 tracks, and 76 minutes of music!

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Calypso legend
The Djeli | Ile Ife, Nigeria | 11/10/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Excellent compilation of West Indian legend, Mighty Sparrow, whose politically minded lyrics predated Bob Marley or Peter Tosh. Mighty Sparrow rose in Trinidad and was one of the pioneering artists to bring Calypso outside of the Caribbean. Calypso, a form of music enslaved Africans in the West Indies used to communicate political information that European enslavers would not recognize because they were in the form of song. Think of it as vocal capoiera! Reggae, which is also great, is a much later genre that has its roots in calypso."