Lord Beginner - "Sons & Daughters Of Africa" (Calypso, Palm-wine, Mento, Joropo, String Band)
The Lion - "Royal Wedding"
The Mighty Terror - "The Hydrogen Bomb"
Dai Dai Simba - "Modern Telephone"
Willie Payne & The Starlite Tempos - "Wa Sise"
The Mighty Terror - "The Emperor Of Africa"
Louise Bennett - "Bongo Man"
Marie Bryant - "My Handy Man"
Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - "Tortoise Mambo"
Calypso Rhythm Kings - "Boul Ve Se"
The Mighty Terror - "Life Is Like A Puzszle"
The Mighty Terror - "Chinese Children"
Bill Rogers - "Hungry Man From Clapham"
Lili Verona - "Underground Train"
The Lion - "Highway Code"
Billy Sholanke - "Kana Kana"
Calypso Rhythm Kings - "L'Annee Passee"
Lord & Lady Beginner - "One Morning"
West African Rhythm Brothers - "Ema Foju Ana Woku"
Trinidad Steel Band - "Caroline"
Carnival Road March (Lord Kitchener In England, 1948-1962)
Food From The West Indies
Manchester Football Double
The Denis Compton Calypso
London Is The Place For Me
Dora (Meet Me At The Pawnshop)
If You're Not White You're Black
Review: Since debuting in 2002, Honest Jon's series on "the sound of young black London" - entitled "London Is The Place For Me" - has done a terrific job in highlighting the changing sound of Afro-Caribbean music in Britain following the post-war rush of emigration from the Commonwealth to the UK. Here the label offers up a double-disc set boasting volumes seven and eight. The first disc focuses on calypso, mento, Joropo and steel band music from the 1950s and early 60s, with a multitude of former SS Empire Windrush passengers combining island rhythms with anglicized lyrics. Disc two looks at the career of calypso legend Lord Kitchener while he was resident in London (1948-62), offering a welcome celebration of the Trinidadian's rise to fame in his adopted home country.
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