Mighty Sparrow- First Flight: Early Calypsos From The Emory Cook Collection (CD)
Don't equate calypso with "party music." Mighty Sparrow's experiences in Port of Spain left him keenly aware of violence, rhetoric and social injustice, and that all comes pouring out in his songs: No, Doctor, No (Situation in Trinidad); Gun Slingers; Sailor Man; Russian Satellite; Mad Bomber; No More Rocking; Eve, and 11 more. And the 20-plus-page booklet tells the Mighty Sparrow story!
Tracklist:
- No, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)
- Sparrow vs. Melody Picong
- Carlton Peeping at Me
- Harry in the Piggery
- Mango Vert
- Gun Slingers
- Jean Marabunta
- Sailor Man
- Eve
- Stella
- Short Little Shorts
- Country Girl
- Dear Sparrow
- Post Card to Sparrow
- Dorothy
- Russian Satellite
- Mad Bomber
- No More Rocking and Rolling
- Relaxation Time
- Fast Asleep
- Reduce Insomnia
- Yoga Meditation Techniques
- Tranquility & Serenity
- Angelic Sounds
- Faraway Memories
UPC > 093074053423
Format > New CD
Label > Smithsonian Folkways
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Mighty Sparrow- First Flight: Early Calypsos From The Emory Cook Collection (CD)
Don't equate calypso with "party music." Mighty Sparrow's experiences in Port of Spain left him keenly aware of violence, rhetoric and social injustice, and that all comes pouring out in his songs: No, Doctor, No (Situation in Trinidad); Gun Slingers; Sailor Man; Russian Satellite; Mad Bomber; No More Rocking; Eve, and 11 more. And the 20-plus-page booklet tells the Mighty Sparrow story!
Tracklist:
- No, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)
- Sparrow vs. Melody Picong
- Carlton Peeping at Me
- Harry in the Piggery
- Mango Vert
- Gun Slingers
- Jean Marabunta
- Sailor Man
- Eve
- Stella
- Short Little Shorts
- Country Girl
- Dear Sparrow
- Post Card to Sparrow
- Dorothy
- Russian Satellite
- Mad Bomber
- No More Rocking and Rolling
- Relaxation Time
- Fast Asleep
- Reduce Insomnia
- Yoga Meditation Techniques
- Tranquility & Serenity
- Angelic Sounds
- Faraway Memories
UPC > 093074053423
Format > New CD
Label > Smithsonian Folkways
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
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Don't equate calypso with "party music." Mighty Sparrow's experiences in Port of Spain left him keenly aware of violence, rhetoric and social injustice, and that all comes pouring out in his songs: No, Doctor, No (Situation in Trinidad); Gun Slingers; Sailor Man; Russian Satellite; Mad Bomber; No More Rocking; Eve, and 11 more. And the 20-plus-page booklet tells the Mighty Sparrow story!
Tracklist:
- No, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)
- Sparrow vs. Melody Picong
- Carlton Peeping at Me
- Harry in the Piggery
- Mango Vert
- Gun Slingers
- Jean Marabunta
- Sailor Man
- Eve
- Stella
- Short Little Shorts
- Country Girl
- Dear Sparrow
- Post Card to Sparrow
- Dorothy
- Russian Satellite
- Mad Bomber
- No More Rocking and Rolling
- Relaxation Time
- Fast Asleep
- Reduce Insomnia
- Yoga Meditation Techniques
- Tranquility & Serenity
- Angelic Sounds
- Faraway Memories
UPC > 093074053423
Format > New CD
Label > Smithsonian Folkways
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
