Various Artists — London Is The Place For Me 7 — Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband (2019)

Artist: Various Artists
Title: London Is The Place For Me 7 — Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Honest Jon\’s Records
Genre: Calypso, World
Quality: MP3 320 kbps; FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 55:28
Total Size: 133; 204 MB

The latest volumes in this highly acclaimed \»London Is The Place For Me\» series — Volume 7 — Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband & Volume 8 — Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962.

Presenting the music of the Windrush generation: the post-war, London recordings of West Indians and West Africans, in the first wave of modern migration to Britain.

Volume 7 — Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband overflows with diverse musical styles, including steel band, stringband, calypso, joropo and mento. Volume 8 — Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962 is devoted to the great calypsonian Lord Kitchener.

The gatefold LPs come with full-size leaflets, the CDs inside a forty-page booklet, including numerous stunning photographs, and brilliant new writing by Kitch\’s biographer, Anthony Joseph. Sound restoration at Abbey Road; pressed at Pallas.

01. Lord Beginner — Sons and Daughters of Africa (3:00)
02. The Lion — Royal Wedding (2:59)
03. The Mighty Terror — Hydrogen Bomb (3:10)
04. Dai Dai Simba — Modern Telephone (2:31)
05. Willie Payne & The Starlite Tempos — Wa Sise (2:40)
06. The Mighty Terror — Emperor of Africa (2:38)
07. Louise Bennett — Bongo Man (2:26)
08. Marie Bryant — My Handy Man (2:40)
09. Nigerian Union Rhythm Group — Tortoise Mambo (2:32)
10. Calypso Rhythm Kings — Boule Vese (2:19)
11. The Mighty Terror — Life is Like a Puzzle (2:51)
12. The Mighty Terror — Chinese Children (2:40)
13. Bill Rogers — Hungry Man from Clapham (2:18)
14. Lili Verona — Underground Train (3:11)
15. The Lion — Highway Code (3:10)
16. Billy Sholanke — Kana Kana (3:12)
17. Calypso Rhythm Kings — L\’ann?e Pass?e (3:16)
18. Lord & Lady Beginner — One Morning (3:08)
19. West African Rhythm Brothers — D4. West African Rhythm Brothers, Ema Foju (2:36)
20. Trinidad Steel Band — Caroline (2:11)