Authentic Bahamian Calypso (A Second Album of Bahamian Songs)

by Blind Blake

Authentic Bahamian Calypso (A Second Album of Bahamian Songs) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1952
  • Label: Art
  • Country: Bahamas
  • Length: 27:28
  • Community rating: 3.41/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Preserving the vibrant, acoustic stringband traditions of the Caribbean, this release highlights the energetic Goombay rhythms of the blind Bahamian bandleader. Blind Blake delivers rapid-fire, highly syncopated banjo picking and distinctly localized vocal phrasing untouched by commercialized pop-calypso polish. The album serves as an invaluable, authentic snapshot of island folklore and tourist entertainment in the early 1950s.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, party, melodic

Tracklist

  1. J.P. Morgan (2:40)
  2. Jones! Oh Jones! (2:44)
  3. Yes! Yes! Yes! (2:51)
  4. Pretty Boy (2:44)
  5. Run-Come-See, Jerusalem (2:52)
  6. Love Alone (2:39)
  7. Lord, Got Tomatoes (2:54)
  8. My Pigeon Gone Wild (2:38)
  9. Watermelon Spoilin' on the Vine (2:40)
  10. Never Interfere with Man and Wife (2:42)

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