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• Zulabar

  27.09.2019 at 19:24

  'London is the Place for Me' is an historic collection of calypso music, recorded in London between and , mostly for Denis Preston's Melodisc label, at a time when many of the most talented calypsonians of the day were living and working in England; Kitchener, Beginner, Invader, Tiger and Lion/5(9).

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• Tale

  30.09.2019 at 03:49

  Another installment of amazing music from the first wave of modern black settlement in England. The focus remains on the '50s, with classic calypsos running alongside the African jazz of Ambrose Campbell-- the father of modern Nigerian music -- and some blistering ellimuvosufro.pacrothocounttanwolfdastnetanryazarpay.infoinfo the contributions from the '60s there is some South African kwela (featuring Chris McGregor) and a jazz-dance /5(3).

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• Fekree

  27.09.2019 at 22:37

  Boomkat Product Review: "When the Empire Windrush, an old troop-carrier, arrived at Tilbury on June 21, , and inaugurated modern Caribbean immigration to Britain, it also supplied calypso with its best-known image — on Pathe newsreel, Lord Kitchener singing his new composition London Is The Place For Me. Kitch had boarded with Lord Beginner at Kingston docks, Jamaica, on Empire Day, .

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• Vudor

  28.09.2019 at 04:09

  Various ‎– London Is The Place For Me 2: Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz From Young Black London Label: Honest Jon's Records ‎– 2 7, Astralwerks ‎– 2 7.

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• Brabei

  26.09.2019 at 03:15

  2: Calypso And Kwela, Highlife And Jazz From Young Black London HONEST JON'S RECORDS ‘Vibrant and beautiful almost beyond words, the fifty year old recordings being collected on Honest Jons’ London Is The Place For Me series are giant and precious treasures of early black British music.

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• Tojashura

  29.09.2019 at 20:59

  London Is The Place For Me Vol 2 -- Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz From Young Black London CD (Item ) Honest Jons, –Brand: Honest Jons (Label).

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• Mora

  02.10.2019 at 06:40

  Discover releases, reviews, songs, credits, and more about London Is The Place For Me 2: Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz From Young Black London at /5(43).

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• Godal

  27.09.2019 at 20:26

  View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of London Is The Place For Me (Calypso, Kwela, Highlife, Jazz) on Discogs. Label: Honest Jon's Records - HJRCD2R • Series: London Is The Place For Me - 1 & 2,The Music Of Young Black London - 1 & 2 • Format: 2x, CD Compilation • Country: UK • Genre: Folk, World, & Country 5/5(1).

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