Various: Musik Från Västindien: Små Antillerna

Pickup possible at Digelius Music in Helsinki (by selecting the "local pickup" shipping option).

Gatefold version with booklet partly printed on, partly stapled to sleeve. Black letters on front sleeve. No english translation of booklet notes.

Otherwise identical to https://www.discogs.com/Various-Musik-Från-Västindien-Små-Antillerna/release/1588012

A1: Recorded at a dance in Portsmouth, Dominicia, 1969-04-15. The song is in a merengue style and is listed as just merengue.
A2: Recorded at a dance in Soufrière, Saint Lucia, 1969-05-09. The artist “Byorkester” is Swedish for “Local village orchestra”. The song is a masouc, which is a sort of old dance style from Lesser Antilles.
A3: Recorded at Young Island, 1969-05-16. The artist “Bamboo Band” is a generic name for an orchestra consisting of a bamboo flute and a boom boom (a 1,5 meter long bamboo stick without finger holes that are use like a basoon). The songs is a calypso.
A4: Recorded in Mount Rich, Grenada, 1969-06-05. The artist “Cocoa-Lute Duo” refer to the two cocoa-lutes (instruments made from the cocoa tree and looks like a longbow). This particular song is played by two local unknown youths. The songs is a calypso.
A5: Recorded in Castries, Saint Lucia, 1969-04-28.
A6: Recorded at the christmas celebration in Lopinot, Trinidad, 1970.
A7: Sung by unknown playing children (Swedish: Lekande Barn) and recorded on a street in Kingstown, Saint Vincent, 1969-05-22.

B1: Recorded during a ceremony at Mrs. Weekers shango shrine in Gasparillo, Trinidad, 1969-07-02. The artist is listed as “Deltagare I Shango-Ceremoni” which means “Participants in the Shango-Ceremony” and consists of Yoruba people.
B2: Recorded during a church service in Santa Theresa, Trinidad in the Easter of 1970.
B3: Recorded during a Hindu ceremony in Le Moule, Guadeloupe, 1969-04-08.
B4: Recorded during the celebration of Hosse in Cedros, Trinidad, 1971-03-07.
B5: Recorded at a Jumbie Dance in Big Bay, Trinidad, 1971-07-17. The song is a “reel” which is an africanized dance style.

C1: Recorded at a party in Portsmouth, Dominica, 1969-04-14. The band consists of young lads playing steel pans which they made by them self.
C2: Recorded at a dance in Plymouth, Montserrat, 1969-03-23. The artist “Dansorkester” is Swedish for “Dance Orchestra”.
C3: Recorded by International Recording Company, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, January 1970.
C4: Recorded during the carnival in Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, 1969-02-18. The artist “Karnevalsband” is Swedish for “A Carnival Band”.
C5: Recorded during a dance in Emerald Isle Hotel, Montserrat, 1969-03-22.
C6: Recorded by International Recording Company, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, 1970.

D1: Recorded at a sticks fight in Sangre Grande, Trinidad, February 1980. Kalinda is the music style associated with fighting with 1,5 meter long sticks.
D2: Recorded at a party during Foxy’s tamarind three at Jost Van Duke, British Virgin Islands, 1969-02-08. The songs is a calypso.
D3: Recorded by International Recording Company, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, 1970. The songs is a calypso.
D4: Sung by a youth gang with boys in the ages 9 to 14 years old playing home made string instruments. Recorded at the street outside Admiral’s Inn, English Harbour, Antigua, 1969-02-27. The artist “Stringband Av Pojkar 9-14 År Gamla” is Swedish for “String band consisting of boys in the age 9 to 14 years old”. The songs is a calypso.
D5: Recorded by International Recording Company, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, 1970. The songs is a calypso.

Includes a 7-page program notes in Swedish with photos and a booklet with everything translated in English but without photos.

Weight	460 g
Genre	Reggae,Latin,Folk, World, & Country
Style	Steel Band,Calypso,Field Recording,Merengue
Condition	Very Good Plus (VG+)
Format	Vinyl