First Flight: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection

Product Description
Fueled by his experiences in post-war Port of Spain, Mighty Sparrow’s First Flight reflects a world of bravado and high rhetoric where violence of tongue and hand, the cut and thrust of word and razor, were reduced to a finely-honed skill. Sparrow’s calypsos, spun with an invincible exuberance, intertwine spiritual and social concerns resulting in unflinching social commentary. Incendiary and often scandalous, First Flight shatters popularly held perceptions of calypso as merely "party" music. 20-page booklet with extensive liner notes and photos, 18 tracks, and 76 minutes of music!

First Flight: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection,Mighty Sparrow,Smithsonian Folkways,Calypso,Calypso / Soca / Steel Drum,Caribbean,Caribbean Folk,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Soca,Trinidad and Tobago

Average customer rating: Calypso legend

First Flight: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection Mighty Sparrow Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Calypso | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Trinidad | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Soca | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Volume One Volume Two Klassic Kitchener, Vol. 1 Calypso Awakening: From The Emory Cook Collection 16 Carnival Hits ASIN: B000BH4YMM Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. No, Doctor, No (Situation In Trinidad)
2. Sparrow Verses Melody Picong
3. Carlton Peeping At Me
4. Harry In The Piggery
5. Mango Vert
6. Gun Slingers
7. Jean Marabunta
8. Sailor Man
9. Eve
10. Stella
11. Short Little Shorts
12. Country Girl
13. Dear Sparrow
14. Post Card To Sparrow
15. Dorothy
16. Russian Satellite
17. Mad Bomber
18. No More Rocking

Album Description

Fueled by his experiences in post-war Port of Spain, Mighty Sparrow's First Flight reflects a world of bravado and high rhetoric where violence of tongue and hand, the cut and thrust of word and razor, were reduced to a finely-honed skill. Sparrow's calypsos, spun with an invincible exuberance, intertwine spiritual and social concerns resulting in unflinching social commentary. Incendiary and often scandalous, First Flight shatters popularly held perceptions of calypso as merely "party" music. 20-page booklet with extensive liner notes and photos, 18 tracks, and 76 minutes of music!

Customer Reviews:

Calypso legend.......2006-11-10

Excellent compilation of West Indian legend, Mighty Sparrow, whose politically minded lyrics predated Bob Marley or Peter Tosh. Mighty Sparrow rose in Trinidad and was one of the pioneering artists to bring Calypso outside of the Caribbean. Calypso, a form of music enslaved Africans in the West Indies used to communicate political information that European enslavers would not recognize because they were in the form of song. Think of it as vocal capoiera! Reggae, which is also great, is a much later genre that has its roots in calypso.

Rock Music:

1. Gente Guapa [Import]
2. In Te [Import]
3. Kassi Kasse
4. Keckispasse [Import]
5. Kensington Square [Import]
6. Kole Sere [Import]
7. L'aigle Noir [Original recording remastered] [Import]
8. Le Jardin du Luxembourg [Import]
9. Le Petit Prince [Import]
10. Les Chansons Commencent [Import] [Live]

Rock Music

rock music

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