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  • Meringue! , Ensemble Aux Calebasses

    • Artist:
      Ensemble Aux Calebasses
    • Genre: International, Caribbean
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
    • Features: CD
    • Who first invented the meringue has long been a battle of pride for Haitians and Dominicans. While this recording alone cannot provide the decisive answer, it does prove that the lively dance form is... more
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  • Grenada Stories & Songs / Various , Various Artists

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  • Voice of Mexico / Various , Various Artists

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      Various Artists
    • Genre: International
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
    • Features: CD
    • Zepoll, an outstanding classical guitarist, was recorded at his home in Monterrey. The Trio Leones was currently playing at a restaurant on Reforma in Mexico City.
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  • Music of St. Lucia / Various , Various Artists

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  • Drums of Trinidad / Various , Various Artists

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  • Le Jazz Primitif from Trinidad , John "Buddy" Williams

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  • Steel Band Clash / Various , Various Artists

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      Various Artists
    • Genre: International, Caribbean
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
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    • Recorded in 1955, three sixteen-person steel bands-Big Shell, Brute Force and Hell's Gate-come together to provide a sampling of lively music from Antigua. Many of these meringues, sambas, mambos,... more
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  • Jump Up Carnival / Various , Various Artists

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  • Jawbone of An Ass / Various , Various Artists

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  • Ecuador , Benitez-Valencia Trio

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      Benitez-Valencia Trio
    • Genre: International
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
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    • "High in the Andes, in Quito, Ecuador's most popular singers Gonzalo Benetez and Alberto Valencia combine voices with guitar to sing sultry romance of the Andes, direct from Quito" Perry H. Culley... more
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  • Calypso Atrocities / Various , Various Artists

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  • Tiroro the Haitian Drummer , Ti Roro

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      Ti Roro
    • Genre: International, Caribbean
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
    • Features: CD
    • Master drummer Tiroro performs traditional rhythms of Haitian vodou on a single drum, manipulating the drum into producing multiple pitches and timbres. This dynamic recording primarily consists of... more
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  • Calypso Lore & Legend / Various , Various Artists

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  • Epilogue to the String Band Tradition , Grand Curucaye String Orchestra of Trinidad

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  • Blind Troubador of Oaxaca , Alonzo Cruz

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      Alonzo Cruz
    • Genre: International
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
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    • He is somewhat of an enigma to the Oaxacans. Senor Cruz apparently sings for pleasure rather than for profit. Once a week he comes to the portals or sidewalk cafe that borders the city square and... more
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  • Brute Force of Antigua / Various , Various Artists

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  • Music to Awaken the Ballroom Beast , Brute Force Steel Band

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  • Hellish Calypso / Various , Various Artists

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      Various Artists
    • Genre: International, Caribbean
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
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    • Why "Hellish"? the liner notes explain that it's in part because of the very apparent "pear-shaped atrocities" a listener hears in out-of-tune melodies and unintelligible lyrics. But this is a "basic... more
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  • Calypso Jamaica / Various , Various Artists

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      Various Artists
    • Genre: International, Caribbean
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
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    • This is not the glossy, occasionally dross calypso that entertains tourists or wins Calypso King competitions. It is more rustic in flavor, speaks more to non-urban audiences and is accompanied only... more
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  • Sparrow in Hi-Fi , Mighty Sparrow

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      Mighty Sparrow
    • Genre: International, Caribbean
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
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    • This is another delectable set of calypsos composed and sung by the "Calypso King" Mighty Sparrow. Backed by "the Boys," a full orchestra, and featuring several stellar instrumental solos, these were... more
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  • Calypso Exposed / Various , Various Artists

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      Various Artists
    • Genre: International, Caribbean
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
    • Features: CD
    • If, after perusing the liner notes, the calypso on this compilation "still remains barren of meaning for the gentle listener, he is either blind, deaf, dead, or just a terribly mixed-up kid-what the... more
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  • Again! Lord Melody Sings Calypso , Lord Melody

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  • Calypso Through the Looking Glass , Lord Melody

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  • King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival , Mighty Sparrow

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  • The Japanese Koto , Shin'chi Yuize

    • Artist:
      Shin'chi Yuize
    • Genre: International
    • Label: Cook Records
    • Release Date: 5/30/2012
    • Features: CD
    • Koto virtuoso Shinichi Yuize performs imperial court music dating as far back as the early 16th Century in addition to his own contemporary compositions. Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed... more
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