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Belly to Belly; Dancing Calypso
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produced by Emory Cook, 1913-2002 (Cook Records, 1960), 39 mins

Nestled in the Port of Spain, the Tom Charles, Fitz Vaughn Bryan, Johnny Gomez and Clarence Curvan Orchestras as well as the Vin Cardinal Combo provide alternatively upbeat and sultry grooves for dancing. These Trinidadian ensembles are experts in the calypso, meringue, bolero, guaracha and mambo dance music ge...

produced by Emory Cook, 1913-2002 (Cook Records, 1960), 39 mins
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Brute Force Steel Bands of Antigua
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produced by Emory Cook, 1913-2002 (Cook Records, 1955), 47 mins
For this Cook recording, the Brute Force Steel Band of Antigua performs mambos, rumbas, sambas, calypsos and meringues plus a march and a bolero. A Trinidadian / Tobagan innovation that came out of WWII, the steel pan has enjoyed enormous popularity as a defining "musical sound of the Caribbean."
produced by Emory Cook, 1913-2002 (Cook Records, 1955), 47 mins
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Caribbean Folk Music, Vol. 1
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produced by Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (Folkways Records, 1960), 1 hour 7 mins

Whether purely instrumental or with a chorus, each of these recordings manages to capture the spirit of the English, Spanish, and French speaking Caribbean. Many of the recordings are of dance music as music and dance are commonly linked in Caribbean cultures. Representing fifteen countries this collection spea...

produced by Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (Folkways Records, 1960), 1 hour 7 mins
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Carnaval in Cuba
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produced by Andrew Schloss (Folkways Records, 1981), 46 mins

As Andrew Schloss explains in the liner notes: “Carnaval has a history of mixing and uniting people of different races, and the merriment and participation in Carnaval has always transcended class boundaries”. Recorded in 1980 in Havana and Santiago de Cuba, Schloss note only captures the unique unifying exper...

produced by Andrew Schloss (Folkways Records, 1981), 46 mins
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Creole Music of Surinam
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produced by Clifford Entes (Folkways Records, 1978), 47 mins

This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese music—Kawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.

produced by Clifford Entes (Folkways Records, 1978), 47 mins
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The Cuban Danzón: Its Ancestors and Descendents
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produced by John Santos and Andrew Schloss (Folkways Records, 1982), 47 mins
These recordings represent a collection of masterpieces, which will now be preserved as an important part of the archives documenting the history of Cuban music. We hope that they will be used by this and future generations in the study and appreciation of Latin music..."

John Santos


"Estas grabaciones r...
produced by John Santos and Andrew Schloss (Folkways Records, 1982), 47 mins
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Dirty Jazz From Down South
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(Cook Records, 1958), 35 mins
A mix of upbeat instrumental jazz, heavy on the saxophones, horns, drums. In this case, "Down South" refers to the Caribbean, with most of these ensembles (Cyril Diaz, Johnny Gomez, Lorna Pierre and others) hailing from Trinidad and Tobago. All were involved in calypso playing, which is reflected in the lively d...
(Cook Records, 1958), 35 mins
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East Indian Drums of Tunapuna, Trinidad
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(Cook Records, 1956), 34 mins
The East Indian presence has not completely dissolved into the Trinidadian soil; remarkably, though one might think first of the African elements imported to the West Indies, East Indian traditions have remained strong from the time European colonizers first brought a work force from Asia to the Caribbean after th...
(Cook Records, 1956), 34 mins
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Marimba Band
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(Cook Records, 1954), 23 mins
Recorded by Emory Cook

“The marimba’s home is a large part of the south of Mexico, especially Chiapas and Oaxaca. The instrument is used in Mexico City to accompany all kinds of modern popular songs today, but originally it was used to play regional sones or social dances…”


Grabado por Emory Cook

“Gr...
(Cook Records, 1954), 23 mins
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