I found this 45 of King Barrie “Super Star” / Mighty Mighty “A Tribute to Bob Marley” on the Astro label today. No info on Discogs. Any info would be appreciated thanks

Alright yall. So I heard this song soooo many times in the car growing up and loved it but never paid attention to realize di man not singing in English. It sounds like Trini 80's early 90's soca but I think he singing in French or some kind of creole. Ah relll desperate to find the name of the song and artist.

My dad had this on cassette and I found it and recorded a snippet while it was playing. No results on Shazam (I knew there wouldn't be).

Anyone know this chune???

Not much to say this post, but it's a solid song, Chalkdust these days is a scholar of the field of Calypso though.

One of the best

Adding another

This is a perfect example of calypso as a document of history. Sparrow wrote P.A.Y.E in the early infancy of Trinidad and Tobago as an independent nation, when the taxation system was about to be initiated. Trinbagonians were preparing for some big changes, shifting from British colonial rule to our own systems. Dr. Eric Williams proposed Pay As You Earn and Sparrow gave us a timeless calypso, capturing the feeling of change as his fellow citizens were beginning to be taxed based on income. Such a great melody, capturing a changing time in the Caribbean.

Today we have Congo Bara, an interesting song, and one which isn't wholly English, highlighting the multiculturality of Trinidadian Culture and History, it is sung by the "Keskidee Trio" Which consisted of Attila the Hun, Lord Beginner and The Growling Tiger, one could call this group a superpower within the Calypso Scene considering the figures it held.

Alas, the Keskidee Trio recorded Congo Bara in 1935 alongside other recordings such as "The Duke and Duchess of Kent", Congo Bara is certainly an interesting record as it comments or more portrays a story, from what i gather, from the website "Mustrad.co.uk" it claims that the song is about "The unlamented prison warden 'Congo Bara'"

Regardless, a fascinating glimpse into the golden age of calypso, and a catchy song.

On the 15th of March, 1929, Houdini set in History his second offensive against the Calypsonians back in Trinidad, and this song attacked the notable Lord Executor.

Wilmoth is known to have been a challenger of Executor back in Trinidad's Carnival tents but moved abroad for better financial gain, even opening up his own club at one point if i recall correctly, he and Duke of Iron were prominent rivals in New York, among the few trinidadian calypsonians in the area.

Houdini lived a fairly long life, dying in 1973 at the age of 77 in New York, one of the many pioneers of the Golden Age of Calypso, and one force which gave the world the fantastic war records between Trinidadian and American Emigres.

If I had to pick an ideal calypso to kick off a fun weekend, this would be the one. Leroy Calliste gave the world many classics and Black Man Feeling to Party is one of the most eternal.

"Stop all housework you doing! Tonight we going and have some fun

I just feeling to party the way we used to when we was young."

Happy weekend, calypso lovers!