Artist	Song
Mighty Sparrow	Jean & Dinah W/ Intro By Melo
from Down Memory Lane (2000)
Lord Invader & Chorus	Rum and Coca-Cola
from Calypso at Midnight (1999)
Kitchener	My Pusin
from Kitchener Forever Vol.2 (2009)
Harry Belafonte	The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
from Calypso (1992)
The Roaring Lion	Mary Ann
from Calypso - Best of Trinidad (2009)
The Duke of Iron	Man Smart, Woman Smarter
from Man Smart, Woman Smarter (1956)
Black Stalin	Caribbean Unity
from Roots, Rock, Soca (1991)
Lord Melody	Booboo Man (Mama, Look At Bubu)
from Calypso Awakening (2000)
Shadow	What's Wrong
from Am I Sweet or What ? (2009)
King Austin	Progress
from Golden Hitz of Calypso and Soca Vol.1 (2008)
Calypso Rose	Her Majesty
from The Best Of Calypso Rose, Pt. 2 (2009)
The Roaring Lion	Ugly Woman
from Calypso - Best of Trinidad (2009)
Atilla The Hun	Commission's Report
from Calypsos from Trinidad - Politics, Intrigue & Violence In the 1930s (2011)
The Great Honourable Lord Pretender	Never Ever Worry
from The Man Who Never Ever Worried (2009)
Chalk Dust	Turnbull the Teacher
from A Thread of Hope (2008)
The Tiger	Down the Road
from Calypsos from Trinidad - Politics, Intrigue & Violence In the 1930s (2011)
The Growler	Too Botheration
from Calypsos from Trinidad - Politics, Intrigue & Violence In the 1930s (2011)
Lord Executor	We Mourn the Loss of Sir Muchison Fletcher
from Trinidad Calypsos - Recordings 1935 - 1940 (2010)
Lord Commander	No Crime, No Law
from Calypso Awakening (2000)
Wilmoth Houdini	Black But Sweet
from Poor But Ambitious (2011)
Mighty Terror	Life In London
from Calypso at Dirty Jim's (2009)
Mighty Bomber	Gloria
from Hellish Calypso (1962)
Macbeth The Great & Chorus	Stone Cold Dead in the Market
from Calypso at Midnight (1999)
King Radio	Mathilda
from The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold (2008)
Scrunter	Ah Lick e Thing
from The Very Best of Scrunter (2008)
Harry Belafonte	Jump In the Line
from Very Best of Harry Belafonte (2001)
Lord Invader	Yankee Dollar
from Calypso In New York (2000)
Growling Tiger, Indian Prince & Lord Iere	War
from The Alan Lomax Collection: Caribbean Voyage - Trinidad Carnival Roots (2000)
David Rudder	Tarzan
from The Mighty Spoiler a Tribute Vol. 2 (2009)
Kitchener	Tribute to Spree Simon
from Forever Vol.1 (2009)
Mighty Sparrow	Dan Is the Man In the Van
from Quintessential (2002)
Lord Melody & The Mighty Sparrow	Picong Duel
from Calypso Awakening (2000)
Lord Beginner	Christmas Morning The Rum Had Me Yawning
from Christmas American Blues (2009)
Sugar Aloes	Contribution
from Victory (2009)
Caresser	Edward the VIII
from The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold (2008)
Crazy	Dustbin Cover
from Best of Crazy (2009)
Wilmoth Houdini	He Had It Coming
from Rum and Coca-Cola (2010)
The Executor	Shop Closing Ordinance
from Calypsos from Trinidad - Politics, Intrigue & Violence In the 1930s (2011)
King Short Shirt	Tourist Leggo
from Ghetto Vibes (2003)
King Fighter	Come Leh We Go
from Living Legends of Calypso (2009)
Lord Brigo	Obey
from Living Legends of Calypso (2009)
Baron	Severe Lickin'
from Moving On (2009)
Lord Nelson	King Liar
from Greatest Hitz (2008)
Maestro	Bionic Man
from Greatest Hitz (2009)
Young Killer	The Wrestler
from Calypso Atrocities (1959)
Explainer	Lorraine
from The Very Best of Explainer Vol.1 & 2 (2008)
The Mighty Cypher	PNM Balisier
from Calypso Kings and Pink Gin (1957)
Robert Mitchum	Coconut Water
from Calypso - Is Like So...! (2008)
Lord Invader	My Intention Is War
from Calypso In New York (2000)
Roaring Lion	Life Could Be Sunny
from I'm Reed Fish (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2007)
Lord Melody	Creature from the Black Lagoon
from Calypso Kings and Pink Gin (1957)
Kitchener	Rain-O-Rama
from Forever Vol.1 (2009)
Wrangler	Bongo Man
from Calypso Awakening (2000)
Spoiler	Women Police
from Calypso - Best of Trinidad (2009)
Singing Sandra	For Whom the Bell Tolls
from Clean Heart (2008)
Wayne Rodriguez	I Remember Africa
from 1999 Calypso Compilation (1999)
Luta	Check the Foundation
from Goodwill Messengers of the Red White and Black (2008)
Atilla The Hun And Lord Beginner	Iere Now and Long Ago
from Calypsos from Trinidad - Politics, Intrigue & Violence In the 1930s (2011)
King Fighter	Indo Law Na Say So
from Hellish Calypso (1962)
Sugar Aloes	Jubilation
from Victory (2009)
Belasco's Orchestra	Blow Wind Blow
from Calypso - Best of Trinidad (2009)
Neville Marcano	Money Is King
from The Alan Lomax Collection: Portraits - The Growling Tiger of Calypso (1998)
Small Island Pride	Carnival Celebration
from Calypso Awakening (2000)
The Mighty Terror	Kitch Cavalcade
from The Calypso Kings (2008)
The Duke of Iron	Man Centipede
from Monkey Calypso (1958)
Atilla	Graf Zepplin
from Calypso - Best of Trinidad (2009)
Lord Melody	Jonah and the Bake
from Calypso Kings and Pink Gin (1957)
Mystic Prowler	No, Is Ah Jumbie
from Living Legends of Calypso (2009)
Sir Lancelot	Scandal In the Family
from The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold (2008)
King Solomon	Belafonte
from Calypso Kings and Pink Gin (1957)
Mighty Sparrow	Barack de Magnificent
from Barack de Magnificent (2008)

Comment:

Decades before reggae, calypso clued the world in on the wonders of island rhythms. When hip-hop was just a twinkle in the eye of Grandmaster Flash's grandfather, the great calypsonians, like Lord Kitchener and the Mighty Sparrow, developed a brand of sharp-shooting linguistic lightning all their own. Down through the decades, calypso has combined lyrics well worth digesting and a beat that speaks straight to the feet. But with so many years of music to choose from, where can you begin your journey through the sounds that spread from Trinidad to the rest of the globe? Not to worry — we've combed the calypso archives, from the stone-cold classics that started it all, through the days of the international craze, all the way up to the cutting-edge calypsonians of today. The results? Seventy-five ways to give your groove thing a Caribbean [i]kick[/i].

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