Ol’time Kaiso

[Yofoot]

While searching on Youtube I came across some oldies that really took me back.
Yes, these songs are a little before my time, but I do at least remember being really small and hearing them being played REGULARLY on radio.

Now when I hear these songs it is always with a little sadness because I realize that we might never produce music of this caliber again.
Songs that have a story, with actually music composition and timing. When we listen to Lord Kitchener and Lord Nelson, you can actually envision how fantastic these songs will sound on the steelpan. It’s no wonder that bands are now allowed to play songs from the past at Panorama.

Here are a few that brought a smile to me today:

Congo man:
We all know what he singing about, no one came close to the Mighty Sparrow with lyrical innuendo (and this is actually one of his tamer ones lyrically)


Suger Bum Bum
This composition of this not only fantastic, but timeless.


Meh lover
Hey, how about we just sing a song about not stressing out and just having a good time.


Some might say this is just a next post about how today’s artist aren’t as good and so on, but I ask this: those three songs listed, are there any music from the past few years that will live on as a classic as those? And why is that?
I often wonder if it’s because technology makes it so easy to sample a beat and create a track that you hardly have to try anymore. Or is it a reflection of our society, where we don’t put any focus on history and appreciating our rich heritage, we wait until we move out of Trinidad, to then appreciate it, my self included. I don’t know, but at least we could always look to the past at these classics.

Post your favorite ol’time kaiso, let’s remember and pay tribute to the masters.

[Cid]

Wicked Ched ............

hole dat for now

[Back2Studio]

[Back2Studio]

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I was playing these songs this morning in traffic i teh galant, a few persons looked at me in disgust and rolled up their windows.
I must have been playing it a little too loud



Mih fav

[Bizzare]

steups.....

[Yofoot]

[quote="rollingstock"]:lol: I was playing these songs this morning in traffic i teh galant, a few persons looked at me in disgust and rolled up their windows.
I must have been playing it a little too loud



While I don't know the real reason those folks acted in disgust, this is what i am talking about, not appreciating our own thing.
I hope they know that song is rooted in historic fact about when the America army moved out of Trinidad and left alot of local women who used be "supported" by the yankee dollar.
It might just be a old tune, but is more of a history lesson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_and_Dinah
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_and_Coca-Cola

[rollingstock]

^ Think it had more to do with turning and seeing a lil black coolE boy playing that music, at that volume, they may have thought i was mad.

[Captainzaak]

chuneeeee

[Cid]

wicked chunes......keep it coming fellaz

[kevcam]

I can't go and find all them vids on youtube nah but a nice list here....

http://www.phazeblog.com/va-kbis-presents-massiv-flo-sound-crew-groove-master-2010/

R A C K S

01 Alison Hinds – Intro 0:16
02 Krosfyah – Wet Me 1:46
03 Baron – Good Buddy 2:13
04 Atlantik – All Aboard 2:22
05 Krosfyah – Pump Me Up 2:27
06 Byron Lee – Ouch 2:32
07 Rootsman – Rack Me Rack Me 3:18
08 Second Imij – Golo 2:48
09 Duke – Thunder 2:27
10 Lorrd Kitchener – Sugar Bum Bum 1:54
11 Merchant – Rock It 2:39
12 Baron – Doh Rock It So 3:43
13 Baron – Somebody 2:54
14 Mighty Sparrow – Curry Tabanca 3:04
15 Arrow – Give Me Soca 2:50
16 Arrow – Tiney Winey 3:05
17 Black Stalin – Black Man Feeling To Party 2:56
18 Plain Clothes – Ah Feeling To Rock Tonight 2:11
19 Arrow – Hot Hot Hot 3:50
20 Arrow – Groove Master 2:54
21 Baron – Feeling It 2:45
22 Merchant – Um Ba Yo 2:35
23 Ras Isley – Spring Garden 2:29
24 Arrow – Long Time 2:43
25 Arrow – O La Soca 2:48
26 Drupatee – Mr Bissessar 2:35
27 Crazy – Nani Wine 2:12
28 Mighty Sparrow – Doh Back Back 2:42
29 Mighty Gabby – Doctor Cassandra 3:01
30 United Sisters – Whoa Donkey 3:44
31 VA – Mixxx4u 0:14

VA – KBIS Presents Massiv Flo Sound Crew-Groove Master

TOTAL TiME 79:57

My favorite: 18. Plain Clothes – Ah Feeling To Rock Tonight

[Yofoot]

^ Think it had more to do with turning and seeing a lil black coolE boy playing that music, at that volume, they may have thought i was mad.

Here is a Vid with the the Mighty Shadow and his process for coming up with the "Bassman", its always great to see these masters talk about there art.
What makes this song so important is I think the lyrics captures on a real grassroots level an artist's obsession with his craft.



great stuff!

[- Rovin's car audio -]

nice thread

now this is some local music i cud actually tolerate & it better than any sh1t dub coming from jamaica these days .....

[VexXx Dogg]

[ShIvAm]

hummm i cud learn sum here

[VexXx Dogg]

[VexXx Dogg]

[VexXx Dogg]

[VexXx Dogg]

[VexXx Dogg]

The man is a MASTER lyricist.
Modern artistes cannot compare, LOL

[DFC]

i dedicate this song to--


this beautiful woman.

[minipresident]

When it comes to nasty man Sparrow, this is my personal favourite:









"Ah Wouldn't Lie To You Baby!"

[rdeonarine]

I can't go and find all them vids on youtube nah but a nice list here....

http://www.phazeblog.com/va-kbis-presents-massiv-flo-sound-crew-groove-master-2010/

R A C K S

01 Alison Hinds – Intro 0:16
02 Krosfyah – Wet Me 1:46
03 Baron – Good Buddy 2:13
04 Atlantik – All Aboard 2:22
05 Krosfyah – Pump Me Up 2:27
06 Byron Lee – Ouch 2:32
07 Rootsman – Rack Me Rack Me 3:18
08 Second Imij – Golo 2:48
09 Duke – Thunder 2:27
10 Lorrd Kitchener – Sugar Bum Bum 1:54
11 Merchant – Rock It 2:39
12 Baron – Doh Rock It So 3:43
13 Baron – Somebody 2:54
14 Mighty Sparrow – Curry Tabanca 3:04
15 Arrow – Give Me Soca 2:50
16 Arrow – Tiney Winey 3:05
17 Black Stalin – Black Man Feeling To Party 2:56
18 Plain Clothes – Ah Feeling To Rock Tonight 2:11
19 Arrow – Hot Hot Hot 3:50
20 Arrow – Groove Master 2:54
21 Baron – Feeling It 2:45
22 Merchant – Um Ba Yo 2:35
23 Ras Isley – Spring Garden 2:29
24 Arrow – Long Time 2:43
25 Arrow – O La Soca 2:48
26 Drupatee – Mr Bissessar 2:35
27 Crazy – Nani Wine 2:12
28 Mighty Sparrow – Doh Back Back 2:42
29 Mighty Gabby – Doctor Cassandra 3:01
30 United Sisters – Whoa Donkey 3:44
31 VA – Mixxx4u 0:14

VA – KBIS Presents Massiv Flo Sound Crew-Groove Master

TOTAL TiME 79:57

My favorite: 18. Plain Clothes – Ah Feeling To Rock Tonight

you sure this is not mighty trini

[kevcam]

I can't go and find all them vids on youtube nah but a nice list here....

http://www.phazeblog.com/va-kbis-presents-massiv-flo-sound-crew-groove-master-2010/

R A C K S

01 Alison Hinds – Intro 0:16
02 Krosfyah – Wet Me 1:46
03 Baron – Good Buddy 2:13
04 Atlantik – All Aboard 2:22
05 Krosfyah – Pump Me Up 2:27
06 Byron Lee – Ouch 2:32
07 Rootsman – Rack Me Rack Me 3:18
08 Second Imij – Golo 2:48
09 Duke – Thunder 2:27
10 Lorrd Kitchener – Sugar Bum Bum 1:54
11 Merchant – Rock It 2:39
12 Baron – Doh Rock It So 3:43
13 Baron – Somebody 2:54
14 Mighty Sparrow – Curry Tabanca 3:04
15 Arrow – Give Me Soca 2:50
16 Arrow – Tiney Winey 3:05
17 Black Stalin – Black Man Feeling To Party 2:56
18 Plain Clothes – Ah Feeling To Rock Tonight 2:11
19 Arrow – Hot Hot Hot 3:50
20 Arrow – Groove Master 2:54
21 Baron – Feeling It 2:45
22 Merchant – Um Ba Yo 2:35
23 Ras Isley – Spring Garden 2:29
24 Arrow – Long Time 2:43
25 Arrow – O La Soca 2:48
26 Drupatee – Mr Bissessar 2:35
27 Crazy – Nani Wine 2:12
28 Mighty Sparrow – Doh Back Back 2:42
29 Mighty Gabby – Doctor Cassandra 3:01
30 United Sisters – Whoa Donkey 3:44
31 VA – Mixxx4u 0:14

VA – KBIS Presents Massiv Flo Sound Crew-Groove Master

TOTAL TiME 79:57

My favorite: 18. Plain Clothes – Ah Feeling To Rock Tonight

you sure this is not mighty trini

Yeah is Trini, that is what d man have on d site so that is a typo...

[Sabot]

[Yofoot]

This is considered the first "soca" song by the great Lord Shorty (Ras Shorty I)



During the 70's he experimented with blending calypso with local Indian music (chutney) and came up with Soca.

As you cab hear, it is VERY different from today's "soca", I actually feel what we hear today should be called something else. Lord Shorty actually become disenchanted with the direction of soca, claiming it was being used for the wrong reasons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Shorty

[Cid]

allyu juss listen to the real vibes nah ........,

they cya touch we wid de calypso music








rio in de dance


















first-time callers should begin by reading “Calypso on Trial” which gives an overview of how the song was composed by Lord Invader in Trinidad in 1943, brought to the United States by comedian Morey Amsterdam, became the #1 most popular song in the country in 1945, and then was fought over in court in two high-stakes copyright infringement lawsuits, “Khan vs. Feist” and “Baron vs. Feist”, which were finally settled in 1950.

full story :

http://www.rumandcocacolareader.com/Rum ... /main.html


this is what they did:

[hydroep]

Nice thread...

[Yofoot]

http://www.rumandcocacolareader.com/Rum ... /main.html

Very excellent info Cid! A must read! Click on the link and READ!

Very interesting that the lawyers had to prove calypso was not primitive and should be protected by copyright. Also interesting is how Mr. Khan made a good impression with his cloths and accent.

Fantastic snapshot of the time-period.


"Khan vs. Feist" came first. It was heard in U.S. District Court in New York City between December 9th and December 13th, 1946. The presiding judge was named Mortimer Byers. As in most copyright cases there was no jury; it would take a legal expert like Judge Byers to unravel all the technicalities.

Emil Ellis began by calling his client, Mohamed Khan, to the witness stand. As Mr. Khan reached the stand the judge may have found himself sitting up a little straighter in his chair. The man approaching him was no rustic islander with sand between his toes, but a debonair businessman who had promoted circus acts, vaudeville shows, and prize fights on three continents. Mohamed Khan was probably the best dressed man in the courtroom (he wore double-breasted suits even in Trinidad) and, if points are given for a British accent, the best spoken.


In laying out the story about the composition of the song and publication of the booklet, the plaintiff was careful to correct any possible impression in the judge's mind that calypso was too primitive and parochial an art form to be afforded the protection of copyright laws. For instance Khan went to great lengths to point out that a calypso "tent" was actually a legitimate concert hall, operating under a license, and charging admission. Here Khan describes the sort of people who patronized his establishment:


"The attendance at my tent comprised all classes, the

majority of which is the cream of society . . . Mrs.

Anthony Eden, I had the honor to usher her to her seat;

George Raft, the noted Hollywood star, I had the pleasure of

escorting him to a seat in my Calypso tent. Sir Noel Coward,

famous writer, visited my Calypso tent. Humphrey Bogart,

famous Hollywood star, visited my tent." [23]

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Another one of my favs