Name: Marvellous Boy: Calypso from West Africa
Brand: Forced Exposure
SKU: 1320788
Price: 12.89 USD
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Marvellous Boy

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Album: Marvellous Boy: Calypso from West Africa
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Poor Freetown Boy	More Info...
2)	Taxi Driver (I Don't Care)	More Info...
3)	Ariwo	More Info...
4)	Olubunmi	More Info...
5)	Bere Bote	More Info...
6)	Nylon Dress	More Info...
7)	Fire Fire Fire	More Info...
8)	Scrubbs Na Marvellous Boy	More Info...
9)	Dick Tiger's Victory	More Info...
10)	Rolling Stone and His Traditional Aces	More Info...
11)	Wanderlust	More Info...
12)	Calypso Minor One	More Info...
13)	Cost of Living Nar Freetown	More Info...
14)	Me Nar Poor Old Man Nor Do Me So	More Info...
15)	Gentleman Bobby	More Info...
16)	Yabomisa Sawale	More Info...
17)	Mami	More Info...
18)	Arria Baby	More Info...

Album: Marvellous Boy: Calypso from West Africa
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Poor Freetown Boy	More Info...
2)	Taxi Driver (I Don't Care)	More Info...
3)	Ariwo	More Info...
4)	Olubunmi	More Info...
5)	Bere Bote	More Info...
6)	Nylon Dress	More Info...
7)	Fire Fire Fire	More Info...
8)	Scrubbs Na Marvellous Boy	More Info...
9)	Dick Tiger's Victory	More Info...
10)	Rolling Stone and His Traditional Aces	More Info...
11)	Wanderlust	More Info...
12)	Calypso Minor One	More Info...
13)	Cost of Living Nar Freetown	More Info...
14)	Me Nar Poor Old Man Nor Do Me So	More Info...
15)	Gentleman Bobby	More Info...
16)	Yabomisa Sawale	More Info...
17)	Mami	More Info...
18)	Arria Baby	More Info...

Performer Notes

Liner Note Author: Mark Ainley.
Though the esteemed English imprint Honest Jon's has devoted a number of compilations to documenting the thriving West Indian music scene of the `30s, `40s, and `50s, MARVELLOUS BOY: CALYPSO FROM WEST AFRICA stands out insofar as it documents calypso's transatlantic passage from the West Indies to Africa. These recordings were made in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, and a number of other West African countries in the `40s and `50s. Their propulsive rhythms and playful melodies are a precursor to the driving Afro-beat sound that would emerge in subsequent decades.