Various – London Is The Place For Me 6 (Mento, Calypso, Jazz & Highlife From Young Black London)
- Label:
- Honest Jon's Records
- Art.No.:
- 0451819
- Cat.No.:
- HJRLP62
- Released:
- 2013
- Cover:
- Picture Gatefold
- Format:
- 2LP
- Pressing:
- UK - Original
- Genre:
- Jazz + Black Grooves + Reggae / Roots + Exotic Grooves + Latin / Salsa / Bossanova
open-hearted, bitter-sweet, mash-up postcards to the here and now, from young black London. As then, calypso carries the swing. There are four more Lord Kitchener songs — in consideration of his wife leaving him for a GI, cricket umpires, a fling onboard an ocean-liner and West Indian poultry — besides a hot mambo cash-in, cross-bred under his supervision, and an uproarious, teasing Ghanaian tribute to him in Fanti by London visitors The Quavers. Other calypsos range compellingly from the devaluation of the pound through jiu jitsu, big rubbery instruments, football fans, heavyweight champ Joe Louis and the sexual allure of English women police.
Title | Featuring | Producing | Time | ||
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A1. | The Escape | Dizzy Reece | |||
A2. | Life In Britain | Mighty Terror | |||
A3. | Romance On The Queen Mary | Lord Kitchener | |||
A4. | Jiu Jitsu Calypso | King Timothy | |||
A5. | Sway | Buddy Pipp'... | |||
B1. | Uncle Joe | Fitzroy Col... | |||
B2. | The Joe Louis Calypso | Lord Beginner | |||
B3. | Marilyn Monroe Calypso | Tony Johnson | |||
B4. | Big Instrument | Lili Verona | |||
B5. | Mambo Contempo | Ginger Johnson | |||
C1. | Football Calypso | King Timothy | |||
C2. | Asikoloto | West Africa... | |||
C3. | Song Of Joy | Rupert Nurs... | |||
C4. | Positive Action | Buddy Piper... | |||
C5. | Me Donkey Want Water | Tony Johnson | |||
D1. | Belly Lick | Eric Hayden | |||
D2. | Calypso Rhythm Dance | Rupert Nurs... | |||
D3. | Prospero | Buddy Piper... | |||
D4. | The Queen Is In | Mighty Terror | |||
D5. | Nigeria Odowoyin | West Africa... |