Only a superlative can describe this eclectic calypso
compilation. Excellence.
Of course one can write a Ph.D. dissertation, or twenty, for all
the depth embodied in these compositions. A Selection
is a Who's Who: There is Kitch, along with him is Melody, Maestro,
and Shorty, Terror, Sparrow, Stalin, Sharpe, Shadow, and Rudder. It
is also a What is What about the West Indies: Calypso and pan - Len
Boogsie Sharpe and Felix Caesar; national identity and patriotism -
Stalin and Sniper; social dysfunction and citizenship - Melody and
Sparrow, and miscegenation - Dougla. All said on one compact disc -
55 minutes 55 seconds of it.
"Well put together" as Terror would say, and one would hope that
Dr. Bhoe Tewarie and Professor Rex Nettleford of the University of
the West Indies find this type of creativity noteworthy. Their
leadership is necessary for guiding scores of the region's best
brains to explore and build on these works to bring sustained
prominence and reward all around. [eCaroh/Ron] |