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| Ladies & Gentlemen... |
The program for today: Costumes, parade, huge crowd and off course music with the steel orchestra TRINIDAD CAVALIERS "SOUVENIR ALBUM" (Calypan 008 [PRP 156] 1971).
As in many other places, the carnival of Trinidad borrows it's music from various registers such as classical or popular music and mostly focus on dancy rythm with heavy drum bands based on home made steel instruments and inspired by traditionnal african tribal music. It's funny to see on this photo how Esso used it to promote their compagny:
As in many other places, the carnival of Trinidad borrows it's music from various registers such as classical or popular music and mostly focus on dancy rythm with heavy drum bands based on home made steel instruments and inspired by traditionnal african tribal music. It's funny to see on this photo how Esso used it to promote their compagny:
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| a traditionnal steel band and a surprising sponsored record |
The record we got here is steelband music from Trinidad recorded in the early seventies by the Trinidad Cavaliers to promote the carnival during a tour of the band in Canada. The cover is pretty great, including many photos of the band with the party atmosphere and also reminding the shape of a steel drum.
01 AQUARIUS
02 WINE, WOMEN & SONG
03 YELLOW BIRD
04 THEME FROM LOVE STORY
05 EINE KLEINE
06 I LOVE PARIS
07 SWAN LAKE BALLET
08 St THOMAS GAL
09 NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
10 GALLOPADE
A great vintage documentary about Trinidad's carnival
Super! Thank you!
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