Song of the Day: Calypso Rose “Calypso Blues”

Song of the Day: Calypso Rose - Calypso Blues

Song of the Day: Calypso Rose “Calypso Blues”

Calypso Rose, the legendary artist from Tobago, reggae-fies (and absolutely destroys) this amazing cover of Nat King Cole’s “Calypso Blues.”

Perfect for early or late night, I dropped this a while back opening for Thievery Corporation at U Street Music Hall… enjoy!

Rose has won more national and international awards than any other calypsonian save for Mighty Sparrow and Kitch. The National Calypso King Competition had to be changed in name to the National Calypso Monarchy Competition as a result of her being the first female to ever take the crown (in 1978). Her material is often feminist in nature, and the music is much in the style of Antigua’s Swallow … heavy on the cowbell and horn section. It is no exaggeration to say that every album by Rose is worth hearing.

Song of the Day: Calypso Rose “Calypso Blues”

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