Caribbean Island Music

~ Release by John Storm Roberts (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Calunga
recorded in:
Villa Mella, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
maracas, membranophone [el mayor, alcahuete] and percussion [wooden striker (canoa)]:
Los Congos del Espiritu Santo
vocals:
Los Congos del Espiritu Santo
performer:
Albertino Graciano
Los Congos del Espiritu Santo, Albertino Graciano, leader3:18
2Ya Lo Ve
recorded in:
Villa Mella, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
maracas, membranophone [el mayor, alcahuete] and percussion [wooden striker (canoa)]:
Los Congos del Espiritu Santo
vocals:
Los Congos del Espiritu Santo
performer:
Albertino Graciano
Los Congos del Espiritu Santo, Albertino Graciano, leader2:56
3Amantina
recorded in:
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
accordion [small accordion], barrel drum [tambora], güira and marímbula:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[unknown]1:53
4Canto De Hacha
recorded in:
Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago, Dominican Republic
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
accordion [small accordion], barrel drum [tambora] and güira:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[unknown]2:47
5Ay Lola Eh
recorded in:
La Yagüita, Santiago, Dominican Republic
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
Odalicia Ventura1:56
6Salve Corrida
recorded in:
La Yagüita, Santiago, Dominican Republic
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
[unknown]2:14
7Pindó Mama Pindó
recorded in:
Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago, Dominican Republic
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
handclaps:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[unknown]2:20
8Les Deux Jumeaux
recorded in:
Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
performer:
Orchestre Jazz Corondo
Orchestre Jazz Corondo3:44
9Joséphine
recorded in:
Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
performer:
Orchestre Jazz Corondo
Orchestre Jazz Corondo2:35
10Percy Where Him Gone?
recorded in:
Wakefield, Trelawny, Jamaica
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Benjamin Reid (Caribbean Island Music)
vocals:
Benjamin Reid (Caribbean Island Music)
Benjamin Reid1:58
11Bahl ’Oman Bahl
recorded in:
Maryland, Saint Andrew, Jamaica
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
vocals:
Charles Welsh and chorus
Charles Welsh and chorus3:49
12Georgie Lyon
recorded in:
Maryland, Saint Andrew, Jamaica
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
vocals:
Charles Welsh and chorus
Charles Welsh and chorus2:33
13Emmanuel Road
recorded in:
Maryland, Saint Andrew, Jamaica
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
vocals:
chorus (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.), Alfred McLerty and Charles Welsh
Charles Welsh, Alfred McLerty, chorus1:28
14Mango Time
recorded in:
Maryland, Saint Andrew, Jamaica
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
harmonica, natural brass instruments [wooden trumpet], percussion [bottles, pipe joint], percussion [knife tapped on a pick-blade] and scraped idiophone [coconut-grater scraped with spoon]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[unknown]1:34
15When I Was In Colón
recorded in:
Chatham, Saint James, Jamaica
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
vocals:
Valerie Walker
Valerie Walker1:15
16Chi Chi Bud-Oh!
recorded in:
Chatham, Saint James, Jamaica
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
vocals:
Valerie Walker
Valerie Walker1:30
17Obeahman
recorded in:
Chatham, Saint James, Jamaica
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
vocals:
Valerie Walker
Valerie Walker1:36
18Mummies
recorded in:
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
recording engineer:
John Storm Roberts
Theophilus Chiverton and group7:09

Credits

Release

photography:George Rodger (photojournalist)
John Storm Roberts
liner notes:John Storm Roberts (until 1971)
mastering:Robert C. Ludwig (mastering engineer)
copyrighted (©) by:Nonesuch Records Inc. (not for release label use, consider using its imprint "Nonesuch" instead) (in 1998)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Nonesuch Records Inc. (not for release label use, consider using its imprint "Nonesuch" instead) (in 1972)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)