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FEATURING BRIAN HOGANS, JACQUES SCHWARZ-BART,
SULLIVAN FORTNER, BEN WILLIAMS, OBED CALVAIRE,
MONTY ALEXANDER, 3 CANAL, RALPH MACDONALD
& LORD SUPERIOR, ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY RICH DEROSA
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Etienne Charles - KAISO
KAISO is the third recording as a leader for talented trumpeter Etienne Charles, following his two well-received projects, Culture Shock, and Folklore. It continues a theme that he has embraced from the outset of his recording career: an immersion in, and a respect for the music, and by extension, the culture, of his native Trinidad: the sound of calypso.
Whereas his first two recordings consisted, for the most part, of original compositions inspired by the music he grew up with, this time the inspiration is of a different sort: specific, classic calypso songs by some of the music’s most renowned and popular performers. Three of them, Lord Kitchener, Mighty Sparrow, and Roaring Lion, have particular significance to Etienne. “Kitch, Sparrow and Lion were the first Calypsonians whose songs I began learning and studying at an early age. Each of these masters has their own catchy trait. Kitch for his melodies and his bouncy phrases; Sparrow for his voice and portrayal of his characters in his songs, and Lion for his wit and his way of turning lyrics, and fusing African, French creole, Venezuelan, and European sounds into his calypsos.” Continue reading
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