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Thread #36732   Message #1096419
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
19-Jan-04 - 02:26 PM
Thread Name: Songbooks: Basic Folk Library PermaThread
Subject: RE: Basic Folk Library PermaThread™
"Calypso Songs of the West Indies," 1943, by Massie Patterson and Lionel Belasco. New York.
Older calypso songs by Belasco, some dating to 1906.

"The Golden Age of Calypso," 1985, from Musical Traditions no. 4, and on line at: http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/calypso.htm

A good short article with excellent examples of lyrics from the 1930s