The Duke of Iron - Mambo Calypso (Trinidad/NY, 1957)

(RG-142).

Muzzicaltrips loves hybridity, and the Caribbean has been since long a creative melting pot for countless experimentations. 

Russ Henderson - Caribbean Carnival (Tropical jazz, 1966)

(Allegro ALL 817).

Russ Henderson, piano and steel pan player, moved from Trinidad to England in the 40s. For this LP he gathered musicians from West Indies to play some really fresh and rythmic versions of calypso and blue beat standards.