KING SPARROW'S - CALYPSO CARNIVAL

The undisputed manifesto-album of Trinidad's original Calypso singer, Mighty Sparrow, who, along with his old friend and rival Lord Melody, helped popularize Calypso internationally, right after Belafonte's massive success in 1956. With his ultra-sweet voice and lyrics that speak of romance and current politics, Mighty Sparrow (born Slinger Francisco) is an 11-time winner of the Calypso Monarchy and an eight-time winner of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival Road March competition. Upon winning the Carnival contest in 1956 with "Jean and Dinah," he received a grand prize of $40. In protest, he wrote a scathing indictment of the Trinidadian music industry, "Carnival Boycott." Despite his refusal to compete in Carnival contests for the next three years, Sparrow became one of the most successful artists in the Caribbean, emerging as a relevant and representative voice of his time and society.

Side A:
1. Teresa
2. Reply To Melody
3. Mad Bomber
4. Short Little Shorts
5. Eve
6. Paye

Side B:
1. No More Rockin' And Rollin'
2. Country Girl
3. Russian Satellite
4. Stella
5. Dorothy
6. Postcard To Sparrow