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. 

The Duke of Iron (1906-1968) has been a renamed figure of kaiso and calypso history, taking active part of the stiff calypsonian competition. Living in the US in the 50's, it's hardly possible to escape form the mambo fever, and here's the result of an mixed influenced track: mambo and calypso.


The Duke of Iron - Mambo Calypso:




►► The Duke of Iron selected discography HERE.
►► Wonderful calypso from the Bahamas HERE.