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collective quartet

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featuring vocalist

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, which was recorded in 2010 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label. The album is a collection of improvised pieces with classic Calypso lyrics from

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is the precursor to the modern Calypso.''Kaiso Stories''
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Reception

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'' review by Lloyd Sachs notes that Fay Victor "reawakens cultural history, addressing political and religious topics as well as boy-girl and life-and-death themes with manic chants, raspy shouts and patois-inflected spoken recitations."Sachs, Lloyd
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'' Stanley Zappa of ''The Free Jazz Collective'' wrote: "In a civilized world with a forward thinking music industry and curious listenership, in a culture a where Art was as valued as everyone likes to say it is, ''Kaiso Stories'' would be a cross-over sensation, charting for months and finding a grateful audience that no Improvised music had found before. Until such time, it is one for the initiated to treasure." ''

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'' included the album on their "Best of 2011 / Albums of the Year" list.

Track listing

# "Maryanne Revisited" - 13:33 # "Three Friends Advised" - 15:24 # "Kitch Goes Home"- 7:36 # "Saltfish Refried" - 10:46 # "John Gilman Wants Tobacco" - 1:57 # "An Open Letter" - 10:02 # "De Night A De Wake"- 6:45 # "We Is We Trini" - 8:24

Personnel

* Roy Campbell -

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, shepherd pipes,

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, bird whistles,

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, bells * Daniel Carter -

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, flute, trumpet,

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* William Parker - bass, gembri, bass duduk, trombonium * Charles Downs -

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* Fay Victor -

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References

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