This is the 1940s equivalent of "hit em up". 😂 The came hard but Houdini was no slouch he held it down for new york.

Amy more information on 1930's Ska?

History. Brilliant.

This was before my time. I was born in the 1950's

Big Tune!!!

DEAR JAMAICANS: You all created absolutely nothing. Not even reggae is yours to claim......neither dem beef patties yall call jamaican. All your music came out of ours.

Wow he was even using multi syllable rhymes

Regards. d' Haiti

It’s magical how king radio spits out those lyrics! Beautiful

The OG "RAPPERS". 🙏

Golden Years! 🙏

Thanks so much for preserving our culture ❤

Most genres we know are jus different versions of Calypso. That beat is just another calypso beat Ska is a combination of Calypso and Jazz. Mento singers imitated Calypsonians. Nerlynn Taitt from Sando, Trinidad invented Rocksteady which is combination of Mento, Ska, and Soul, the term was then changed to Reggae, so this is basically Soul Calypso. Mento and Ska was just uptempo and didnt have de versatility like in Trinidad, So he gave them dis slow version.

The influence comes from New Orleans. Trinidadian bandleaders incorporated New Orleans style jazz into calypso in the 20's and 30's whereas the Jamaican musicians who created ska were heavily influenced by New Orleans R&B of the 50's.

Nothing at all go so. Brute Force from Antigua and Barbuda was the the first steel band to record. This recording is of a percussion instrument, with no rubber on the sticks. That is not pan!!! Before you cuss meh, half me family from Trinidad. Truth is truth. Is Antiguans who first put rubber on pan sticks too.

Very nice indeed. Much appreciated 🙂❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hellyard Steelband evolved into Trinidad All Stars today. First Steelband to be recorded

first diss track in the history

Lord Kitchener did say that reggae came out of calypso.

The bridges do have a strong ska/rock steady flavour.

My absolute favourite!

What is the name of this track? I’m also skeptical that it is 2013...

Certainly sounds like Ska or should I say Ska sounds like it since this is 1938.

I'm just speculating, but as a Trinidadian... Baboo Lala sounds like an Indian person's name to me. Lala is a definitely a surname, and Baboo would have been a nickname i'm guessing.

Well , Well , Well .

Notice the staccato cadence used in this recording!....if that is not rap, I don't know what is!

Is very very similar to HELL from Squirrel Nut Zippers..jaj

And If you want to hear "Ska" before it was even conceived :-) Check the song: Ba Boo La La kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2Lbd6yqpZZ9hck Keep in mind this song was recorded in 1938 (made even before?!) There was no "ska" back then, but, what shall we call this? ;-)

You are not totally right or wrong :-) It's both Kaiso and Rap! Literally, it was "them" who invented not just the actual genre, but the word "as it is" (rap). The early "kaisonians" actually used both the word (rap) and the meaning of it it's actually derived from that. They gathered and rap cultural and political topics (just as today's rappers still do). Anything from advertisement for a "new milk box", "the latest dance in town", to controversial world-wide topics such as the situation in Europe at the time. If you want to know more, find out or ask. I'd gladly share what I've learned (One of Roaring Lion's son is one of the "direct sources of information" about this. Listening to his stories about the topic is "like going back in time" ;-) One love all <3

Shellers

KAISO KAISO !!!!

Trinidad way too overlooked. Also Brazil kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGjSg2turtB5ndE

my grandfather is 94 yrs old and he was in a Trinidadian Jazz band called the Eastern Stompers. He told me when I was a kid that his friend brought the ska rhythm to Jamaica. And here is a fine example of it heard in this song 20 yrs before ska.

Why we dont have this in our history

CHUUUUUUNE

no boi this is calypso man

Magic!

Thanks for the input on this topic!

First, I understand that it was because of efforts of the political and ruling authorities that made it so little islands in the Caribbean became populated by a large number of Africans (who were destined to be slaves in this New World, only were instead set free in these places). How and why? Simple. Over time, Surveys and other Census type population data that show us how populations change over time have been conducted since before Roman times. As the 19 century unfolded, the number of African slaves in the United States had grown to very disproportionate levels, or, there were so many slaves that rulers decided that to cut back on these huge numbers by simply not letting them into America. But what to do with the ones in mid-voyage? "Park the ships out that way nearer to Barbados, St. Thomas, Martinica, etc. Then, simply set them free!" If you look in books for examples of how populations of Africans grew and shrank during the 19th century, the numbers speak for themselves. You know a song "Buffalo Soldier", and "Redemption Song"? These songs dabble in this observation. With the Africans came their songs and dances, which have strong ties to spirituality and religious elements. There is a whole lot of chaotic displacement because of the state of being cut off from home, along with many efforts to render practices of these 'old ways' as forbidden or illegal. Without fail, these practices went on, and Calypso, Mento, Blue Beat, and others are the types of music that came from out of the people of the Caribbean! I am waiting for someone to connect the Cumbia of Colombia and some of the Kalypso music styles, and demonstrate just what common connecting element might exist. Perhaps songs from the Roman Catholic Church (since they were everywhere back then and they made efforts to make converts of everyone)?? I know that a style called "Mento" seemed likely to be the child of Kalypso and parent of Ska, only I now understand that Mento is Jamaican, Kalypso is from Trinidad. I hope that I haven't really made some awful comments here, these things I've written are my poor interpretation of a lot of memories that I have collected over my life. I love Calypso, I love Mento, Blue Beat, Mento, Ska, Reggae, I love Caribbean music! If you don't love it too, I recommend you listen again, harder this time!

Thanks for that Nostalgic piece of History.

Love King Radio....

I love this song.... The melodies are sooooo beautiful! Swing! Ah buh buh boom!

Extempo refers to something I will learn soon

I'm not a music expert but Calypso has it's origins in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tabago. That Ska is the modernized (1950s) versions of Reague and Calypso. It's all a common rhythm that is present in all of the Carribean. For instance "regueton" from Latin Carribean is different from Reague but is more similar in sound to calipso. The two words share the same etymology. The words to describe sound has it's origins in West Africa. i grew up listening to Calypso from Venezuela or Calipso, the lyrics are also in "patois" that are also sung in Trinidad. Check out Calipso from El Callao. Most of the Calipso is now sung in spanish, but the Group "Convenezuela" has preserved patois lyrics

I can see some influence. But herein lies the problem.. With Jamaican "mento", Calypso and American R&B in the 50's it's clear to hear Ska's early influences when you hear certain hits by Fats Domino, and others.. You hear that particular shuffle of the bass and the piano back-beats.. When early Ska took off, the beat was utilized based on American R&B of the time being played over the air from the Southern US.. Jamaican musicians took this beat with a prominent emphasis on the off beat.. It worked out so perfectly for Jamaican musicians to turn into something of their own.. Perhaps adding emphasis on the offbeat was because of songs like "Ba Boo La La".. Just my two cents, for what it's worth :)

Nice to be able to learn something as you tap your feet.

Thanks for posting these wonderful and historic songs.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS. My father played me this song five years ago when I was 14, and I've been trying to find it since!