Track Listing

1. Out the Fire
2. Ten Thousand to Bar Me One
3. Cousin Family
4. When You Hear I Die
5. New York Subway
6. Me One Alone
7. Sly Mongoose
8. Happy Land of Canaan
9. Mary Ann
10. Yankee Dollar
11. Pepsi-Cola
12. Tied-Tongue Baby
13. God Made Us All
14. The Soldier's Came and Broke My Life
15. Labor Day
16. Brown Girl in the Ring
17. Chicago, Chicago
18. My Intention is War
19. No Place Like the West Indies
20. My Experience on the Reperbahn
21. Auf Weidersehen
22. Cat O'Nine Tails
23. Crisis in Arkansas
24. Steel Band War
25. You're Wasting Your Time
26. I'm Going Back to Africa

Lord Invader
Calypso in New York

eCaroh Price: $15.95

Inspired improvisation and compelling rhythms, created by piano, small orchestra, and sometimes a drum and hand clapping, characterize these performances, which Lord invader (Rupert Westmore Grant, 1914-1962) recorded for Moses Asch in the 1940s and 1950s. Whether recounting events in Trinidad, describing his experiences in New York city, performing traditional songs, or criticizing American racism, Lord Invader combines rhythms and ideas in his unique calypsonian fashion. Thirteen of the twenty-six tracks are released here for the first time. Extensive annotations by John Cowley include lyrics, bibliography, and discography. 73 minutes, 32 page booklet. Compiled and annotated by John Cowley.