Shadow - Dat Soca Boat (Trinidad ad Tobago, 1979, Kalinda)

 

Hi everyone !

Tonight we travel to the Caribbean, with Mighty Shadow, a very prolific Calypsonian singer from Trinidad and Tobago, that released several albums from the 70's until now.

The song I present you here is a calypso / funk tropical classic track, taken from a LP out in 1979, on the great Kalinda record label - Enjoy !

Shadow - Dat Soca Boat

Sincerely yours,

Armand

Armand de Preseau - Three Versions of "D'leau Coco" (Martinique / Guadeloupe / Cape Verde)

 

Hello my friends,

Today a special selection with three (yes, ONLY three !) songs, the original one and two covers of the famous tropical anthem "D'leau Coco", written by Albert Nadeau, a member of the band "Les Leopards de St Pierre".

This song was originally released in 1972 by the band "Les Leopards de St Pierre", from La Martinique, a raw tumbele biguine track.

Les Leopards de Saint Pierre - D'leau Coco

It was covered a bit later by Georges Plonquitte and his band, from La Guadeloupe, with a cool Jazz feeling and some good piano solos.

Georges Plonquitte - D'leau Coco

The Os Apolos", a Cape Verdian band, also covered this song, in a raw tropical way !

Os Apolos - D'leau Coco

Which one is your favourite ? Do you know other versions ?

All the best,

Armand