Various Artists [Soul Jazz Records] - Soul Jazz Records presents / 90 Degrees of Shade Vol 2 - 2x Vinyl LPs

Soul Jazz Records’ new album 90 Degrees of Shade features the music of the Caribbean – Mambo, Calypso, Mento, Merengue, Latin Jazz and much more. The music of Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and more all feature in this lightning journey through the many island sounds. This is the sound of independence, righteous and hot jump-up sounds from the 1950s and 60s, an exciting period of endless new musical styles that would travel across the world – Mento, the Jamaican precursor to reggae; mambos and descargas from Cuba, Dominican merengue, Haitian compas – it’s all here! This album coincides with the release of Soul Jazz Records’ massive new deluxe large format hardback book 90 Degrees of Shade: 100 Years of Photography In The Caribbean (with foreword by Paul Gilroy) featuring hundreds of fascinating and unique photographs spanning one hundred years of Caribbean history. The new album comes as a deluxe two-CD pack complete with large outsize booklet, packed full of info and original artwork. There are also two limited edition separate heavyweight double LP vinyl editions, each one housed in gatefold sleeves complete with insert, full text and free download code. Also comes as a worldwide digital release.

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A1 Count Lasha And His Calypsonians*
Count Lasher & His Calypsonians

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– Perseverance 2:21
A2 Tito Puente– Swingin' Mambo 2:36
A3 The Duke Of Iron– Fifty Cents 2:33
A4 Katherine Dunham Presents The Singing Gods– Maiz
Presenter – Katherine Dunham
2:05
B1 Fajardo Y Sus Estrellas– El Aguardiente 2:51
B2 The Eloise Trio– Anna Macao 2:21
B3 Lord Fly And The Dan Williams Orchestra*– Whai, Whai, Whai 2:09
B4 Gina Martin– Omo Belli 3:18
C1 Billo's Caracas Boys– Bombele 2:59
C2 King Scratch (2)– Liza See Me Here 2:18
C3 Cortijo Y Su Combo– Con La Punta Del Pie Teresa 2:33
C4 The Calypso Steel-O-Rama Band*– Java 4:08
D1 Super Ensemble Nemours Jn. Baptiste*– Rinmin Ce Folie 2:39
D2 Dioris Valladares And His Conjunto Tipico* And The Jamaican Calypsonians– Dr. Kinsey Report 3:10
D3 Celia Cruz– Yembe Laroco 2:52