Wind it up, wine up, wine up, jump up.

adamvasco — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:08:27 -0800

Carnival is home again.
The small Caribbean island of Trinidad has one of world's most lively Carnivals. An historical overview and explanation.
Lets start with the mas(querade); and Peter "see the music, hear the dance" Minshall without doubt the greatest ever carnival costume designer.
The music's inside. Then of course there's the music and musical tradition like extempo
Relator vs. Superior.
Gypsy vs. Lady Africa.
There's Calypso
Lord Blakie - Steelband Clash
Mighty Chalkdust - Just So
Mighty Sparrow - Congo Man
Black Stalin - Tribute To Sundar Popo
Sparrow - Memories
David Rudder - Calypso Monarch (1987)
There's a whole bunch of Soca as well as Machel Mantano and Alison Hinds as well as Iwer George & TC.
There's Chutney
D'Hitman and Adesh Samaroo and Sonny Mann
and then finally there are the finest steel bands ever heard on the planet :
Curry Tabanca
Soca Worriors
Despers
Pan Lamentation
Thunder Coming
Sorry I have to go jump up now.

thundercats ho!

reklaw — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 13:09:04 -0800

Serious Organised Crime Agency? Or Thundercats?

Devoid of mercy

biffa — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 14:51:30 -0800

You think you've got it bad? That nice Tony Blair has set up a new UK-style FBI which will be ruthless in fighting organised crime. Saviour of freedom Blair says, "the system is struggling against a presumption that you treat these crimes like every other type of crime and that you build up cases beyond reasonable doubt".

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Wind it up, wine up, wine up, jump up.

thundercats ho!

Devoid of mercy