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...hysterical abhorrence of my race." In Port of Spain, he discovers that "junta and coup d'état, the newest Latino mood/ broods on the balcony." He takes on the identity of Spoiler, a dead man allowed briefly to leave hell and revisit his old haunts. He improvises, calypso style...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Five Voices and Harmonies | 3/15/1982 | See Source »

...Marley, 36, Jamaican prince of reggae, the distinctive, pulsing Caribbean blend of calypso and soul music that carries a weighty message of black pride, peace and Rastafarian religion. Marley rose from the slums of Kingston to become a national hero and international star...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Images: IMAGES: Farewell | 12/28/1981 | See Source »

...pleasing, though not earth shaking. The title track, an up-tempo soul number, is reminiscent of "Street Legal", Dylan's last widely popular work. It blends a bassy rhythm with gospel-like backing vocals very effectively. "Heart of Mine", which follows, is a pretty, piano-based tune with a calypso beat that lends it a tropical flavor. A subtle relationship seems to exist between the two songs. Both deal with love: the first viewing it as a necessary drug and the second warning of excess...

Author: By Antony J. Blinken, | Title: After the Flood | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

...Andy Warhol Interview T-shirt) lock the keys in their car and have to hire a Rasta locksmith. But the clincher comes earlier, at a club restaurant where Horsemouth's band plays fast-paced reggae. A bewildered blond tourist turns to his young bride and exclaims, "This isn't calypso...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Soothing the Savage Beast | 7/25/1980 | See Source »

...boom, boom, boom, boom. It is more like chi-boom, chi-boom, chi-boom. Come down easy on the offbeat, like a rhythmic shrug of the shoulders. Kind of bluesy. Kind of calypso. Kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Ska Above, the Beat Below | 4/7/1980 | See Source »

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