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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

DoublePlusGood

Apr 9, 2022 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM

With Lizbot

Bahamas: Grand Goombay Obeah, Junkanoo, Rake & Scrap & more!

Bahamas: Grand Goombay Obeah, Junkanoo, Rake & Scrap & more!

DoublePlusGood
3:03 AM
Exuma - Exuma, The Obeah Man
Exuma Exuma, The Obeah Man
Exuma, The Obeah Man Mercury Records 1970
3:09 AM
Frank Penn - Gimme Some Skin
Frank Penn Gimme Some Skin
Gimme Some Skin 7" Penn's 1975
Born in Nassau, Bahamas in 1941, Died November 2009 in Freeport, Bahamas
3:12 AM
George Symonette - Camilla
George Symonette Camilla
Goombay and Calypso Rhythms Radiophone Archives 2020
3:15 AM
Jay Mitchell - Goombay Bump
Jay Mitchell Goombay Bump
Your Mama And Your Daddy Again G.B.I. Recording Co. 1974
3:22 AM
The Mustangs - Watcha Gonna Do 'Bout It
The Mustangs Watcha Gonna Do 'Bout It
On Tha Rocks G.B.I. Recording Co. Ltd. 1974
Playing in the "Goombay" style which is a blend of Caribbean styles unique to The Bahamas including nice vocal harmonies.
3:26 AM
Exuma - You Don't Know What's Going On
Exuma You Don't Know What's Going On
Exuma, The Obeah Man Mercury Records 1970
AKA Macfarlane Gregory Anthony Mackey, Tony for short, born on Cat Island near Exuma in 1942, died in 1997. His paintings graced his album covers. He was a practitioner of Obeah, a form of witchdoctery
3:29 AM
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3:34 AM
Jay Mitchell - Tighter and Tighter
Jay Mitchell Tighter and Tighter
Deep Heat Grand Bahama Records 1972
Bahamian junka/soul vocalist from Freeport, Grand Bahama
3:41 AM
The Duke of Iron - Calypsonian Invasion
The Duke of Iron Calypsonian Invasion
Calypso Carnival RCA Victor 1957
Duke of Iron = Cecil Anderson, Calypsonian, nightclub and concert entertainer, and recording artist from the 1930s through the 1960s.
3:44 AM
Willpower - People Won't Change
Willpower People Won't Change
Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay V/A Numero Group 2007
3:47 AM
Marie Bryant - Don't Touch Me Tomato
Marie Bryant Don't Touch Me Tomato Marie Bryant
Don't Touch My Nylons Lyragon 1952
3:50 AM
Ozzie Hall - Take Five
Ozzie Hall Take Five
A Visit With Ozzie Hall G.B.I. Recording Co. Ltd. 1976
Jamaican sax player. Emigrated to the Bahamas early in career. An institution at the Grand Bahama Hotel, West End.
3:54 AM
Ronnie Butler & The Ramblers - Bahama Rock
Ronnie Butler & The Ramblers Bahama Rock Ronnie Butler
At Nassau Beach Hotel
Bahamian calypso and rake-and-scrape singer and guitarist born in Nassau in 1937 and died in 2017
3:58 AM
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lizbot bumps

4:02 AM
Lord Creator - Mr. Rake and Scrape
Lord Creator Mr. Rake and Scrape
Pepper Pot Calypso Songs Me Mama Never Taught Me (Wreck A Pum Pum) Port-O-Jam 1969
AKA Kenrick Randolph Patrick, Calypso and soca artist
4:05 AM
Junkanoo Band - Conch Ain't Got No Bones
Junkanoo Band Conch Ain't Got No Bones
Junkanoo Band - Key West Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/Folkways Records 2004
4:07 AM
Exuma - Junkanoo
Exuma Junkanoo
Exuma, The Obeah Man Mercury Records 1970
4:11 AM
Sylvia Hall - Don't Touch That Thing
Sylvia Hall Don't Touch That Thing
Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay V/A Numero Group 2007
4:16 AM
Jay Mitchell And The Mitchellites - I Am The Man For You Baby
Jay Mitchell And The Mitchellites I Am The Man For You Baby
I Am The Man For You Baby Grand Bahama Records 1972
4:18 AM
Lord Spectacular & Milo & the Kings - Lazy Man
Lord Spectacular & Milo & the Kings Lazy Man
Lazy Man / New York Situation Cab 1962
4:21 AM
K.B. - What Make Dem Rich
K.B. What Make Dem Rich
K.B. & Friends #3: Classic Stars Records 2015
4:24 AM
Ophie & Da Websites - Mama, Lend Me Ya Pigeon
Ophie & Da Websites Mama, Lend Me Ya Pigeon
Bahamian Rake-n-Scrape Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2016
4:28 AM
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lizbot hops from stingray to stingray

4:33 AM
Lord Flea And His Calypsonians - Monkey
Lord Flea And His Calypsonians Monkey
Swingin' Calypsos Capitol 1957
4:36 AM
Lord Nelson - Stella
Lord Nelson Stella
Stella / Party For Santa Claus National 1963
4:40 AM
Eddie Minnis - Our Love Is Gonna Make It (feat. Ronnie Butler)
Eddie Minnis Our Love Is Gonna Make It (feat. Ronnie Butler) Eddie Minnis
Eddie Minnis Greatest Hits Pot Luck Enterprises Ltd 2012
Bahamian artist, musician and songwriter.
4:42 AM
Mighty Prince Galloway & Milo & the Kings - Confusion Men
Mighty Prince Galloway & Milo & the Kings Confusion Men
In The Beginning Camille Records 1973
4:46 AM
Ronnie Butler - Native Woman
Ronnie Butler Native Woman Ronnie Butler
At Nassau Beach Hotel Nas-Ron
4:49 AM
Lord Beginner - Injection
Lord Beginner Injection
Calypsos For Adam And Eve Monogram 1961
4:51 AM
Eddie Minnis - Naughty Johnny
Eddie Minnis Naughty Johnny Eddie Minnis
Eddie Minnis Greatest Hits Pot Luck Enterprises Ltd 2012
4:54 AM
Ronnie Butler - Crow Calypso
Ronnie Butler Crow Calypso
Woman Of Mine / Crow Calypso R and R Records 1973
5:01 AM
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lizbot lurks in Thunderball Grotto, awaiting a scuba attack

5:01 AM
Gospel Chandeliers - Honesty Is the Best Policy
Gospel Chandeliers Honesty Is the Best Policy
Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay V/A Numero Group 2007
5:05 AM
Cyril Diaz and His Orchestra - Sugar Pie (Melody)
Cyril Diaz and His Orchestra Sugar Pie (Melody) Cyril Diaz and His Orchestra
Melody vs. Sparrow (A Friendly Calypso Feud) Erasmus Black Records 2020
originally released on Cook Records in 1958
5:09 AM
Black Czar - Rookoombey
Black Czar Rookoombey
Rookoombey Sounds Of The Caribbean 1973
5:10 AM
The Mustangs - The Time for Loving Is Now
The Mustangs The Time for Loving Is Now
The Wonderful Side Of The Mustangs G.B.I. Recording Co. Ltd. 1975
5:15 AM
Lord Panama - Grandma's Calypso
Lord Panama Grandma's Calypso
Lord Panama Sounds Of The Caribbean 1973
5:18 AM
Lord Nelson - I Got the Itch
Lord Nelson I Got the Itch
I Got The Itch / Problems On My Mind Dem Boys Records 1963
5:21 AM
The Coral Islanders Steelband - Run Girls Run
The Coral Islanders Steelband Run Girls Run
Run Girls Run
5:23 AM
Junkanoo Band - Bonefish
Junkanoo Band Bonefish
Junkanoo Band - Key West Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/Folkways Records 2004
5:27 AM
Lord Kitchener - Smoke A Cigarette
Lord Kitchener Smoke A Cigarette
Sings Calypsos (With and Without Social Significance) [Remastered] Sounds Of The Caribbean 1971
Lord Kitchener, AKA Aldwyn Roberts, calypso composer, and recording artist.
5:29 AM
Ophie & Da Websites - Da River (round dance)
Ophie & Da Websites Da River (round dance)
Bahamian Rake-n-Scrape Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2016
5:32 AM
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lizbot bites the bonefish and the bonefish bites back

5:33 AM
Lord Melody - Diana Come Back
Lord Melody Diana Come Back
Diana Come Back / My Conception Of Female Beauty Vitadisc 1954
5:37 AM
Eddie Minnis Wit High Voltage - Never Satisfied
Eddie Minnis Wit High Voltage Never Satisfied Eddie Minnis
Guilty Pot Luck 1983
5:40 AM
Lord Kitchener - Muriel and de Bug
Lord Kitchener Muriel and de Bug
Love in the Cemetery Radiophone Archives
5:43 AM
Cyril Ferguson - Gonna Build a Nation
Cyril Ferguson Gonna Build a Nation
Gonna Build A Nation / My Mama Told Me Penn's 1975
Bahamian guitarist and composer who also went by the name Dry Bread
5:47 AM
Count Bernadino - Das Why da Young Gals Callin'
Count Bernadino Das Why da Young Gals Callin'
K.B. & Friends #3: Classic Stars Records 2015
Bahamian bandleader-vocalist. Attended New York School of Music (c.1947) where he formed Count Bernadino Bacanals with fellow West Indian students. Toured internationally for the Bahamas Development Board (Ministry of Tourism.)
5:51 AM
Ian McQuay - Rake 'N Scrape or Wha'
Ian McQuay Rake 'N Scrape or Wha'
Rake 'N Scrape or Wha' - Single Ashtunez Music Group 2018
5:54 AM
Bo Hog & Da Rooters - Da Ole Gray Hound Dog (round dance)
Bo Hog & Da Rooters Da Ole Gray Hound Dog (round dance)
Bahamian Rake-n-Scrape Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2016
5:54 AM
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lizbot fends off Nicolas Cage with an army of wild iguanas

5:56 AM
The Duke of Iron - Undercover Man
The Duke of Iron Undercover Man
Calypso Carnival Monogram 1957
5:59 AM
Telco Orchestra - The River
Telco Orchestra The River
The River