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Mirror To The Soul: Caribbean Jump Up, Mambo & Calypso Beat 1954 to 1972
2 cd set of (mostly) percussion heavy tracks by artists from Cuba, Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, St Thomas, etc. Soulful & jazz-tinged, this is easily one of the best collections yet on the Soul Jazz label. The set comes with a near 2 hr documentary on a region free dvd made up of newsreels from 1920-early 1970s of the Caribbean region (my favorite clips are the musical performances as well as a Haiti reel on voodoo). Extremely highly recommended to anyone who loves this kind of music.
More info and song samples here:
Soul Jazz Records – Mirror To The Soul – Music, Culture and Identity In The Caribbean 1920 - 72