CLASSIC KITCHCARNIVAL 2000 RELEASE

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Track Listing

Kuei Tung Wey De Money Gone
Election Time
Pan Birthday
Kitch Wey Yuh Doing
Moko Jumbie
Back Yard Party
Gimme De Ting
Pan Birthday Remix
Gimme De Ting Remix

REVIEW FROM CARIBBEAN BEAT Classic Kitch The Lord Kitchener

This nine-track final recording by the Grand Master Lord Kitchener is as good a sampling as any of the veteran calypsonian's impressive range. Two political commentaries reflect both Kitchener's support for the People's National Movement, and the traditional role of the calypsonian as political watchdog.

The celebratory Pan Birthday is the last of a long line of calypsos written especially for the steelpan, a trend begun (and perfected) by Kitchener himself in 1946 with Beat of the Steelband. Moko Jumbie marvels at Carnival's traditional stilt-dancers, and Back Yard Party captures the spirit of a Trini-style outdoor revel - both examples of the skilful, imaginative way in which Kitchener recorded the country's cultural aspects. As the last work recorded before his death on February 11, 2000, Classic Kitch is destined to become a collector's item. Also includes a remix of old favourite Gimme De Ting. (VB)