Lovey's String Band
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Lovey's String Band were a Trinidad
ian musical group. They are known primarily for having been the earliest known calypso
group to have ever recorded. They originally formed somewhere in the 1890's and continued performing until the early 1920's.
recordings, and these instrumental recordings document a style of "hot" music in fashion in the Caribbean around that time. The recording was selected for preservation in 2002 by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress
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Their first recording was the song "Mango Vert" for Columbia Records
and a week later they switched stables to record with Victor Records. Other songs in their catalogue include Trinidad Paseo, Petrol and Sara, Mari-Juana, and Manuelito.
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
ian musical group. They are known primarily for having been the earliest known calypso
Calypso music
Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
group to have ever recorded. They originally formed somewhere in the 1890's and continued performing until the early 1920's.
Recordings
The band did a recording session in New York City in 1912, five years before the first jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
recordings, and these instrumental recordings document a style of "hot" music in fashion in the Caribbean around that time. The recording was selected for preservation in 2002 by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Their first recording was the song "Mango Vert" for Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
and a week later they switched stables to record with Victor Records. Other songs in their catalogue include Trinidad Paseo, Petrol and Sara, Mari-Juana, and Manuelito.