KING OF CALYPSO LIMONENSE – THE LEGENDARY TAPE RECORDINGg (vinyl)

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At 99 years old, Walter Gavitt Ferguson of Costa Rica is a legendary calypsonian, a humble figure, and a living legend. Rooted like an old tree on the Caribbean coast, he never left his hometown in search of fame; it was fame that came knocking at his door. For 80 years, rumors of his musical talents have attracted people from all over the world: rival calypsonians, fans, tourists, musicologists, musicians, pilgrims, and even the President of the Republic. A record label even moved a recording studio to his home because he refused to go to the city. But, many years before that, Ferguson sold his famous homemade cassettes to tourists and music lovers from around the world. He never kept a copy for himself, and as he got older, he began to forget many compositions. Thanks to an international "cassette hunt" recently launched online, 9 cassettes were found in Canada, and 50 of his forgotten songs have been saved. Vol. 1 of this tropical treasure is now available, resurrected directly from the original cassettes of the Calypso King.