LORD KITCHENER Louis Farrakhan DUKE OF IRON CALYPSO LP

$ 153

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Jul 6, 2011 Sold Date

Jun 29, 2011 Start Date

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RARE , ORIGINAL LP (NOT a reissue) released on MONOGRAM records (cat#837), blue/black 'deepgroove' MONO labels, made in USA, 195?

CALYPSOS, TOO HOT TO HANDLE

tracks;

1 Lord Kitchener - Kitch
2 Duke of Iron - Big bamboo
3 Lord Kitchener - Muriel and the bug
4 Duke of Iron - I left her behind for you
5 Hayden - He like it, she like it
6 Duke of Iron - Parakeets
7 Marie Bryant - Mommie out the light
8 The Charmer - Don't touch me nylon
9 The Charmer - Is she is, or is she ain't
10 Marie Bryant - Don't touch me tomato
11 Duke of Iron - Music lesson
12 Duke of Iron - Postman

It”s hard to picture the leader of the Nation of Islam singing a calypso song about a sex change operation but the cheery singer is none other than Louis Farrakhan.

He was originally known as Gene Walcott, a kid who grew up with a passion for the violin and Caribbean music. He used his love of music to form a nightclub act where he was known as The Charmer, an alternative version of Harry Belafonte. His nightclub act was so hilarious that it led to a recording career. “Is She Is, Or Is She Ain”t’, a song which Farrakhan wrote himself, was featured in a compilation of Caribbean music called Calypsos from the West Indies on Monogram Records. The song was also featured on another Monogram compilation called Calypsos Too Hot to Handle. Farrakhan also released a solo album on Monogram called The Charmer.