Putumayo Presents: The Caribbean
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- Release Date: 01/10/2006
- Sales Rank: 28,433
- Label: PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC
- UPC: 790248024523
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Putumayo Presents: The Caribbean
| 1 | Aline Volé / Kali 3:35 |
| 2 | Sam Fi Man / Stanley Beckford 3:24 |
| 3 | Overtime (Nami Chens Pa Mi Biba) / O.R.E.O. 2:40 |
| 4 | Chango / Ska Cubano 2:46 |
| 5 | Bèl Fan'm / Mika 4:33 |
| 6 | Thundah / Coalishun 3:35 |
| 7 | Pasa un Tiempo Viejo / Waldo Mendoza 3:43 |
| 8 | Bon Tché / Marce 4:07 |
| 9 | Freedom Sounds / The Skatalites 4:16 |
| 10 | Rev It Up / Jab Jab previously unreleased 4:30 |
| 11 | Los Amores / Jandy Feliz 4:12 |
| 12 | Hot & Groovy / Militant 4:43 |
Editorial Reviews
A nice collection of relatively easygoing music from around the Caribbean. Putumayo Presents: The Caribbean makes a point of hitting on some of the lesser islands, which is a nice change from the usual reliance on reggae and soca for Caribbean compilations. Here, there's a bit of biguine from Martinique, courtesy of Kali, along with mento and ska from Jamaica, rather than reggae. Cuba is represented by a bit of timba, rather than son or salsa (though there's also a nice bit of Cuban-influenced ska here as well). Thanks to performers such as Jab Jab, Claudius Philips, and Marce et Toumpak, there are also some interesting pan-Caribbean works included, fusing soca with zouk, African rhythms with calypso, and the like. For the most part, this album doesn't the high-energy dancehall sound that many may recognize as Caribbean fare. Instead of the vacationers' club sound, it's a relaxed afternoon beach sound. Worth a listen or two by any measure. Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
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