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link to interview and sound files. Tobagonian Wellington claims that he created soca before Shorty. You be the judge.

"Dmitri Subotsky and John Child interview their very special guest King Wellington, an unsung pioneer of soca music.

Should King Wellington be regarded as the key figure behind the development of calypso into soca? Dmitri Subotsky argued that he should in a recent article in the Trinidad Guardian. Hear more in this interview.

Wellington talks about his early career, from his time hustling tourists to his first recording under the name of The Cisco, but the interview concentrates on his experimentation with calypso music in the late 60s and early 70s and his desire to change the music."

The interview was recorded at TUCO in 2006.

To listen to the interview, click here.
http://www.calypsoarchives.co.uk/radio/Radio4.htm

http://www.calypsoarchives.co.uk/radio/wellington.mp3

Just listened to the interview and King Wellington made some impressive arguments. I like what he said about him wanting to change the music and he decided to go to school to learn musical composition. You would be surprised how alot of 'musicians' don't do this.

I listened to the tracks on this page

Calypso Archives Radio Show - King Wellington

and I can honestly say that although I will agree that Wellington was the one who originated the idea and style, Lord Shorty's - Endless Vibrations (1975), to me, was that stepping stone song.

Shorty's "endless vibration" sounds like what Wellington was doing years before. I have some Wellington and Shorty tracks from that era, so I'm able to compare and contrast what they were doing. Wellington said that Shorty added the Indian elements as an afterthought, to set his music apart.

If you got more songs, fling them up so we could hear them.

On another note, you the same Ken Yatta who sings in DC sometimes with Basement Knockers?

http://media.putfile.com/new-calypso

http://media.putfile.com/movin-up-63

http://media.putfile.com/gimmie-moh

some more King Wellington tracks. This Kenyatta doesn't sing.

i heard wellington and shorty i. both are a chip off mighty spoiler's shoulder.

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