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Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz
Background information
Also known asLord Mouse
OriginBerlin, Berlin, Germany
GenresCalypso, Mento
Years active2008–present
LabelsPiranha, Zamzama, Cannery Row, Jump up!
MembersLORD MOUSE, lead vocals
THE KALYPSO KATZ:
Tom Lee Who, tenor ukelele
General Confusion, piano
Mateo Fauvet and Benoît Ribot, electric guitar
Martin Pech, congas
Francesco Tonial and Stéphane Doucerain, timbales and shakers
Mark Roman, double bass
Claudio Jolowicz, tenor saxophone
Witold Niedziejko, alto saxophone
Steven Moult, trumpet
Kai Eckhardt, trumpet
Backing vocals: Jungle Jo, Vanillinda, Die Schicke Ulrike, Tiger Tam, Coca Cosi, Chiquita Anita
Websitelordmouseandthekalypsokatz.com

Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz are a calypso band based in Berlin, Germany. Starting as an active band in 2008, their music was produced independently, with help from Cannery Row Records of Berlin, Jump Up! records of Chicago, Illinois, and Zamzama Productions of Paris, France. The sophomore album, "Go Calypsonian" was released by the Piranha label in Berlin, Germany

Biography

The main goal of the 17 piece collective is to bring the lost genre of calypso back to public awareness, through concerts, workshops, seminars and literature.

The band is the only Calypso band in the city of Berlin, and the only calypso orchestra on the continent of Europe. It was formed when the founding members were exasperated to discover that even prominent music professionals had never heard of the genre. Now on its fourth year, the band has brought public awareness of the style to countries all over Europe. The musical style, originally from the island of Trinidad, began in earnest in the mid- 1920s, when it was first recorded, and grew in popularity in the United States in the 1950s through the work of Harry Belafonte. Since then, the genre has been all but forgotten, even in its own birthplace of Trinidad. From the inception of the band four years ago, the genre has become slowly recognized as a legitimate and dance-worthy musical form, spreading from Berlin outwards. Although the band is based in Berlin, the members come from all over the world, including the U.S.A., Russia, England, Australia, Brazil, Poland, France, Italy, and of course, Germany.

The orchestra endeavors to keep its music as close to the classic sound of the 1920s and 1930s as possible, while still utilizing modern recording techniques. While much of its work is original, there are also covers, used as a reference point, by such calypso luminaries as Roaring Lion, Young Tiger, and Lord Invader.

Discography

  • [Self titled] (2009)Cannery Row records
  • [10" JUR] (2010)Jump Up!
  • [Go Calypsonian] (2013) Piranha records

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