"Don't Stop The Carnival" written by Lord Invader (=Rupert Grant) and introduced as a Road March, during the 1939 Carnival season in Trinidad, at a time when the world was threatened by the prospects of a war with Germany.
(o) Lord Invader (1939) (as "Don't Stop The Carnival")
Accompanied by John "Buddy" Williams and his Blue Rhythm Orchestra.
Recorded February 6, 1939 in Port of Spain, Trinidad
Released on Decca 17426
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Carnival celebrations were banned for the duration of World War II, but after the war was over, the Road March tradition was picked up again, and "Don't Stop the Carnival" was popular all over again.
(c) Duke of Iron (1946) (as "Don't Stop The Carnival")
Recorded around April 1, 1945 in New York City
Released in 1946 on record # 3 of the album Jungle Calypso (Stinson # 105)
The Duke was also recorded live by Alan Lomax on Decemer 21, 1946 in Town Hall, New York City
Listen here: https://archive.culturalequity.org//TD227R33.mp3
(c) MacBeth (1952) (as "Don't Stop The Carnival")
Released in 1952 on the New York-based Monogram-label (# M-859)
Re-released on Monogram M-861
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Hazel Scott was a Trinidad-born American jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actor. She was a critically acclaimed performing artist and an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film.
Although most prominent as a jazz-singer, Scott finally put her own brand on calypso, releasing a 45 rpm single on Decca with “Carnaval” on the A-side and “Take Me, Take Me” (recorded by the Keskidee Trio in 1935 as “Don’t Le’ Me Mother Know,” but also known as “Los Iros,” “Take Me,” and “Take Me Down to Los Iros”) on the B-side. Sy Oliver led a raucous backup “carnival” band, and Scott herself handled the vocals (with help from an unidentified chorus).
(c) Hazel Scott (1957) (as "Carnaval")
Recorded February 11, 1957 in New York
Released on Decca 9-30253
Listen here: Hazel_Scott_-_Carnaval.mp3
Although he was born and bred in New York, the jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins was brought up by parents who hailed from the US Virgin Islands, where there is a famous tradition of carnival at the end of April every year.
(c) Sonny Rollins (1962) (as "Don't Stop The Carnival")
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jim Hall (g); Bob Cranshaw (b); Ben Riley (d);
Dennis Charles, Frank Charles and Willie Rodriguez (pc)
H. Roberts, M. Stewart, C. Spencer, M. Burton, N. Wright and W. Glover (vocals)
Jimmy Jones, arranger.
Recorded April 25, 1962 in New York City
Released in 1963 on the German and UK version of the "What's New" album.
(so it was not on the US version !)
Credited to Sonny Rollins ?!
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(c) Max Woiski Jr (1968) (as "Don't Stop The Carnival")
Credited to Rollins and Price ?!
Dutch lyrics by Willem van Kooten
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(c) Harry Belafonte (1971) (as "Don't Stop The Carnival")
Credited to William Salter and Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald is the son of Trinidad-born Patrick MacDonald (=MacBeth the Great)
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