Traditional Music- West Indies/Caribbean

general Smithsonian folkways albums:

-Caribbean dances

-Calypso and Meringues

nonsuch albums:

-an island carnival (music of the west indies)

-Caribbean island music, songs and dances of Haiti, the Dominican republic & Jamaica

saint lucia

Smithsonian folkways album:

-music of saint lucia

bermuda 

Smithsonian folkways album:

-esso steel band of bermuda- Bermuda honeymoon

Dominican republic 

merengue/bachata:

Julio Alberto Hernández

Juan Espínola of La Vega

Juan Francisco García of Santiago

Francisco "Ñico" Lora 

Luis Alberti

Toño Abreu and Hipólito Martínez

Tatico Henríquez 

Rafael Solano

El Ciego de Nagua

Rafaelito Román

Francisco Ulloa

Rafael Petiton Guzman

Angel Viloria y su Conjunto Típico Cibaeño

jose manuel calderon

cuco valoy

jonny ventura

Fernando villalona

milly Quezada

wilfrido vargas

grupo rana

Conjunto Quisqueya

Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15

Ramón Orlando

Alex Bueno

juan luis guerra

tono rosario & los hermanos rosario

Sergio vargas

las chicas del can

eddy herrera

Miriam cruz

Kinito Méndez

Pochy y su Cocoband

gisselle

elvis Crespo

grupo mania

Smithsonian folkways albums:

-music of the Dominican republic: vol. 1, the island of quisqueya

-music of the Dominican republic: vol. 2, the island of espanola

-music of the Dominican republic: vol. 3, cradle of the new world

-music of the Dominican republic: vol. 4, songs from the north

-afro-Dominican music from san cristobal, Dominican republic

Haiti

Smithsonian folkways albums:

-music of Haiti: vol.1, folk music of Haiti

-music of Haiti: vol.2, drums of Haiti

-music of Haiti: vol.3, songs and dances of Haiti

-Vodun-Rada Rite for Erzulie

-Frantz Casséus: and Lolita Cuevas- Haitian Folk Songs

-Frantz Casséus: Haitian Dances

-creole songs of Haiti

-fabre duroseau: haitian piano

-André Charles: André Charles and His Quisqueya Ibo Combo Group (Haiti)

meringue composers:

Occilius jeanty

Occide Jeanty

Ludovic Lamothe

Justin Elie

Franck Lassègue

Fernand Frangeul

compas/Cadence rampa:

Nemours Jean-Baptiste

Webert Sicot

cadence-lypso/zouk:

exile one

Kassav'

Trinidad, Jamaica & dominica

calypso/mento:

roaring lion

lord invader

lord executioner

mighty terror

lord pretender

king radio

mighty sparrow

lord melody

lord kitchener

lord flea and his calypsonians

count lasher

lord messam

lord cobra and pana-afro sounds

young growler

lord hummingbird

the seasiders

brownie topopro and old dirty hat

count zebra

lord Malcolm

Azzie Lawrence

Charlie binger and his quartet

mighty dougla

viper

the john buddy Williams band

free movers inc

lord Ivanhoe and his carribbean knights

king fighter

carlos Malcolm and his afro Jamaican rhythm

the carib serenaders

lord toyo

Horace johnson

Louise Bennett

Harold Richardson Lord Fly

Alerth Bedasse with Chin's Calypso Sextet

Laurel Aitken

Denzil Laing

Lord Composer

Lord Lebby

Lord Power

Hubert Porter,

soca:

Lord Shorty

Sensational Roots

Ella Andall

Maestro

Last Supper

Trinidad

-the westland steel band

Smithsonian folkways albums:

-drums of Trinidad

-the champion steel bands of Trinidad

-east Indian drums of Tunapuna, Trinidad

-spiritual Baptist music of trinidad

-Cult Music of Trinidad

-Trinidad panharmonic orchestra- steel band

Jamaica

Smithsonian folkways albums:

-Folk Music of Jamaica

-bongo backra coolie Jamaican roots vol.1 & vol.2

-Jamaican Cult Music

-dums of defiance: maroon music from the earlies free black communities of jamaica

Antigua and barbuda

musicians:

the brute force steel band

hell's gate band

the big shell steel band

grenada

-the big drum dance of carriacou (Smithsonian folkways album)

Bahamas

musicians:

joseph spence and family

nonesuch album:

-the real Bahamas

Smithsonian folkways album:

-Religious Songs and Drums in the Bahamas

cuba

trova/guaracha:

pepe sanchez

Sindo Garay

Rosendo Ruiz

Manuel Corona 

Alberto Villalón

Ñico Saquito

Miguelito valdes

cascarita

Nueva trova:

Pablo milanes

Silvio Rodríguez

noel nicola

son Cubano/bolero:

sextet habanero

septet nacional

trio matamoros

sexteto bolona

sexteto occidente

cheo marquetti

paulina alvez

Miguelito valdes

orquestra Enrique pena

Trío Los Panchos

son montuo:

arsenio rodriguez and Orquesta Casino de la Playa

cojunto chappottin

benny more

cascarita

early Cuban popular music orchestras, band leaders and singers:

moises simons

don azpiazu

julio Cueva

The Jazz Band Sagua 

Jamie prats and the Cuban jazz band

Orquesta Hermanos Palau

Noro Morales

Xavier Cugat

Armando Romeu

Isidro Pérez

Chico O'Farrill

Germán Lebatard

Lecuona Cuban Boys (Ernesto Lecuona/Armando Oréfiche)

pupi campo

celia cruz

Miguelito valdes

benny more

cascarita

Orquesta Revé

los van van (Changuito and Pupy)

afro Cuban jazz:

Guillermo Barreto

afro-Cubans

machito

tito Puente

chucho valdes

mario bauza

Arturo sandoval

son montuo:

arsenio rodriguez and Orquesta Casino de la Playa

cojunto chappottin

benny more

cascarita

cha cha cha/mambo/Danzón:

Arcaño y sus Maravillas

Orestes López

cachao

Enrique jorrin

Ulpiano Díaz

Félix Reina

orquesta America

Orquesta Aragón of Rafael Lay and Richard Egües

orchestra Fajardo y sus Estrellas of José Fajardo

José Fajardo and Fajardo y sus Estrellas

Orquesta de Tata Alfonso

Pérez Prado

Julio Gutiérrez

Rosendo Ruiz

Félix Reina

noro morales

Tito Rodríguez

Cuban rumba:

Los Papines

Los Muñequitos de Matanzas

Clave y Guaguancó

AfroCuba de Matanzas

Yoruba Andabo

tata guines

pancho quinto

alberto zayas

Armando orefiche

carlos embale

ecue tumba

lecuona Cuban boys

celeste Mendoza

los rumberos de cuba

rumbata

Miguel diaz

sabu Martinez

Francisco aguabella

carlos patato valdes

guaracha:

Rafael Hernández Marín

cascarita

celia cruz

Miguelito valdes

benny more

descaga:

cachao

juli Gutierrez

bebo valdes 

peruchin

nino rivera

tito Puente

machito

mario bauza

la tumba francsca, punto guajiro

Smithsonian folkways albums:

-the music of cuba

-the Cuban danzon: it's ancestors and descendents

bolero:

Pedro Flores

Agustín Lara

Daniel Santos

Carmelo Larrea

Rafael Hernández Marín

Julio Jaramillo

Alci Acosta

Javier Solís

María Grever

Juan Arvizu

Nestor Mesta Chayres

Trio Los Panchos

gilberto santa rosa

Smithsonian folkways album:

-Havana, cuba, ca. 1957: rhythms and songs for the orishas:

artists included:

candido Martinez

Antonio alberiche

Miguel santa cruz

Gustavo diaz

juan Gonzalez

Puerto rico

musicians:

Ladislao Martínez

Smithsonian folkways album:

-Songs and Dances of Puerto Rico

-folk songs of Puerto rico