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"The Poet and the Peasant", by Exodus Steel Orchestra

Posted by Glenroy R Joseph on March 25, 2011 at 2:23am

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This uptempo arrangement of the Franz von Suppe' "Poet and Peasant" overture is one of the best I've heard on pan, and a fine example of a classical piece put to calypso tempo.It is from the Pan Trinbago CD "Steelband Excellence".This CD is the companion album to the "Panorama Champions of the Twentieth Century" CD, both of which should be in every pan lover's collection

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Alan Field March 29, 2011 at 3:20pm

Loved every minute of this one, great sound.
ed cee March 28, 2011 at 8:00pm

good as usual.
Dale Maharaj March 26, 2011 at 7:25pm

Will definitely buy the CD. A pleasure to listen to.
lydia millet March 26, 2011 at 8:17am

Sweet, clean, sharp. Every pan in sync.Exo!!
Tim Holder March 25, 2011 at 7:07pm

very nice well done.
BEDE LOPEZ March 25, 2011 at 5:13pm

very nice, the tempo is a little faster than the original by gay flamigoes, but nice
renwick 'rennie' taylor March 25, 2011 at 2:39pm

the first time i heard this tune played in calypso tempo it was Gay Flamingoes at a Boy Scout Jamboree at the Queens Park Savannah sometime in the late seventies and i believe it is more or less the same version,since Exodus and Flamingoes are linked.It has always been one of my favorites.
winston mauricette March 25, 2011 at 10:18am

What a beautiful arrangement of that tune Sounding good.
ED Does March 25, 2011 at 9:48am

originally performed by Lever Brothers Gay Flamingoes.
Fam Mohammed March 25, 2011 at 8:31am

Beautiful!!