Island Calypso
Frank Tuma
Cover Art: Frank inTobago
This CD was a lot of pleasure for me to compose and arrange. Sharon and I visited the Caribbean and enjoyed the music very much. This CD cover, “Island Calypso,” is a photograph that Sharon took of me admiring some steel drums on Tobago.
I have always loved Calypso music and there are five Calypsos on this CD. They all have different tempos and therefore different emotional stimulation. There are also five Salsa style songs, and they are also quite different from each other. The other song styles on this CD also contribute very nicely with their strong and unique rhythms, which are so important to me and my island music.