Calypso King & Tape Hunt on Costa Rican Television
November 15, 2018 at 5:33 pm,
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On Nov.14th a national television program run a report about Don Walter, our hunt for his old tapes and his new album. In Cahuita they encountered a cheerful Calypso King, vividly remembering incidents around some of his old songs. And guess what, finally the famous rooster crowing in the background of his tape recordings gets full credit from the King! Scroll down for the whole show.
Thanks to informe 11 on Channel Repretel
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Recovered treasures
In 2017, nine original tapes were located in Canada:
In 2018, six original tapes were found in Costa Rica:
In 2019, five original tapes were recovered in the USA:
In 2019, unreleased parts from Don Walter's "Folkways" album were donated to the Tape Hunt:
In 2020, another five original tapes were found in Costa Rica:
Vol. 1 & 2 of the "Legendary Tape Recordings" featuring previously unreleased Calypsos from the Tape Hunt are available now:
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