Calypso King & Tape Hunt on Costa Rican Television

November 15, 2018 at 5:33 pm, No comments

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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Wa' apin, man? What happened?

Recovered treasures

In 2017, nine original tapes were located in Canada:

In 2018, six original tapes were found in Costa Rica:

In March 2019, five original tapes were recovered in the USA:

In May 2019, unreleased parts from Don Walter's "Folkways" album were donated to the Tape Hunt:

In January 2020, another five original tapes were found in Costa Rica:

In October 2020, the biggest catch containing 45 original tapes was unearthed in Costa Rica:

In September 2021, another original tape was found in the USA:

Available music albums

Currently Vol. 1 & 2 of the "Legendary Tape Recordings" are available - containing 30 previously unreleased Calypso treasures rescued by the Tape Hunt.

Also available: Benefit album "Keep The Cabin Above The Wata" with Tape Hunt versions of his favourite calypsos.

Enjoy it on Spotify or Apple music

Calypso King & Tape Hunt on Costa Rican Television

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