um miss may i have a dance with you please?

June 28, 2009 12:34 PM

S. E. Rogie: Go easy with me.

Combining Calypso (Nor weigh me lek dat ) with West African rhythms and West American pickin' (I Wish I Was a Cowboy) the King of Palm Wine Guitar Music played live at the 100 Club in London in 1994 right before the release of his final album, Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana.

More:
Don't touch me tomato
My Lovely Elizabeth
Clua Koonde

posted by Potomac Avenue (6 comments total)

Delightful - thank you!
posted by madamjujujive at 1:15 PM on June 28, 2009

Great stuff. I'm going to be listening to Rogie on my drive to work tomorrow - so at least I have something to look forward to Monday morning for. Thanks for the post.
posted by Elmore at 1:31 PM on June 28, 2009

Oh, thank you! I had some of his stuff on viny - loved it! - that's somehow got left behind in the move towards digital. I'm defininitely going to search it out again. Mm.
posted by Grangousier at 4:11 PM on June 28, 2009

VERY tasty tracks. i need to get me some palm wine...
posted by frankbooth at 4:48 PM on June 28, 2009

Thanks for that. I always knew him for Twist with the Morningstars - recorded goodness knows how long ago.
posted by rongorongo at 4:54 AM on June 29, 2009

Good good stuff. Thank you sir.
posted by exogenous at 2:56 PM on June 30, 2009