myTobago – your questions, review and comment about Tobago

I'm now back in the UK and reminising about our wonderful holiday in Tobago. We went to Frankies Rum Punch Beach Party and the music was great. I have tried to search for the CD Calypso 2004 on the net with no luck. We have been told that the tracks that we particularly like are on that CD, but I don't know the name of the songs. We didn't get chance to go to Scarborough to buy the CD before leaving Tobago.

Does anyone have any idea how I can get a copy or download the tracks on there? I know it would help if I knew the name of the tracks or if I knew who the singers are. But I don't

So, if anyone has a copy of this CD in Tobago, could they please let me have a list of the song titles and singers, so that I can search some more.

Or is anyone willing to purchase a copy and send it to me in the UK I'll pay of course.

Jill

I can't help you with the CD I'm afraid but, Frankies Rum Punch Beach Party sounds good.
Could you tell me more about it? Is it a public thing?
We're visiting Tobago in late August and that sounds like fun.

Julia - I don't know what age you are, but if you are between 15 & 85 then you will love the Rum Punch Beach Party. It's one of Frankie's tours to Buccoo Reef on a glass bottom boat for snorkelling, then on to the Nylon Pool for a relaxing swim. Then on to the PARTY - on No Man's Land. Excellent Barbecue food and as much Rum Punch or Beer as you can drink. Take part in the Limbo competion or just dance the afternoon away. It was one of the highlights of our holiday. The music just booms out in the middle this paradise area - you can't help but join in the fun.
Jill

Thanks for the info Jill.
Yes I'm between 15 and 85!
We'll have to find some other rum punch beach stylee thing though, and I'm sure we will. From information I've read here the Buccoo Reef tour is not for us.

Julia,

I'm surprised you wouldn't want to see Buccoo reef - it is beautiful. It's also the best way to see it without damaging the coral reef. The colours of the fish are wonderful and you can see it all very clearly. If you don't want to snorkel, you don't have to. You can just sumbathe on the boat instead. The snorkelling is in an area that is quite deep so that you do not touch or damage the coral, but the water is so clear, it is easily seen. We saw a huge stingray whilst snorkelling. As I said, the whole trip was one of the highlights of our holiday.

Jill

Jill, how many on the boat?

(ie just your group? If so how many in your group etc).

ta!

Marc - about 14 on our boat, but when we got to No Man's Land for the beach barbecue, another boat of about 8 people joined us.

Jill.

Hi Jill

The Beach Party sounds great. Just a couple of questions though:

How long is the trip (half or full-day)?

How do you book it; Can it be booked via the Hotel or Rep?

Thanks

Joanne

PS: If I find a 'Calypso 2004' CD I'll forward it to you upon my return to Blighty in June.

Joanne,

The trip was book directly with Frankies tours - just look for the blokes with the Frankies T-shirts on - they are everywhere. Or get the hotel to book it for you.

They collected us from the hotel about 10am and we set sail about 11am. They dropped us back at the hotel at about 5.30pm.

We also booked a jeep from them for 3 days.

Hey thanks about the CD - I would appreciate it if you can get it. I think you have to buy it from Scarborough though.

Jill

Which Calypso 2004? We bought Volume 1 in a music store in Scarborough. There are 6 or 7 volumes of it.

(When I say we bought it, we actually had to wait 10 minutes while the shop owner burned a copy on her PC. As far as I can make out this is standard practice - all CDs sold in Tobago appear to be illicit copies. This also seemed to be the case for DVDs).

The CDs were also available on just about every street vendor's stall.

There is something similar on Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 14-6187845

It's called Calypso Gold 2004 and will be released on May 17.

Alan

Thanks Alan, I'll try to get the playlist so that I can find out if the songs I wanted are on it. It certainly sounds promising though. Thanks.

Jill

I'm so excited - my son has just found one of the songs - it's called 'Come Beta (Beta Beti)' by Destra & Shurwayne Winchester. Anyone know any more similar?

Hi jill
We were also quite keen to get some music from Tobago. We have ordered a copy. Thanks for the link Alan. We also went to No mans land on a boat from castara with our neighbour there Duck.
helen

Hi Jill,

We just returned yesterday morning from Tobago and while en route at Trinidad airport I picked up a Soca compilation CD (on the recommendation of the shop assistant) which has almost all of our favourite "Tobago" tunes on it. I mention it because the song you listed above is one of our favourites too Here's the playlist in full:

The Band Coming - Shurwayne Winchester
Craziness - Machel Montano
Up In The Air - Destra
Soca Train - Maximus Dan -- you've got to have heard this one
Freedom - Fay-Ann Lyons
Stages - Blazer
High In The Air - KMC
Get On Bad - Onika & Bunji Garlin -- this is the one our limbo dancer used
Carnival Is Bout This - Naya George
Come Beta - Destra & Shurwayne Winchester
Turn Around - Iwer George
She Name Macomere - Patch
Wine And Bend Over - Shell Marshall


The album is called "SocaWitch - The Perfect Ten" and it sounds like it's just what you're looking for.

Hope the songlist helps you in your search,
Dave

Think you've got a typo there ... the cd is actually called SocaSwitch - The Perfect Ten

Thanks, I'll take your word for it

Thanks Dave, that is exactly the information that I needed.

I have now managed to find a few of the songs, but now I can go to the shop to check if the CD mentioned earlier has them on it.

Thanks.

Jill

If anyone is interested in this music, I have just found a website with LOADS

http://www.toronto-lime.com


Jill