Anthony Joseph - Grounds - Rotterdam (12 november 2016)
Anthony Joseph: poëet, romanschrijver, gastspreker en muzikant. Als muzikant kwam Anthony Joseph op 12 november 2016 naar poppodium Grounds in Rotterdam, met zijn eigenzinnige stijl van spoken word in combinatie met harde funk, soul, (free)jazz en veel improvisatie. Anthony Joseph, geboren in Trinidad, kwam naar Grounds om zijn in juni van dat jaar uitgekomen album 'Carribean Roots' te promoten. Een album vol met opzwepende calypso muziek en stevige drumritmes. Bij aankomst herkenden we tussen stevige rookwolken een aantal leden van de band. Eenmaal binnen bleek dat de zaal maar voor de helft gevuld was. Gelukkig trok de band zich er niets van aan en gaf een spetterende show met ongelofelijk veel passie. In onze ogen was dit concert misschien wel het beste wat we in 2016 gezien hadden.
Anthony Joseph - Carribean Roots (2016)
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Anthony Joseph - Jimmy Upon That Bridge
Live@Le Sonambule Gignac (18 november 2016)
Anthony Joseph - Vocals
Christian Arcucci - Guitar
Andrew John - Bass
Eddie Hick - Drums
Roger Raspail - Djembe, Congas, Percussion
Jason Yarde - Saxophone
Anthony Joseph - Carribean Roots
Live@Banlieues Bleues (2016)
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Mop Mop
Met zijn krachtige stem wordt Anthony Joseph ook regelmatig gevraagd door andere bands om daar de leadzang te verzorgen. Zo ook bij de uit Italië afkomstige band Mop Mop.
Mop Mop feat. Anthony Joseph - HeritageLive@Grand Hotel Rimini (2014)Anthony Joseph - Vocals / Andrea Benini - Drums / Alex Trebo - Electric piano, SynthPasquale Mirra - Vibraphone, Malletkat / Salvatore Lauriola - Bass / Danili Mineo - Percussion
Mop Mop feat. Anthony Joseph - No More BluesLive@Prince Charles, Berlin / XJAZZ Festival (2016)
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Hidden Jazz Quartet
Op het album Raw and Cooked van het 'Hidden Jazz Quartet' neemt Anthony Joseph de vocals van het nummer 'Kimberley Hotel' voor zijn rekening.
Hidden Jazz Quartet feat. Anthony Joseph - Kimberley Hotel (2016)
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Slinger
Op het album 'Carribean Roots' staat ook het swingende nummer 'Slinger'. Slinger is een tribute aan 'Slinger Fransisco', oftewel 'Mighty Sparrow', de calypso koning. Lekkere clip!
Anthony Joseph feat. David Rudder - Slinger (2016)Official Video
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Calling England Home
Het laatste album van Anthony Joseph dateert uit 2021 en heet 'The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running For Their Lives'. Op dit album staat het nummer 'Calling England Home'. De lyrics spreken voor zich en laat zien wat een poët Anthony Joseph is.
LYRICS Black and been here since 1949 West London jaw grind, ‘Tek it easy’ We saw him, you saw him Walking along the canal last night And what a joy to buck up upon him At the carnival today To hear him speak about The dances and the bands At the Paramount The spots you couldn’t mix With white in, or dance in Remembering… London How he been slapped so hard With the lash - Sam Selvon say And it take him 60 years Before he could call England ‘Home’ He musta come here in black and white, 1959 Time longer than twine So long ago he don’t Remember being a child, Just a suit and steamer trunk Upon a ship which took A good six weeks to cross We sat at his kitchen table And I filmed him on the fly But he wasn’t saying much At least nothing I could put in a poem Instead he showed me Photographs - with the dashiki and the fez With Michael X at the Ambience Outside the night came in And he had moved so far away From calling England ‘Home ’ I’ve lived here longer than home, since 1989 Remember Harlesden in the spring time I used to walk from Cricklewood To Marylebone High Street To cut up meat to punch out dough I was never asked to wait tables Or to serve scones and coffee I worked in the basement But I learned to tie my apron In a way that retained some dignity And in my first summer above the corner shop I listened to rare groove on pirate radio I was flung so far from any notion of nation How long do you have to live in a place Before you can call it ‘Home?’
Anthony Joseph - Calling England HomeLive@New Beacon Book Sessions (2021)
LYRICS
Black and been here since 1949
West London jaw grind, ‘Tek it easy’
We saw him, you saw him
Walking along the canal last night
And what a joy to buck up upon him
At the carnival today
To hear him speak about
The dances and the bands
At the Paramount
The spots you couldn’t mix
With white in, or dance in
Remembering… London
How he been slapped so hard
With the lash - Sam Selvon say
And it take him 60 years
Before he could call England
‘Home’
He musta come here in black and white, 1959
Time longer than twine
So long ago he don’t
Remember being a child,
Just a suit and steamer trunk
Upon a ship which took
A good six weeks to cross
We sat at his kitchen table
And I filmed him on the fly
But he wasn’t saying much
At least nothing I could put in a poem
Instead he showed me
Photographs - with the dashiki and the fez
With Michael X at the Ambience
Outside the night came in
And he had moved so far away
From calling England
‘Home ’
I’ve lived here longer than home, since 1989
Remember Harlesden in the spring time
I used to walk from Cricklewood
To Marylebone High Street
To cut up meat to punch out dough
I was never asked to wait tables
Or to serve scones and coffee
I worked in the basement
But I learned to tie my apron
In a way that retained some dignity
And in my first summer above the corner shop
I listened to rare groove on pirate radio
I was flung so far from any notion of nation
How long do you have to live in a place
Before you can call it
‘Home?’
Anthony Joseph - Calling England Home
Live@New Beacon Book Sessions (2021)
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