51. The Hunt for a Legend's Calypso Tapes, with Niels Werdenberg
For Keeps
English - March 16, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 33.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsHobbies Leisure Society & Culture Documentary collections collectors forkeeps forkeepspodcast memorabilia Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Costa Rica's 100-year-old "calypso king," Walter Gavitt Ferguson, used to record his songs live onto blank cassettes, selling each one-off tape without making himself a copy. Now Swiss music fan Niels Werdenberg runs a "tape hunt" to track down the sold tapes — and preserve a beloved piece of Costa Rica's cultural heritage.
The Walter Gavitt Ferguson Tape Hunt website: http://walterferguson-tapehunt.mozello.com/
Buy Don Walter's music: waltergavittferguson.bandcamp.com
Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin'
Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch
Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions