big sounds from small islands! this album is a whistle-stop musical journey through the caribbean stopping off at trinidad, cuba, jamaica, puerto rico, the bahamas and more along the way as caribbean jump-up, mambo and calypso beat all feature in this upfront selection of heavyweight caribbean dance tunes from 1954-77! includes loads of killer ska, mambo and latin jazz, calypso, tropical funk and more. artists include irakere, cachao, slim smith, celia cruz, el gran combo, edmundo ros, lord flea, techniques, carlos malcolm, count ossie and more!