Various Artists - London Is The Place For Me 8 - Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962

The latest volumes in this highly acclaimed London Is The Place For Me series - Volume 7 - Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband & Volume 8 - Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962.

Presenting the music of the Windrush generation: the post-war, London recordings of West Indians and West Africans, in the first wave of modern migration to Britain.

Volume 7 - Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband overflows with diverse musical styles, including steel band, stringband, calypso, joropo and mento. Volume 8 - Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962 is devoted to the great calypsonian Lord Kitchener.

The gatefold LPs come with full-size leaflets, the CDs inside a forty-page booklet, including numerous stunning photographs, and brilliant new writing by Kitch's biographer, Anthony Joseph.Sound restoration at Abbey Road; pressed at Pallas.

'One of the delights of the age' (Songlines).

'Superlative' (***** Mojo)

Superlative' ( ***** Independent)

'Sensational' (Observer)

Hugely evocative and poignant' (Daily Telegraph)

Sheer joy from start to finish' (Sunday Telegraph)

A witty and joyous testament' (Guardian)

Impeccably curated and packaged' (Wire)

***** Mojo, ***** Times, ***** Independent, ***** Daily Telegraph, ***** Evening Standard, ***** Metro.