In a biography entitled "Prophet of Rage: A Life of Louis Farrakhan and His Nation" [1996 HarperCollins Publishing] the author Arthur J. Magida briefly touches on an obscure fact that in the 1950's Louis Farrakhan was a Calypso Singer who went under the name "The Charmer" [Page 29].
Although unfamiliar with Calypso music we had a hunch that these recordings would be rich with comedic possibilities.... we were not wrong.
So, we donned our grass skirts, grabbed our favorite maracas, put on our Carmen Miranda headsets, and dove into the world of Calypso music. We called hundreds of antique record stores across the country, dug through countless bargain bins and placed numerous 'want ads' in search of any and all recordings by "The Charmer".
After a six month search, we were able to find only three albums with music by "The Charmer". ("The Charmer", "Calypsos Too Hot To Handle" and "Calypsos from the West Indies.") After purchasing the albums (from people oblivious to whom "The Charmer" really was) we digitized all the songs and now bring them out of obscurity.
"Hold 'Im Joe", Real Audio by Louis Farrakhan.
At 1:52 seconds Farrakhan sings: "...Wine, wine, the 69 cent kind!"
FUNNY FUNNY STUFF!!!
http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/index.html
Download before that idiot sues the guy who made this site!
Brown Skin Gal http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/brown.ra
Is She Is, Or Is She Ain't http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/isshe.ra
Stone Cold Man http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/stone.ra
Fire Down There http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/fire.ra
Mary Ann http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/mary.ra
Don't Let Me Mama Know http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/dontlet.ra
Female Boxer http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/female.ra
Don't Touch Me Nylon http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/dont.ra
Back to Back, Belly To Belly http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/back.ra
Ugly Woman http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/ugly.ra
Hold 'Im Joe http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/hold.ra
Trinidad Road March http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/trin.ra
Let Us Unite Part 1 http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/letusunite1.rm
Let Us Unite Part 2 http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/letusunite1.rm
Benefit of Unity Part 1 http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/benefitofunity1.rm
Benefit of Unity Part 2 http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/benefitofunity2.rm
