I loved this song in St Lucia I was about 5yrs old when this song, my older sister was in carnival that year. The stories they had when this song played lol
Many would say good things about Penguin. Many would remember him for his songs. But there will always be more one can say about him. And let me be the one to say something about him no one else may remember....He was also a school teacher at Mt Hope Junior Secondary School. But there is one thing I didn,t know, he was also the brother of Martin Joseph, former National Security Minister. Rest in Peace my brother.
If my recollection serves me right, this was the runner-up of the Road March in 1980. I can still see Penguin singing this Master Piece at the OYB Tent! I was 16 years.
iI had the ultimate honor of meeting SEDLEY JOSEPH.....HE ALWAYS HAD A SWEET SMILE ON HIS FACE...LOVED HIS ICE COLD GUINESS:))THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS.....STILL SOUNDING GREAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS....R.I.P PENGUIN.....YOU WILL BE MISSED:(
On holiday in Antigua as a teenager for two whole months with my mum and two sisters in 1980. Great memories.......happy times! I remember many of these awesome tracks..............also jouvet morning and Antigua carnival. We went to St Kitts too. My parents are from both these Islands. Talk about paradise on earth..............I didn't want to go home!!! I cried and almost made us miss our flight, just so that i could stay. Would've gladly stayed there if i could've, but we had to fly back to the U.K :( That was the first time i had been abroad. I bought the 12 inch King Short Shirt track, "Disco Dumpling." which was a big hit in the summer of 1980 in the West Indies 💟
OMG What memories this brings back,, picture me 9 years old with a lil pitch fork covered in oil and ashes from a burnt car tire on the streets of Trinidad (SIparia to be exact) jamming on jouvert morning..!!
I was 6yrs old my friend, we grew up in an era of great sokah and it's evolution 👍👍👍. I remember blowing my whistle and ponging something whenever this was played 🤣🤣🤣
When I was small, I used to get on dancing like a little maniac hearing this song play. My mother must have thought how ironic. I was a little misbehaving devil myself.
This is as mischievous and irreverent as it gets, that's why it's one of my all time favourites. I'm really happy to read that so many people agree with my view that ol' time soca is vastly superior to its modern incarnation.
I have a half brother who is no doubt, possessed by a legion of demons,...right now he's out there ranting & raving, while I singing along to this tune..."look de devil dey..wheee.
This is the very first Jab Jab Soca track that was recorded in the history of soca music in 1979. All the other Jab Jab Soca recordings that we know of whether they feature whistles or the conch shell, came after this one.
I can remember this song very well it was a jouvert morning my parents wasn't home went to the stand pipe to bathed and this man in blue chase me from one street to another and this particular song was playing I was only six from that day I'm afraid of blue devils and now I'm a big woman I can listen to this song and laugh 😂 or carnival was carnival ❤
Charlie's Roots were one of the best soca bands in the history of soca music with top class musicians throughout the band all being conducted by Dr. Pelham Goddard on keyboards.
Good kaiso for Jou Vert mrng for Paramin Blue devils. I could just see d whole band of 20 coming down the road; and every body doing a diff.devil dance. 👹👿😈
@chaoticustt I strongly agree on your comment. The old school soca is better than the Shit they play these days. I can't stand it. It's a bunch of rubbish. This Soca Music can definitely beat the Soca Music that exists now.
This song here by the late Penguin is one of the first fusions of Jab Jab style rhythms with soca music and it was recorded in late 1979 with backing by Charlie's Roots and arrangement by Pelham Goddard and was a massive hit for the 1980 T&T Carnival season running 2nd in the road march race behind Superblue's "Soca Baptist". Regards Jab Jab Mas you can go to link below for a well researched accurate history on the subject: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155578038710931
you all forget molasses on the skin, then it migrated to blue ....ot forgettin the jab jab and papa bois the stickman....and the stickman song "when ah dead bury meh clothes"
Idk what SOCAPRO talking about... I'm a born and raised GRENADIAN... and Jab Jab (old oil) BEEN our thing WAAAAAAAY before the 2000s! LoL... that's a joke right??? It's the rest of the world that found out about Grenada and our Jab Jab culture after Tallpree made it POPULAR... but Grenada has ALWAYS been the home of SHORT KNEE/VECKO & JAB JAB & CONCH SHELL!! So idk where you got your history from... but you need to check it... cuz you're very far off!! This is RUclips... and you can search Jab Jab on here and find videos outdating your year 2000 claim. Stop put down my island man... cut it out!!!
Speak!! I remember jab jab coming down Market Hill as a child back in the 70's and being frightened as all hell!! Ask any Grenadian about it....jab jab oh-le-oh-le-oh jab jab.
+Selekta Supa The problem is we didn't document our history like Trinidad did, and take pride in our culture. This is why Trinis, rightfully so, are able to make the claims that they do. Their history is documented on paper and in song. Try finding a picture of carnival in Grenada from the 70s or earlier. Or even a calypso from prior to the 70s. French slave master brought carnival to Dominica, Haiti, Martinique, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent, then Trinidad. OUr culture is very similar. Trinidad isn't the only ones who know of Jab Jab, Canboulay, or stick fighting. That is all of our culture, but they did something with it that none of us were able to do. We need to record our history, so others can't claim it then call us followers afterwards. Big up Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique
I loved this song in St Lucia I was about 5yrs old when this song, my older sister was in carnival that year. The stories they had when this song played lol
I remember this song! I was about 5 or 6 but they would play it on the radio back in the mid 80’s in Trinidad 🇹🇹.
Dave Elcock, Phil Simmons were the radio personalities back
Even more appropriate and relevant today than 43 years ago. Long live Caribbean music!!!!
Many would say good things about Penguin. Many would remember him for his songs. But there will always be more one can say about him. And let me be the one to say something about him no one else may remember....He was also a school teacher at Mt Hope Junior Secondary School. But there is one thing I didn,t know, he was also the brother of Martin Joseph, former National Security Minister. Rest in Peace my brother.
A strict disciplinarian I was told as a school teacher
Machel Montano and Super Blue with Soca Kingdom brought me here :D
Evans Mitchell
Me too . Lml 😂😂
Well they said they use samples from this ok
BIG TUNE!!! CLASSIC STUFF! You don't hear tunes like this again!!! LOVE IT!!
If my recollection serves me right, this was the runner-up of the Road March in 1980. I can still see Penguin singing this Master Piece at the OYB Tent! I was 16 years.
One devil gave this classic a thumbs down. It hit home eh?
iI had the ultimate honor of meeting SEDLEY JOSEPH.....HE ALWAYS HAD A SWEET SMILE ON HIS FACE...LOVED HIS ICE COLD GUINESS:))THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS.....STILL SOUNDING GREAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS....R.I.P PENGUIN.....YOU WILL BE MISSED:(
A classic....devils everywhere, even in churches
On holiday in Antigua as a teenager for two whole months with my mum and two sisters in 1980. Great memories.......happy times! I remember many of these awesome tracks..............also jouvet morning and Antigua carnival. We went to St Kitts too. My parents are from both these Islands. Talk about paradise on earth..............I didn't want to go home!!! I cried and almost made us miss our flight, just so that i could stay. Would've gladly stayed there if i could've, but we had to fly back to the U.K :( That was the first time i had been abroad. I bought the 12 inch King Short Shirt track, "Disco Dumpling." which was a big hit in the summer of 1980 in the West Indies 💟
Still relevant today
OMG What memories this brings back,, picture me 9 years old with a lil pitch fork covered in oil and ashes from a burnt car tire on the streets of Trinidad (SIparia to be exact) jamming on jouvert morning..!!
I haven't heard this song since about 1985. Technology is so amazing.
This was the song and Soca Baptist when I went to my first carnival and was introduced to Soca music. After that I was hooked!
I was 4 years old when this was released & I remember it like it was yesterday. My Old Man used to play it in his Ford Escort 🔥🔥🔥
I was 6yrs old my friend, we grew up in an era of great sokah and it's evolution 👍👍👍. I remember blowing my whistle and ponging something whenever this was played 🤣🤣🤣
R.I.P YOU WERE ONE OF THE GREAT GREATS
When I was small, I used to get on dancing like a little maniac hearing this song play. My mother must have thought how ironic. I was a little misbehaving devil myself.
R.I.P to a great calypsonian
I love this song it brings back such sweet child hood memories ♥♥♥
Yes. Same
There was a story that wen this song was playong in a disco decades ago a horse came in dancing and sing the song....
Oh lawd, people like jokes boy. Lol
This is as mischievous and irreverent as it gets, that's why it's one of my all time favourites. I'm really happy to read that so many people agree with my view that ol' time soca is vastly superior to its modern incarnation.
Classic-still rocking after decades!
Still sounding Fresh even today....Thank you for the music R.I.P.
RIP.....A Great West Indian
Love this song, and his other tunes. Master of the artform. RIP Penguin.
Respect Penguin!! Remember this from when I was like 4 yrs.old in our Bajan home.
now dis is music!!!! i remember my dad playing this when I was a kid i loved it then and love it now
Placed 2nd in the 1980 Road March race. Blueboy's "Soca Baptist" was the eventual winner.
Love this tune...but yes Soca Baptist took Road March that year...a fan of both...but Soca Baptist...BOI! CLASSIC!
Thanks for resurrecting all these classics. :)
I have a half brother who is no doubt, possessed by a legion of demons,...right now he's out there ranting & raving, while I singing along to this tune..."look de devil dey..wheee.
Trini to da bone
It's nice to know people share your sentiments,respect my friend,chitowntrini.
CLASSIC POLITICAL COMMENTARY!!!!!!!!!
Remember dancing to this song at school concert at Westbury.
love the song. proud to be west indian
Jourvet morning if you heard this song as a kid, RUN! HAHAHAHA
Played this on my flute with the Wayne Aspinal Junior High band led by Mr. Leroy Trotman for St. Thomas, V.I. carnival. Most fun on a truck.
Mr Penguin, You were Great. Your music live on!!
I was in high school at the time.I remember this calypso playing old mas.
i remember wukkin' up to this as a young boy............memories!
R.I.P Penguin ..My condolences and Prayers goes out too the Family & Friends ...
This music goes back to the 1960s and earlier in Trinidad and Tobago. It also has a lot to do with Devil mas on jouvert morning and Carnival Monday.
You are correct. You can check this link for more of the history: facebook.com/SocaPhD/posts/10155578044090931
me yaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrmmmmm oyyyyyyyyyy this was our troupe tuuuune back in 1980 Leeds carnival and we won laaawwwwd ar we bin a wuk up baaad : )
Respect!!!..that rhythm is still the Boss!!!!
Ah real good jab jab song!! Memories
Brother-in law of the late roland Gordon and nephew of Rodrick"chucky" Gordon.
RIP Penguin.
R.I.P. BROTHER
One of de original JAB JAB Socas. Grenadian Soca men have kept jab jab music alive very successfully Talpree, Mr Killa
This is the very first Jab Jab Soca track that was recorded in the history of soca music in 1979. All the other Jab Jab Soca recordings that we know of whether they feature whistles or the conch shell, came after this one.
old is an understatement this could beat back any modern crap coming off as calypso/soca old school forever
I was about 10 years old when this came out. Memories.
LOL I remember this song when I was a kid it is so old
Lol in my country it was a woman who came into a disco with a cow foot
OLD SCHOOL BABYYYYYYY...
I can remember this song very well it was a jouvert morning my parents wasn't home went to the stand pipe to bathed and this man in blue chase me from one street to another and this particular song was playing I was only six from that day I'm afraid of blue devils and now I'm a big woman I can listen to this song and laugh 😂 or carnival was carnival ❤
I wanted
this to win 1980 road March, but ...blue boy took that title with Soca Baptist.
i played mass that year i remember dis song like it was yest..I had to be about 5 or 6
I had a Great time for Carnival for this song. Penguin we love you! Live on!
Real Jab Jab music
bassline sweeeeet
sweet baseline indeed
Charlie's Roots were one of the best soca bands in the history of soca music with top class musicians throughout the band all being conducted by Dr. Pelham Goddard on keyboards.
look the devil right in your yard. Great classic. Thanks for posting.
Lol the greatest Pnm diss of all time!
He was one of my favorite.
Really good throwbacks..was in primary school when this came out..
this is definitely one for the ages... i was yay high
this song used to scare the hello out of me as a youngster...lol
And Hammer by David Rudder.
Sweet soca, words so true.
RIP Penguin
Still relavent today
RiP penguin
RIP to a calypso great
Where is my favorite song planting pole!!!!! , the other one Nelson street where you mush it up ... lol would love to hear them again......
THE DEVIL IS ALIVE AND WELL IN IN 2015 AND BEYOND AND IF WE CANT SEE THEM YUH BLIND :-) TUNEEE
Good kaiso for Jou Vert mrng for Paramin Blue devils. I could just see d whole band of 20 coming down the road; and every body doing a diff.devil dance. 👹👿😈
@chaoticustt I strongly agree on your comment. The old school soca is better than the Shit they play these days. I can't stand it. It's a bunch of rubbish. This Soca Music can definitely beat the Soca Music that exists now.
I remember jamming to this tune in the fete in b dos inn the 80sbaddd
still loving it!
Wow...R.I.P.
my first time playin mas ....classic
love this song police is de devil
lmao... real talk!!!
Evergreen
This song here by the late Penguin is one of the first fusions of Jab Jab style rhythms with soca music and it was recorded in late 1979 with backing by Charlie's Roots and arrangement by Pelham Goddard and was a massive hit for the 1980 T&T Carnival season running 2nd in the road march race behind Superblue's "Soca Baptist".
Regards Jab Jab Mas you can go to link below for a well researched accurate history on the subject: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155578038710931
Rest in peace brother
The original "Jab Riddim" then it spread to Grenada.
keith padarath remembers wearing this tshirt i moruga manybyears ago. it vwas a tshirt compliment from barclays. tun tun
Road March song for true
@chaoticustt for real, i played mass dat year i had to be bout 5 or 6....dat was fun...oldie but goodie!
Tune from tuneland
you all forget molasses on the skin, then it migrated to blue ....ot forgettin the jab jab and papa bois the stickman....and the stickman song "when ah dead bury meh clothes"
@lilac1806
yes tramping is what we call it home.
me too gyal
I T&T ben
This is de original Jab Jab song Doh try dat Grenada
please, do you have the song ' A deputy essential"?
DEVIL SONG LUCIANS KNOW
Kerimer Laurencin move Tysha
kerim laurencin #758 seen it with my own eyes 👀 horse cow deer u name it
@Lifesgood314
what is playing mass do you mean tramping?
@dkraqpot
LOL me too!
Z
REMEMBER OUR PIONEERS..
check out..youtube/alsio2/mighty penguin
Stop allying stupidness and listen to our after African culture. 😅
Idk what SOCAPRO talking about... I'm a born and raised GRENADIAN... and Jab Jab (old oil) BEEN our thing WAAAAAAAY before the 2000s! LoL... that's a joke right??? It's the rest of the world that found out about Grenada and our Jab Jab culture after Tallpree made it POPULAR... but Grenada has ALWAYS been the home of SHORT KNEE/VECKO & JAB JAB & CONCH SHELL!! So idk where you got your history from... but you need to check it... cuz you're very far off!! This is RUclips... and you can search Jab Jab on here and find videos outdating your year 2000 claim. Stop put down my island man... cut it out!!!
Speak!! I remember jab jab coming down Market Hill as a child back in the 70's and being frightened as all hell!! Ask any Grenadian about it....jab jab oh-le-oh-le-oh jab jab.
+Selekta Supa The problem is we didn't document our history like Trinidad did, and take pride in our culture. This is why Trinis, rightfully so, are able to make the claims that they do. Their history is documented on paper and in song. Try finding a picture of carnival in Grenada from the 70s or earlier. Or even a calypso from prior to the 70s. French slave master brought carnival to Dominica, Haiti, Martinique, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent, then Trinidad. OUr culture is very similar. Trinidad isn't the only ones who know of Jab Jab, Canboulay, or stick fighting. That is all of our culture, but they did something with it that none of us were able to do. We need to record our history, so others can't claim it then call us followers afterwards. Big up Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique
Selekta Supa I agree with you. tallpree was my first taste
Trinidad's Carnival and Jab Molasse is about 200-300 years old. Not something new. It is as old as Carnival itself.
Selekta Supa is Granada in Spain?