Lovey's Trinidad String Band

Lovey's String Band were a Trinidadian musical group. They are known primarily for having been the earliest known calypso group to have recorded. They originally formed sometime in the 1890s and continued performing until the early 1920s.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1914

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 82 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-12118 10-in. 6/20/1912 Trinidad Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Victor B-12119 10-in. 6/20/1912 Mari-Juana (Paseo) Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Victor B-12120 10-in. 6/20/1912 '666' Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Victor B-12121 10-in. 6/20/1912 Manuelita Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Victor B-12122 10-in. 6/20/1912 La libre Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Victor B-12123 10-in. 6/20/1912 ¿Y cómo le va? Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Victor B-12124 10-in. 6/20/1912 Campos petrolíferos Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Victor B-12125 10-in. 6/20/1912 Sarah Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21592 10-in. 6/26/1912 Manuelita Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21593 10-in. 6/26/1912 Rosenthal Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21594 10-in. 6/26/1912 [Unknown title] Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21595 10-in. 6/26/1912 [Unknown title] Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21596 10-in. 6/26/1912 [Unknown title] Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21598 10-in. 6/28/1912 Sarah Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21599 10-in. 6/28/1912 Oil fields Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21600 10-in. 6/28/1912 Trinidad Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21601 10-in. 6/28/1912 Mango vert Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21602 10-in. 6/28/1912 Pauline Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21603 10-in. 6/28/1912 Mari-juana Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21604 10-in. 6/28/1912 Alexandrina Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21605 10-in. 6/28/1912 [Unknown title] Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21606 10-in. 6/28/1912 Toba justina Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21607 10-in. approximately 6/28/1912 [Unknown title] Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21608 10-in. approximately 6/28/1912 [Unknown title] Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 21609 10-in. 7/1/1912 Siempre alegre Lovey's Trinidad String Band Instrumental ensemble Musical group  
(Results 1-25 of 82 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lovey's Trinidad String Band," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328280.

Lovey's Trinidad String Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328280.

"Lovey's Trinidad String Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328280

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