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
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 November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/328280.

Lovey's Trinidad String Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/328280.

"Lovey's Trinidad String Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.

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