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M'BA Gary Thomasos

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	1.	Master Wong 06:25		buy track
	2.	I Wanna Love You Now 05:52		buy track

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Frederiksberg Records presents the first official reissue of the Trinidadian calypso, soca and parang artist M’BA Gary Thomasos’s third-ever release, ‘Master Wong / I Wanna Love You Now’.

Originally self-released in 1982 through Thomasos’s MBA Productions label, this double-single shows off Thomasos’s range as a calypsonian. With nimble grace, he pairs animated storytelling and romantic melodies with up-tempo soul, R&B, and dance tinged instrumentation straight out of the late-70s/early- 80s discothèque scene.

Thomasos recorded both tracks at K.H Studios with his longtime collaborator, the Lebanese keyboard player and arranger Gerry ‘Skies’ Abraham (of Blues Ventures), who died in 2013. “When I talk to people about him now, I tell them he was the only arranger I worked with who could go inside my head and know exactly what I wanted,” explains Thomasos. “We had a very good musical relationship.”

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released July 24, 2023

All songs © M'BA Gary Thomasos

Arranged by Gerry (Skies) Abraham

Recorded at K. H. Studios, Trinidad

Remastering: Greg Reierson
Artwork: Javi Bayo
Liner Notes: Martyn Pepperell

Reissue produced by Andreas Vingaard

Under Exclusive License from M'BA Gary Thomasos

Special thanks to Shawn Randoo

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Frederiksberg Records New York

Frederiksberg Records was founded in New York in 2013 by Danish video journalist and music lover Andreas Vingaard.
The idea for the label emerged when Andreas befriended renowned Jazz saxophonist, Carsten Meinert. Committed to telling the story of Meinert’s music the right way, Andreas resolved to take full ownership of the To You re-release (2015). ... more

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