http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Walter Ferguson on Calabash Music2008-12-01T12:37:19ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comDr. Bombodeehttp://walterferguson.calabashmusic.com/#album_305322006-11-17T07:12:16ZMusic from Dr. BombodeeBombodee sounds like a somersault. It has no translation. It is a word Walter Ferguson used to hear a lot as a child in Cahuita, a small village that was isolated from the outside world until the 1980s. An old man used it to to say “Don´t do that, you´re going roll in bombodee”.

In his second disc, Mr. Gavitt dusted off several songs he had almost forgotten like “Carolyne”, “One Pant Man” and “Bugaloo”; he paid a homage to Jamaican traditional songs by including the piece “72 Weeds”, the 72 weeds capable of curing any illness, if only you manage to pronounce all their names correctly, and he interprets a piece by Papa Houdini, old calypsonian who he considers his mentor.
 
So, we unplugged the nearby refrigerators once again, begged the hotel guests to be quiet, asked the bus drivers and delivery truck drivers to turn off their engines and put up the matresses in the studio/room. This time, the dogs and parrots proved an amazing degree of respect to Papaya Music´s microphones and we managed to record Dr. Bombodee y otros pequeños desastres.

Dr. Bombodee´s desire is to serve his community but as soon as he draws out his scalpel, people panic and run away or call the police on him.

Walter Ferguson is Doctor Bombodee, the village doctor, the one who heals any ailment with music. He´s the “one pant man” who wonders around with his guitar recording absurd situations that happen to his neighbors. He´s also the student who thinks he´s made it because he learned how to spell G-O-O-D.
The disasters this popular musician causes are nothing more than innocent jokes. Healthy humor that good doctors may recommend their patients for them to forget their maladies for a while.]]>Babylonhttp://walterferguson.calabashmusic.com/#album_305462006-11-17T07:12:16ZMusic from BabylonWalter Ferguson is, without a doubt, one of the most important and ingenious popular songwriters in Costa Rica. His songs have a balanced combination of form and content that shows the presence and evolution of Afro Costa Rican culture, departing from their Caribbean roots.

This “blessed calypsonian”, as said in one of his songs, is one of those rare artists, which is why we are so fortunate to have the chance of knowing his work and him. This disc wishes to pass this good fortune to all its listeners.
From his tiny and beloved Cahuita, Mr. Gavitt –as his people call him- has managed to project himself, thanks to the authenticity of his compositions.

His first CD Babylon includes his dearest songs, the songs that write the history of his hometown with a peculiar style in calypso music. Anecdotes, facts, fiction, his neighborhood or imaginary characters all come together in a stage created by Mr. Gavitt. This CD includes episodes and melodies in a sort of musical play of Afro Limonese life.
Episodes such as the King of Calypso facing an asian singer in perfect mandarin; the calypsonian abandoned by his once faithful woman; the musician replaced by a hi-fi appliance and a t.v.; the schoolboy misunderstood by his teacher are just a few of his themes, treated with humor, irony and great honesty.

When Costa Rica opens its eyes to the richness of its diverse cultures and ethinic groups and value it as strength instead of as a threat, then Walter Ferguson´s name will have a well-deserved place next to the biggest name of Costa Rican culture and will be remembered by the next generations.
-Manuel Monestel]]>