CRTR Episode 9 – Costa Rica Caribbean Coast Zone
Costa Rica Talk Radio episode #9 program notes:
- 00:00 – Introduction and Preview of Costa Rica Talk Episode #9
- 00:33 – Costa Rica’s 101 (background info, culture notes, travel tips, music, and more)
- 06:48 – Intro the featured song by Limon, Costa Rica Calypso Legend
- 07:27 – “Nowhere Like Limon” preformed live by Claypso Limonenses legend Herberth Clinton Henry AKA “Lenky”
- 09:26 – Lenky Bio
- 10:32 – Costa Rica News Roundup (, , , )
- 15:09 – Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #8
- 16:08 – Wrap Up (feedback, contact info, ¡saludos!)
- 17:05 – Take it away – ¡Pura Vida!
Total length of episode #9: 17:35
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Learn all about Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast Zone. It’s only 88 miles from San Jose but a world away as compared to the rest of the country. Featured song is “Nowhere Like Limon” by Herberth Clinton Henry AKA “Lenky” preformed live for the Calypso Limon recordings by master pianist Manuel Obregón and calypso expert Manuel Monestel. They preformed and recorded with five Limon Calypso legends including Lenky. The CD is hard to find and the original recordings, even harder! I hope you enjoy this gem of Limonense Calypso from Lenky.
Picture of Claypso Limonenses legend Herberth Clinton Henry AKA “Lenky”.
In the Costa Rica New Roundup, I talk about the historic referendum on CAFTA. I also discuss the new species of life form found in Isla Del Coco by Costa Rica scientists. Plus I share my experiences when I visited for a skim milk latte (cafe con leche) and I was given the chance to win a free trip to Costa Rica via Caribou Coffee’s sweepstakes. I excitedly scratched off for my instant win but alas it wasn’t meant to be so I’ll have to buy more coffee or pay for my own trip, that’s no fun! Check to see if there is a near you!
My loser ticket…
Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #8 – In keeping with the Limon theme: El que va para Limón, pierde el sillón. Listen to the podcast for a definition and pronunciation.
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Hi Alan,
this is Thorsten from Germany. I work for a german radio station and want to make an emission about Calypso in Limon and especially about Lenky – I once met him in Puerto LImon.
Unfortunately I lost the telephone number, so that I like to ask you if you could please give me his telephone number. I know, that its difficult to talk to him, but there’s still his wife I could ask the most important questions about his life and career.
If you could help me, I would be very happy. Thanx a lot and pura vida.
Thorsten