Photograph:
The Rico Fernando Orchestra. Essen, Germany, ca. 1959.Photograph:
The Rico Fernando Orchestra. Essen, Germany, ca. 1959.
This Netherlands-based band, led by Fritz "Rico Fernando" Blijd, comprised mainly Surinamese musicians and included calypsos in its repertoire. In the center of the photograph is Kid Dynamite.
From Herman Openner, Kid Dynamite: De Legende Leeft (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Jan Mets, 1995).
Courtesy of Kenneth Bilby.