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Slinger Francisco [1] ORTT CM OBE (born 9 July 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", [ 2 ] he is one of the best-known and most successful calypsonians .
Calypso music is a worldwide phenomenon. This is a dynamic list of songs and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
The music of Trinidad and Tobago is best known for its calypso music, soca music, chutney music, and steelpan. Calypso's internationally noted performances in the 1950s from native artists such as Lord Melody, Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow. The art form was most popularised at that time by Harry Belafonte.
Mighty Sparrow; Mighty Spoiler; Mighty Striker; Mighty Terror; Ras Shorty I; Red Plastic Bag; Roaring Lion; Robert Mitchum; Sam Manning; Serenata Guayanesa; Singing Sandra; Sir Galba; Sir Lancelot; Sugar Aloes; Superblue; The Talbot Brothers of Bermuda; Walter Ferguson; The Wounded Soldier; Wilmoth Houdini; Young Pretender [2] Young Tiger; Your ...
The major difference between a calypsonian and a calypso singer is that a true calypsonian writes his/her own material, and sings topical music that reflects the reality of the community, an example being Attila the Hun, whereas a calypso singer will tend to sing standards, an example being Ritchie Delamore. Some calypsonians both compose and ...
Spanish bandleader Xavier Cugat recorded a version of "Mary Ann" in the late 1940s. During the 1956–57 American calypso craze, the Easy Riders, Burl Ives, and other interpreters of folk music further popularized the song, generally under the title "Marianne". [2] Harry Belafonte recorded the track on at least three albums. [3] "Mary Ann ...
Calypso in the Caribbean includes a range of genres, including benna in Antigua and Barbuda; mento, a style of Jamaican folk music that greatly influenced ska, the precursor to rocksteady, and reggae; spouge, a style of Barbadian popular music; Dominica cadence-lypso, which mixed calypso with the cadence of Haiti; and soca music, a style of ...
Alongside her career in music Calypso Rose was a part of many documentaries including "Calypso at Dirty Jim's", and "Calypso Rose, Lioness in the Jungle". "Calypso at Dirty Jim's" was directed by Pascale Obolo and was produced in 2005 which discusses many Caribbean artists like Mighty Sparrow, Mighty Terror, Bomber, Lord Superior, and Calypso ...