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This is a list of calypso musicians. Bands and artists are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"). Ajamu [1]
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 ...
For 30 years, he ran his own calypso tent, Calypso Revue, within which he nurtured the talent of many calypsonians. Calypso Rose, David Rudder, Black Stalin and Denyse Plummer are among the many artists who got their start under Kitchener's tutelage. [5] [12] Later he moved towards soca, a related style, and continued recording until his death.
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 musical groups (6 P) Pages in category "Calypsonians" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Sundar Popo was a pioneer of chutney music, famous for first blending chutney with calypso and soca and increasing the popularity of the genre. [19] The instruments used in chutney were those that were approved for women to play, making chutney becoming viewed as a woman's music genre.
Calypso Rose or Linda McCartha Monica Sandy-Lewis (born April 27, 1940, in Bethel Village, Tobago) is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian.She started writing songs at the age of 13; over the years, she has composed more than 1000 songs and recorded more than 20 albums.
"Base (The)" (1958), Mighty Sparrow [1] [2] "Brown Skin Gal" - "Brown Skin Girl" (1933), King Radio [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] "Chaguaramas Issue (The)" (1959 ...