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Denyse Burnadette Kirline Plummer HBM (8 November 1953 – 27 August 2023) [1] was a Trinidadian calypsonian and gospel singer. The child of a white father and a black mother, she initially faced significant prejudice in a genre traditionally seen as Afro-Caribbean, but was eventually recognised as a leading calypso performer.
Derek Walcott in his poem "The Spoiler's Return" borrows the calypsonian's persona, reworking his "Bedbug" calypso and making satirical use of Spoiler's trademark incantation: "Ah wanna fall!" [3] [4] Among Spoiler's students was Grenadian-born calypsonian The Mighty Bomber (Clifton Ryan). [5]
In Greek mythology, Calypso (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ p s oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ, romanized: Kalupsō, lit. 'she who conceals') [ 1 ] was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia , where, according to Homer 's Odyssey , she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will.
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He started writing his own material under the mentorship of another calypsonian, Mighty Duke and was heralded as the Calypso King of New York in the 1960’s [1] [3] Nelson's personal style derived from calypso, but also from the American music he heard every day, adding some funk to his
Mighty Cypher aka Lord Cypher was a Trinidadian calypsonian who won the Calypso King title at the 1967 carnival.. Known as the 'Clown Prince of Calypso', Cypher was an established calypsonian since the 1940s and appeared on the Cook Records compilations Calpypso Kings and Pink Gin (1958, with "PNM Balisier"), Calypso Atrocities (1959, with "Sailor Man in Donkey Pants") and Calypso Exposed ...
The Calypso Monarch (originally Calypso King) contest is one of the two major annual calypso competitions held in Trinidad and all English speaking Caribbean islands, as part of the annual carnival celebrations.
Harry Belafonte (/ ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ f ɒ n t i / BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s.