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Jun 5, 2023 · Brief history of calypso music. Calypso music dates back to the 16th century when enslaved Africans and their descendants began to create a unique musical culture in Trinidad and Tobago. The music was heavily influenced by African rhythms, as well as European instruments such as the violin, guitar and flute.
Lord Invader ( Rupert Westmore Grant; 13 December 1914 – 15 October 1961) was a prominent calypsonian with a very distinctive, gravelly voice. He was born in San Fernando, Trinidad. He became active in calypso in the mid-1930s, and was considered a country bumpkin by his contemporaries, because of his humble beginning.
It doesn't mean "list of any genre that is similar to calypso music in some way". It's specifically referring to a number of genres that stem from the same root and share numerous characteristics with each other, in varying degrees. In virtually any source that describes these musics, they are introduced as a "calypso cousin", "an Xish form of ...
Disney's All-Star Music Resort is a 1,604-room hotel featuring giant icons that pay homage to classic music genres—including Broadway show tunes, calypso, country, jazz, and rock n' roll. [1] It was the first Disney Value Resort to feature family suites. [1] As a characteristic with all Disney Value resorts, the resort features a music theme ...
Mighty Sparrow. Slinger Francisco [1] ORTT CM OBE (born July 9, 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. He has won Trinidad's Carnival Road March competition eight times ...
Venezuelan calypso music (including Calypso de El Callao ), imported from Trinidad in the 1880s by immigrants arriving during a gold rush, has its own distinctive rhythms and lyrical style. Another imported genre is Cuban -American salsa, which has produced several domestic superstars, including Oscar D'Leon.
Banda Calypso foi uma banda brasileira de calypso, com influências de ritmos regionais do estado de origem. O conjunto foi formado em Belém no estado do Pará, em 10 de junho de 1999, pela cantora e dançarina Joelma Mendes e pelo guitarrista e produtor musical, Cledivan Almeida Farias, mais conhecido como Ximbinha.
