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Calypso
- Genre family
- Caribbean
- 1950s recordings
- 1
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Meet Calypso
Calypso is a branch of the Caribbean family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Calypso is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Harry Belafonte.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCaribbean
Current genreCalypso
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1950s · North America · Calypso
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1 recordings1950s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1950s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1950s albums
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