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Calypso
- Genre family
- Caribbean
- 1970s recordings
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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 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCaribbean
Current genreCalypso
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1 recordings1970s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1970s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1970s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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