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Calypso

Genre family
Caribbean
2000s recordings
2
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

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 Michael Madsen.

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Its place in the genre family

Parent genreCaribbean
Current genreCalypso
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2000s · Continental Europe · Calypso

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ESSENTIAL LISTENING

2000s starting recordings

2 recordings
KEY ARTISTS

2000s artists

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

2000s albums

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