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Calypso

Genre family: Caribbean
2010s recordings: 7

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 The Jolly Boys, Lord Kitchener and Ernest Ranglin.

GENRE FAMILY

Its place in the genre family

Parent genreCaribbean

Current genreCalypso

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2010s · Calypso

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2010s Calypso

ESSENTIAL LISTENING

2010s starting recordings

7 recordings

01Calypso Queen2016 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 02Blue Monday2010 · Mento · skaOpen in new tab 03Ring of Fire2010 · Mento · skaOpen in new tab 04Calypso Rock2014 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 05Black Power2015 · Calypso · reggaeOpen in new tab 06Curfew Time2015 · Calypso · reggaeOpen in new tab 07Let Them Crow2015 · Calypso · reggaeOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

2010s artists

Artist·Mento

Calypso Rose

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

2010s albums

Album·2015

Curfew Time

Album·2010

Great Expectation

Album·2014

Calypso Craze: 1956–57 and Beyond

Album·2016

L’Esprit Inter 05 : le son de France Inter

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main styleMike Pedicin QuintetCalypso and Mike Pedicin Quintet share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleLord KitchenerCalypso and Lord Kitchener share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleErnest RanglinCalypso and Ernest Ranglin share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleCalypso RoseCalypso and Calypso Rose share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toCaribbeanCalypso is a subgenre of Caribbean.
genreCalypso QueenCalypso Queen is connected with Calypso.
genreBlack PowerBlack Power is connected with Calypso.
genreCalypso RockCalypso Rock is connected with Calypso.
genreCurfew TimeCurfew Time is connected with Calypso.
genreLet Them CrowLet Them Crow is connected with Calypso.

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GenreCaribbean