GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Calypso
- Genre family
- Caribbean
- Starting recordings
- 13
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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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Red Red Wine1995 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 02Village Ram2002 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 03Calypso Queen2016 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 04Beautiful Girl1961 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 05Vero1974 · Calypso · reggaeOpen in new tab 06Haayo1998 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 07Love in the Cemetery2002 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 08Blue Monday2010 · Mento · skaOpen in new tab 09Ring of Fire2010 · Mento · skaOpen in new tab 10Black Power2015 · Calypso · reggaeOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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