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Calypso - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Calypso (282 words) |
 | At the hero's departure, Calypso died of grief. |
| Calypso is a traditional song form of Trinidad, a feature of its annual carnival, with roots in West African praise-singing. |
| Mighty Sparrow (1935– ) is Trinidad's best-known calypso singer. |
| Calypso music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (581 words) |
| Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in the British and French colonial islands of the Caribbean at about the start of the 20th century. |
| By the 1920s, calypso tents were set up at Carnival for calypsonians to practice before competitions; these have now become showcases for new music. |
| The most well-known calypso, however, is the "Banana Boat Song", a traditional Jamaican folk song, whose best-known rendition was done by Harry Belafonte on his 1956 album Calypso; Calypso was the first full-length record to sell more than a million copies. |
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