This is a list of calypso musicians. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), artistes by surname or sobriquet (excluding "Lord", "Mighty" or "King"). 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. ...

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• Atilla the Hun
• Lord Beginner
• Harry Belafonte is the best known United States Calypso performer; his biggest hit song is the "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)".
• Lionel Belasco
• Mighty Bomber
• Lord Cam
• The Caresser
• Chalkdust
• The Charmer
• Gerald Clark, band leader
• Crazy
• Cro Cro
• The Original DeFosto Himself
• Delamo
• Mighty Dougla
• Lord Executor
• Walter Ferguson
• "King" Eric Gibson
• The Growler
• Gypsy
• Wilmoth Houdini
• Lord Invader. In the United States the Andrews Sisters had a huge hit in 1944 with their cover record of Lord Invader's "Rum and Coca-Cola".
• Lord Kitchener
• Sir Lancelot. Until the arrival of Harry Belafonte, the best known calypso singer in North America.
• The Roaring Lion
• Sam Manning
• Brother Marvin
• Lord Melody
• The Merrymen
• Robert Mitchum, who in 1957 released an LP of calypso.
• Mighty Panther
• Denyse Plummer
• The Pretender
• King Radio, author of "Man Smart, Woman Smarter".
• Red Plastic Bag
• Lord Relator
• David Rudder
• Scrunter
• Ras Shorty I (Lord Shorty)
• Small Island Pride
• Mighty Sparrow
• Mighty Spoiler
• Black Stalin
• Sugar Aloes
• Mighty Terror
• Growling Tiger
• Mighty Trini
• The Watchman

Attila The Hun was the name taken by the prominent calypsonian born Raymond Quevedo (March 24, 1892 - February 22, 1962). ... Belafonte (center) on the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C with Sidney Poitier and Charlton Heston Harold George Belafonte, Jr. ... Lionel Belasco (born 1881; died in New York City, c. ... The Mighty Bomber is a sobriquet used by two calypsonians - Kenny Cooper (the Original Bomber), a Trinidadian-born calypsonian who performed under than name beginning in the 1940s Clifton Ryan, a Grenadian-born calypsonian who sang under than name beginning in 1956. ... Lord Cam (b. ... Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. ... Crazy, born Edwin Ayoung 1944, Maraval Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad. ... King Eric Gibson is a Bahamian musician and entrepreneur. ... The Growler, or the Mighty Growler, was the name Errol Duke used for his calypso work and recordings. ... Winston Peters, also known by his sobriquet Gypsy is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian and politician. ... Wilmoth Houdini (born in Trinidad and Tobago c. ... Rupert Grant, more commonly known as Lord Invader, was a prominent calypsonian with a very distinctive, gravelly voice. ... The Andrews Sisters on the cover of the reissue collection The Best of the Andrew Sisters: The Millennium Collection. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. ... For the First World War leader, see Horatio Kitchener Lord Kitchener (April 18, 1922 - February 11, 2000) was one of the most internationally famous calypsonians. ... Lancelot Victor Edward Pinard (24 March 1902 – 12 March 2001) was a calypso singer and actor who used the name Sir Lancelot. ... Roaring Lion (born Rafael DeLeon, Aroquita, Trinidad, British Trinidad and Tobago, February 22, 1908; d. ... The liner notes of Boogu Yagga Gal alert mento fans to the early Caribbean-Jazz recordings of two Trinidadians, Sam Manning and Lionel Belasco. ... Lord Melody (born Fitzroy Alexander in 1926 in San Fernando, Trinidad) was a popular calypsonian best known for singles like Boo Boo Man, Jonah and the Bake, Juanita and Rastaman Be Careful. Melodys career spanned some forty years, from the early development of popular calypso to his embrace of... The Merrymen are a popular soca/calypso band from Barbados. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an accomplished American film actor and singer. ... Native to Trinidad, Mighty Panther is a legend of Trinidadian Calypso music. ... David Rudder is a Soca/Calypso singer. ... Ras Shorty I (October 6, 1941-July 12, 2000) is a soca musician, known as the Father of Soca and The Love Man. ... Mighty Sparrow (real name Slinger Francisco) is a Calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Mighty Spoiler, born Theophilus Philip (March 23, 1936 - December 24, 1960), was a Trinidadian calypso music singer. ... Black Stalins 1991 anthology Roots Rock Soca. ... Fitzgerald Henry (born January 13, 1922 in Arouca) better known as the Mighty Terror is a Trinidadian calypsonian. ... Neville Marcano (1915-1993) known as the Growling Tiger is a Trinidadian calypsonian. ...

See also

• List of chutney musicians