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Calypso. Calypso is a style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles by the mid-20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century.
Calypso (mythology) In Greek mythology, Calypso ( / kəˈlɪpsoʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ, romanized : Kalupsō, lit. 'she who conceals') [ 1] was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer 's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will. She promised Odysseus immortality if he would stay with ...
Greek deitiesseries. In Greek mythology, Calypso ( / kəˈlɪpsoʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ Kalypso means 'she who conceals' or 'like the hidden tide' [ 1]) [ 2] is the name of several nymphs, the most well known being: Calypso, the nymph who, in Homer 's Odyssey, kept Odysseus with her on her island of Ogygia for seven years. [ 3]
Calypso is a genus of orchids containing one species, Calypso bulbosa, known as the calypso orchid, fairy slipper or Venus's slipper. It is a perennial member of the orchid family found in undisturbed northern and montane forests .
Mighty Sparrow. Slinger Francisco[ 1] ORTT CM OBE (born July 9, 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", [ 2] he is one of the best-known and most successful calypsonians. He has won Trinidad's Carnival Road March competition eight times ...
JW Productions. Aldwyn Roberts HBM [ 1] DA [ 2] (18 April 1922 – 11 February 2000), [ 3] better known by the stage name Lord Kitchener (or " Kitch "), was a Trinidadian calypsonian. [ 4] He has been described as "the grand master of calypso" and "the greatest calypsonian of the post-war age". [ 5][ 6]
(Portrait of Calypso, between 1938 and 1948) - Lord Invader "60 Million Frenchmen" (1996), Mighty Sparrow [ 34 ] "Ah Fraid Pussy Bite Me" (1987), Mighty Sparrow [ 1 ]
During the 1956–57 American calypso craze, the Easy Riders, Burl Ives, and other interpreters of folk music further popularized the song, generally under the title "Marianne". [2] Harry Belafonte recorded the track on at least three albums. [3] "Mary Ann" continued to be a favorite with steel bands and calypso entertainers at Caribbean ...