calypso
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- noun
- /kəˈlɪpsoʊ/
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calipso
- Although tourists truly enjoy calypso music, the local Bocatoreneans have been her best customers.
- calypso music
- calypso songs
- calypso competition
And he taught a lot of fairly famous reggae guys and and calypso music guys gave him music lessons.
- And he taught a lot of fairly famous reggae guys and and calypso music guys gave him music lessons.
Examples
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The Beach Boys are a calypso group in the tradition of the combos of the past.
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They were playing some calypso music.
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We, the Black people, are on this side, and our music here is calypso.
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"I always try getting my tourists out to see live calypso when it's happening.
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A rich variety of cultural themes and concerns ran throughout the calypso performances.
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The symbolic pattern of the calypso is already established.
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The city of Coln has one calypso band by the name of Atlantic Calypso Band.
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Traditionally, calypso songs have encountered certain recurrent themes, developing from the context in which the music was created.
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Eventually, the ballad calypso became a vehicle for narratives about the everyday lives of Trinidadians.
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The lively calypso music kept everyone dancing at the beach party.
Compounds
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Calypso for the Caribbean music likely comes from a West African or Creole word kaiso that was a shout of 'praise' at songs. That's why calypso music is lively and often tells stories or praises people and events in a joyful, singing way.