The warm rhythms of traditional calypso music at the Sachem Public Library Friday night had many wishing that summertime would come just a bit sooner. As part of Black History Month the library hosted ...

Alphonsus Cassell, better-known as "Arrow" or "The Mighty Arrow", was considered the king of soca (soul-calypso) music, taking the traditional Caribbean calypso to a worldwide audience with the upbeat ...

When foreigners think of music from Trinidad, the syncopated rhythms of soca music and the beachy lilt of traditional calypso most immediately come to mind. But surprise, surprise – Trinidad also has ...

Traditional calypso music is not as popular as soca and chutney soca. This has been evident for quite some years. Calypso is loved by senior citizens, but considered “old people music” by the young ...

Believe me, I love Caribbean Calypso dearly. I mean sweet, simple, witty, cleverly-constructed and arranged Kaiso – whether the “Big Yard“ or Tent Versions and from the Extempo to the Soca-free ...

The Maypole circle, a symbol of unity in diversity, with its roots in ancient times, was celebrated Sunday at Calypso Elementary School in Bethlehem. It was the school’s traditional Spring Fling.

October 2018 is Calypso History Month, a tradition started by the Trin­ba­go Uni­fied Ca­lyp­so­ni­ans Or­gan­i­sa­tion (TUCO) in 2002 as a way to celebrate the role ca­lyp­so has played in the ...

Royalty suffers its nicknames – remember Randy Andy? – and nobody knows that better than the Mighty Sparrow, known as the Calypso King. “The peers of my time stood straight and flat-footed without ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Tobagonian singer Calypso Rose has enjoyed ...

Alston Becket Cyrus's lilting tribute to one of the greatest cricketers comes easily in the Caribbean where calypso, written with passion and sung with verve, is inextricably linked to the game. If ...