As Guyana celebrates Republicanism with Mashramani and the 2014 Trinidad Carnival moves into high gear, the greatest calypsonian of all time, The Mighty Sparrow, is awarded Trinidad and Tobago’s ...

What it is: These energetic Caribbean styles are characterized by continuous hip-rolling and thrusting; the waist-burning movements are often incorporated into Zumba workouts. What it sounds like: ...

Hardball is the spirit suited for these times even if he says so. He epitomises the ebb and tide of this day; he is an embodiment of the daily swirl of events, activities and news. Consider naked news ...

Miriam Bassett-Tucker was one of the island’s best-known calypso dancers in the 1950s. Today, few of the younger generation know her name. Atlantic Publishing House is looking to change that. She’s ...

For four decades, the Humboldt Calypso Band has introduced audiences to the joyful spirit and deep cultural roots of steelpan ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova, but let us not allow that occasion to overshadow ­calypso and mambo, two other types of music from the Americas that were considerably more ...

Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca sensation Lyrikal has embarked on another musical journey, this time to Africa. He has teamed up with one of the fastest rising female entertainers in Ghana, MzVee to create ...

Program notes by Emory Cook on verso of container. Recorded in Trinidad. 201. 610 Saga / Clarence Curvan and Calypso Orchestra. Torrealba 202. Portrait of My Love / Clarence Curvan and Calypso ...

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