19. September 2022
THE TROPICAL FUNK EXPERIENCE
Musicians started to fuse soca and calypso with jazz, funk and soul....
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19. September 2022
THE ROAD MARCH ONLY FOR NATIONALS
The title is given to the most performed song on Carnival since the 1880s....
19. September 2022
THE FIRST „CALYPSO KING“
The Growling Tiger became the first official Calypso King. The competition name changed to "Calypso Monarch" in the 70s....
18. September 2022
THE „YANKEES“ IN TOWN
There were US bases in T&T with 135 000 Americans stationed on the island, being regularly entertained by Calypsonians with bands....
18. September 2022
THE SUCCESS OF HARRY BELAFONTE
The US-Singer earns world fame with music from Trinidad & Tobago....
18. September 2022
WORLD WAR II
Although Carnival was suspended from 1942 to 1945 during World War II, the calypso tents were kept open....
18. September 2022
THE RISE OF STEEL BANDS
Steel bands kept rising in the communities and often taking their names from movies like Casablanca, Tokyo, and Desperadoes....
18. September 2022
THE FIRST FEMALE CALYPSONIAN
The first female to sing in a calypso tent was Lady Trinidad, at the “Crystal Palace Tent”, Port of Spain....
18. September 2022
FIRST RECORDINGS IN TRINIDAD
The first calypsoes have been recorded in Trinidad, arranged by American record companies....
