Calypso: General/Trinidad
Kaiso Newsletters
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/kaiso.htm
An irregular newsletter on various calypso-related topics written
by Ray Funk, the co-curator of the online exhibition Calypso: A World
Music.
Calypso Archives
http://www.calypsoarchives.co.uk/
A primary effort to create a discography of the last 50 years of calypso.
Created by collector Dmitri Subotsky, this site organizes information
by calypsonian, songwriter and label, and includes images of many record
covers.
Welcome to Trinidad and Tobago!
http://www.visittnt.com
The Trinidad and Tobago tourist bureau's site includes information
on the annual Carnival, including details on calypso tents and competitions.
Roots of Calypso
http://www.rootsofcalypso.com
Collector George Maharaj's site includes calypso discographies, biographies
of calypsonians and other resources.
Trinidad Calypso Tent of the Air
http://www.kaiso.net/
Godwyn Olewole's eclectic site features various calypso resources
and a changing radio show of well-known calypsos.
Terry Joseph at "I" Level
http://www.trinicenter.com/Terryj/
Terry Joseph is one of the leading reporters for the Trinidad Express.
He writes regularly about calypso and Carnival.
Women in Calypso
http://www.tatil.co.tt/about/ about.asp?pk_about=21&aaction=EDIT
Online edition of the text and images for a 2004 calendar that traces
the history of women in calypso.
Chutney Soca Monarch
http://southex.co.tt/chutney/index.php3
Site for the annual Chutney Soca Monarch competition in Trinidad.
Pan Trinbago
http://www.pantrinbago.com/
The site of Pan Trinbago, the Steelband Association of Trinidad and
Tobago. Includes links to other steelband sites.
Sunshine Awards
http://www.sunshineawards.com/
Site for a New York-based organization that presents annual Caribbean
music awards, including various calypso categories.
Vinyl Safari (Hyp Records)
http://www.hipwax.com/music/index.html
Collector Tony Wilds's site includes a guide to some of the calypso
records of the 1950s and 1960s.
Calypso Dreams
http://www.calypsodreams.com/
Site for Calypso Dreams, a documentary film on calypso by Geoffrey
Dunn and Michael Horne. The film features performances by and interviews
with many of the masters of the art form.
Carnival Roots
http://www.carnivalroots.com/
Site for Carnival Roots, a documentary film on the Trinidad
Carnival by Peter Chelkowski and Jason Benjamin. Includes material on
calypso.
Leading Calypsonians
Mighty Sparrow
http://www.mightysparrow.com/
The Mighty Sparrow is the best-known calypsonian of all times. For
the past 50 years, he has recorded extensively and performed throughout
the world.
Mighty Sparrow: Calypso Catalog
http://www.grenadamusic.demon.co.uk/
Researcher Graham Johnstone's detailed discography of the Mighty Sparrow's
numerous recordings.
Lord Kitchener
http://www.tntisland.com/kitchindex.html
Lord Kitchener was one of the dominant figures in calypso from the
1940s until his death in 2000. He recorded and performed extensively.
David Rudder
http://www.davidrudder.co.tt/
Since the mid-1980s, David Rudder has been one of the most innovative
calypsonians. He has written about many international topics and experimented
with a variety of musical styles.
Calypso Crazy
http://home.swipnet.se/crazy/
Best known for his outrageous antics, Crazy has been a consistent
figure in calypso since the 1970s.
Calypso in Britain
Association of British Calypsonians
http://www.yaaasant.demon.co.uk/agm99/abc.htm
The ABC presents England's only calypso tent at the Yaa Asantiwa Culture
Center in London, in connection with the Notting Hill Carnival.
On the Route: The Art of Carnival
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/information/ publication_detail.php?browse=recent&id=195
This book of interviews and articles on various aspects of Caribbean
Carnivals in England can be downloaded as a series of 11 pdf files.
Alexander D Great's article, "Call and Response; Commentary and
Scandal - Calypso in Carnival" is available as Part 7.
Alexander D. Great
http://www.alexanderdgreat.com/
One of England's most accomplished calypsonians, Alexander D. Great
performs a new topical calypso on BBC Radio every week.
Soca News
http://www.socanews.com/
Online version of a British periodical that focuses on the soca style
of calypso.
The Caribbean Presence on BBC Television and Radio: A Chronology 1948-98
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/windrush/timeintro.shtml
Researcher Stephen Bourne's annotated listing of Caribbean musicians
and other performers on British television and radio. Includes details
of the first calypso performances on radio and television during the
1950s.
Highlife Piccadilly: African Music on 45 rpm Records in the UK, 1954-1981
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/african.htm
Article by Ray Templeton on African music recordings issued in England.
During the 1950s, many of these recordings were influenced by calypso,
which was also being recorded in England at the time.
CASBAH
http://www.casbah.ac.uk/
A guide to library and archival resources related to Caribbean, African
and Asian peoples in the United Kingdom.
Calypso Around the World
Barbados: Crop Over Festival
http://www.barbados.org/cropover.htm
Barbados's Carnival in July/August features calypso tents and competitions.
Welcome to Caribana
http://www.caribana.ca/index.htm
Toronto's Caribbean Carnival in July/August includes local calypso
tents and competitions, as well as concerts with international calypso
stars.
Jamaican Mento Music
http://www.mentomusic.com/
Collector Michael Garnice's site on a form of Jamaican popular music
that was interrelated with calypso during the post-World War II era.
Calypsos: Afro-Limonese Music of Costa Rica
http://www.lyrichord.com/refw/ref7412.html
Notes by researchers Enrique Camara and Ambrogio Sparagna to their
CD collection of calypso recordings from Limon, Costa Rica.
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