The first mention of calypso comes from a dance described by Abbe Masse in 1882. Otherwise, most scholars who have tried to trace the story of calypso agree that the word itself is not connected with...
Cafe Calypso / Various Cafe Calypso / Various CD1. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte 2. Sweet Jamaica - Lord Kitchener 3. Montego Bay - Lance Hayward 4. TV Calypso - the Mighty Terror 5...
Why "Hellish"? the liner notes explain that it's in part because of the very apparent "pear-shaped atrocities" a listener hears in out-of-tune melodies and unintelligible lyrics. But this is a "basic...
If, after perusing the liner notes, the calypso on this compilation "still remains barren of meaning for the gentle listener, he is either blind, deaf, dead, or just a terribly mixed-up kid-what the...