Artikel zum Thema der einzelnen Stilrichtungen sind eingeordnet in: Kategorie:Musik nach Genre. Unterkategorien. The slaves, brought to toil on sugar plantations, were stripped of all connections to their homeland and family and not allowed to talk to each other. Photography hobbyist and media director for local church ... dh_creative Ft. Lauderdale • Member since … Most compositions are a reflection of attempts of calypsonians to win these competitions. [2] Calypso Rose was the first woman to win the Trinidad Road March competition in 1977 with her song "Gimme More Tempo". They used calypso to mock the slave masters and to communicate with each other. Until the emergence of Calypso Rose in the mid-1960s, the genre had been dominated by men, despite a long tradition of female chantwells. Der Höhepunkt der Calypso-Welle schwappt Mitte der 1950er Jahre über Trinidad und Tobago. Top artists, Playlists, and Everything About Calypso music. Wirklich ernst zu nehmende Erkennungsmerkmale existieren für den Calypso nur Wenige. Musical Genres . Politicians, Even with this censorship, calypsos continued to push boundaries, with a variety of ways to slip songs past the scrutinizing eyes of the editor. Lyrics were made to express feelings towards colonialism as being immoral and oppressive to Caribbean people. The annual music crop is highly affected by two major music contests in which the vast majority of calypsonians compete during carnival season: the National Calypso Monarchy (best calypsonian of the year) and the Road March (best party song of the year), as well as by a host of other smaller competitions like Junior Monarch, Calypso Queen, and Extempo Monarch. After Trinidad and Tobago gained independence in 1962, calypso music continued to be used as an outlet for political commentary. Aufgrund der Abschaffung des bis dato herrschenden Trommelverbots (das die britische Kolonialmacht 1883 einführte), schwingt sich die Ölfasstrommel schnell zum Wahrzeichen und Nationalinstrument Trinidads und Tobagos empor.Nachdem die Inseljugend den Calypso in den 70ern zunehmend verschmäht, nehmen seine Väter die Herausforderung der Runderneuerung an. Discover music on Discogs, the largest online music database. Like most genres of Caribbean music, Calypso is heavily rooted in West African traditional music and was originally used as a means of communication between slaves, as well as a form of entertainment.

Letztere sorgen für den nötigen Karibik-Flair.Nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg begleiten immer häufiger Steeldrum-Bands die Calypsonians. Erstere gewährleistet, den neuesten Tratsch und Klatsch oder aktuelle Nachrichten in die Shows einzutexten. Und so bestimmt Heiterkeit, Lebensfreude, Humor und die gute, alte Liebe die andere Hälfte der Inhalte.Die Musik spiegelt mit ihrer Leichtfüßigkeit diese Lust am Leben deutlich wider. The genre developed in the early twentieth century and grew in popularity not only on the island, but in countries around the world, including North America and in Europe. Einzig die Improvisation und einige landestypische Instrumente sind als Stilmittel beliebt.

Calypso, a type of folk song primarily from Trinidad though sung elsewhere in the southern and eastern Caribbean islands. Artists .

Ausschlaggebend: Die Abschaffung der Sklaverei in Mittelamerika 1838.Im Angesicht dieser schrecklichen Historie und der nach wie vor währenden Kolonialherrschaft beherrschen sozialkritische Inhalte die Texte. The Midnight Special