Kaiso! the Trinidad calypso: A study of the calypso as oral literature

by Keith Q Warner

Hardcover, 1982

Status

Available

Call number

784.4

Genres

Collection

Library's review

This book is a study of the history of calypso, the many unique aspects of it as an art form, and the relationship between calypso and the society and politics around it, focused on the 1950s to the 1980s. It also includes an overview of the roots and origins of calypso.

Publication

Three Continents Press (1982), Edition: 1st, 155 pages

Description

A study of Calypso music from its early days to the latest victory songs of carnival. Discography, photos of leading Calypsonians, & up-dated bibliography. From original 1982 edition.

Language

ISBN

0894100254 / 9780894100253
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