Calypsonians
What’s all this talk about phrasing and how is Malik more of a Calypsonian than Smokey? I am so confused by the musicology of this art form and Im a Bajan!
I wonder about all you non Caribbean people and how you feel about our music
I wonder about all you non Caribbean people and how you feel about our music
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Calypsonians Can’t understand this kind of music A phrasing rendition sung rhythmic Lyrical devices with ambiguous flair Youngsters gyrating and oldsters beware Pan players tempting the upper body Shoulders picking the beat and starting to shimmy On stages performers behaving rude Nebulous suggestions of acts more lewd I feel the music tickle my spine And involuntarily I feel like I want to wind No! Stop that! I can still hear my grandmother shout. She never wanted me to hear this music and let my inner
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