Calypso, affectionately called Kaiso, is the musical pulse at Carnival celebrations throughout the Caribbean. But calypso is not only a carnival phenomenon. The music is performed and enjoyed throughout the year. Calypso grew out of the days of slavery when slaves came together and channelled what was left of their willpower into music to raise their spirits. Calypso has developed into a respected musical art. The words of calypso songs usually concern topical or satirical themes, and they are characterized technically by arbitrary shifts in the accentuation of everyday English words.Calypso and Cricket
Soca and Ringbang, derivatives of calypso, are light on the lyrics and heavy on the pulsating rhythm. Ideal for partying, these music will have you begging for more.
The Caribbean’s most known exporter
of Calypso and Carnival is Trinidad & Tobago. But other Caribbean Islands:
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Barbados, Antigua & Barbuda, Montserrat,
Grenada and Dominica just to name a few has also distinguished themselves
in this field
Cricket, that game of glorious uncertainties. Cricket is generally considered to be the national game of England and was introduced to its colonies during colonization. Other countries in which it is popular include the West Indies, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, although 32 other countries are members of the International Cricket Council, located in London. The most interesting contests include the annual series of international Test matches (played between national teams).
Notwithstanding a recent run of
misfortune the West Indies Cricket Team were the undisputed Kings of cricket
for over 15 years. With stars like Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd, Joel Garner,
Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Worrel, Weeks and Walcott different should
not have been expected.
Currently the world records for
most runs scored in a Test Match and First Class Match is held by West
Indies captain Brian Lara, 375 and 502 respectively. Lara is a Trinidadian;
which also should not be a surprise since in the Caribbean Cricket and
Calypso go hand in hand.
West Indies Cricket
