0 a type of popular Caribbean song whose words are often invented as the song is sung and deal with a subject of interest at the present time --
1 a type of popular West Indian song whose words are often invented as the song is sung --
Today, although many gender inequalities persist in the tents, women's calypso enjoys the respect of the public and the calypso fraternity.
Because suggestive and stylish physical performance is intrinsic to the delivery of calypso, female singers often use variations of the male 'jam and wine' style.
The popularity of local calypso seemed almost to guarantee that calypso would come under careful scrutiny.
The strong attention given to calypso and soca development can be attributed to three factors.
Many calypsos are not produced on cassettes, albums or compact discs.
This pattern of chorus-verse cycles three times, with a calypso-flavoured trumpet solo taking the place of the vocal in the third verse.
A calypso tent is often defined as the venue for calypso performance.
Here calypso tends to be defined using some variant of the phrase 'the voice of the people'.
