Calypso Calaloo: Early Carnival Music in Trinidad

By Donald Routledge Hill

Book Overview

Mathilda, she take me money and run Venezuela, may sound familiar, but how about From a scandal and hideous bacchanal/Today we got a glorious carnival, or anywhere you go you must meet people sad/They search for employment, none can be had. Classic calypso, one of the greatest creations of Caribbean culture, is more than the frivolous music played for tourists in pink hotels overlooking tropical beaches. Much traditional calypso is also social commentary and has reflected, sometimes not so subtly, Trinidad's difficult social and political evolution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813012228
• ISBN13: 9780813012223
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.3" x 6.3"