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Genre: calypso

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Parent Genre: easy listening

Calypso music is a genre that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 20th century. It is characterized by its upbeat tempo, lively rhythms, and witty lyrics that often comment on social and political issues. Calypso music gained international popularity in the 1950s and 60s, with its most famous exponent being a singer who popularized the genre in the United States. Today, the genre continues to thrive, with artists from around the world creating their own unique interpretations of calypso music.


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Popular calypso Songs


Most popular calypso albums

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Kingston Town
2020
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Paradise In Gazankulu
2010
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Calypso @ Dirty Jim's
2004
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Ghetto Vibes
2003
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Trinidad Crazy
2009
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A Decade of Scrunter: De Parang Now Start
2009
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Hot & Spicy
2010
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A Wild Hard Christmas
2014
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Lovely Things
2002
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Bahamian Ballads - The Songs Of André Toussaint
2002
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The Man Who Never Ever Worried
2003
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Calypsos by the Mighty Spoiler
2020
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No Woman No Cry
2014
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Sweet Sweet Dreams (Analog Africa No. 22)
2016
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Beautiful Barbados
2004

calypso music by decade

Explore calypso history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of calypso artists

Here is a list of calypso artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the calypso genre. You can find out what calypso genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 55 224521
2 48 82848
3 28 16141
4 27 22276
5 26 5572
6 30 3209
7 23 5909
8 20 5061
9 21 10165
10 30 8563
11 29 5529
12 21 17594
13 26 4717
14 25 3395
15 24 5749
16 18 1610
17 23 6080
18 11 3612
19 11 4694
20 21 1234
21 10 4139
22 9 1760
23 19 483
24 19 2441
25 19 2773
26 16 3922
27 16 206
28 4 4662
29 12 609
30 15 1180
31 15 841
32 14 2062
33 14 203
34 8 308
35 13 398
36 13 327
37 13 629
38 12 729
39 6 306
40 11 2812
41 11 1899
42 4 400
43 9 1010
44 6 424
45 8 1728
46 2 209
47 8 1105
48 8 1755
49 8 279
50 8 452
51 8 936
52 8 323
53 7 481
54 7 268
55 7 238
56 7 169
57 7 582
58 7 369
59 6 1628
60 6 1450
61 6 1248
62 6 315
63 5 2480
64 5 566
65 5 756
66 5 701
67 4 5862
68 3 735
69 3 422
70 3 213
71 3 374
72 2 814
73 2 488
74 2 980
75 2 371
76 2 149
77 2 390
78 2 554
79 2 182
80 1 279
81 1 455
82 1 248
83 1 472
84 1 464

calypso playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular calypso music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.