List of calypsos with sociopolitical influences

The list of calypsos with sociopolitical influences is sectioned by main topics. Calypso music is a worldwide phenomenon.

American presence in Trinidad and Tobago

Aspirations / Dreams

  • "Buy Me a Zeppelin" (1945), Macbeth the Great[21]
  • "I Am Going to Buy a Bungalow" (1938), Roaring Lion[6]
  • "I Don’t Want No Bungalow" (1938), Atilla the Hun[6][23]
  • "I Want a Radio at Home" (1938), Black Prince[21]
  • "I Want To Build a Bungalow" (1938), Codallo's Top Hatters[21][29]
  • "I Want to Rent a Bungalow" (1938), Mighty Growler[21][6]
  • "If I Won a Sweepstake" (1941) - Atilla the Hun[5][23]

Christmas period

  • "Bring de Scotch for Christmas" (1966), Lord Kitchener
  • "Christmas Coming" (1977), Chalkdust[29]
  • "Christmas Greetings" (1966), Lord Kitchener[29]
  • "Christmas Is a Joyful Day" (1937), Lord Executor[21][29]
  • "Christmas Is Yours, Christmas is mine" (1981), Lord Relator
  • "Christmas Morning the Rum Had Me Yawning" (1939), Lord Beginner[21][29]
  • "Christmas Nice" (1999), Mighty Shadow
  • "Christmas Time is Near" (1961), Lord Creator[29]
  • "Father Christmas" (1966), Lord Kitchener
  • "Father Christmas" (1959), Mighty Spoiler[1]
  • "It’s Christmas" (2009), Baron[12]
  • "It’s Christmas again" (2010), Baron[12]
  • "Jingle Bells Calypso" (1951), Lord Kitchener[6]
  • "Merry Christmas to You" (1961), Lord Creator[29]
  • "Neighbour Oye" (2018), Baron
  • "Oh What a Christmas" (2018), Crazy
  • "Paint Brush (De)" (1993), Kenny J.
  • "Paramin" (2008), Singing Sandra
  • "Parang Soca" (1979), Crazy[5]
  • "Party for Santa Claus (A)" (1973), Lord Nelson[29]
  • "Santa" - "Miss Santa" (1961), King Solomon[7]
  • "Sip and Chat" (1981), Lord Relator[27]
  • "Something Salt" (1977), Chalkdust[29]

Corruption / Criminality

The Mighty Shadow

Culture - Calypso / Carnival evolution

Culture - Calypso War / Extempo / Picong

Lord Invader, The Growler, Atilla the Hun and Roaring Lion (1943) - Calypso22

Culture Icons (Calypso / Carnival / Pan)

Culture - Kalenda / Stick fighting

Culture - Steelpan

Steelpan - Renegades

Culture - Other

Drugs

Economy / Poverty

Education

Environment

  • "Mother Earth Crying" (1994), Baron
  • "Progress" (1980), King Austin[7][11][31][2][30]
  • "Progress 2021" (2021), Crazy
  • "What to Do with the Environment" (1994), Chalkdust

Family relations

Feminism

Calypso Rose at Womex Awards - 2016

Food / Drink

Grandstanding / Boasting

Health

  • "Ah Fraid de AIDS" (1988), Mighty Sparrow[3]
  • "Asian Flu" (1958), Mighty Wrangler[21]
  • "Awakening" (The) (2021), Crazy[31]
  • "Backyard Jam" (2021), Farmer Nappy[31]
  • "Better Days" (2021), Patrice Roberts[31]
  • "Bush Medicine" (1971), Lord Relator[58]
  • "Doh JackAss the Scene" (2021), Devon Seale
  • "Ebola Scare" (2015), Myron B[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Amery Brown[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Brian London[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Devon Seale[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Heather MacIntosh[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), His Majesty Baker Jr (First of the chain)[31][59]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Josef Paty[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Michelle Henry[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Raymond Ramnarine[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Roger Mohammed[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Singing Sandra[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Stacey Sobers[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Terri Lyons[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Lady Watchman[31]
  • "Extempo Quarantine Challenge" (2020), Queen Victoria[31]
  • "Fighting AIDS" (2005), Adesh Samaroo[31]
  • "H.I.V" (2001), Mighty Shadow[31]
  • "How I Spent My Time at the Hospital" (1938), Lord Executor[21]
  • "Jaws" (1977), Lord Kitchener[12]
  • "Melancholy" (2021), Nailah Blackman[31]
  • "Ms Corona" (2020), G String[31]
  • "Negative to Positive" (1992), Bryan Bumba Payne[3]
  • "Pandemic" (2021), Brother Mudada
  • "Vaccine or Not" (2021), Kurt Allen[31]
  • "Weed Woman" (1952), Bill Rogers[21][9]
  • "What Corona Do" (2021), Contender[31]

Humour / Puns / Smutty

(Portrait of Calypso, between 1938 and 1948) - Lord Invader

Jump up / Carnival dancing / Bacchanal

Machel Montano (Reggae Awards 2007)

LGBTQ

Machismo / Misogynist

National identity - Emigration

National identity - Immigration

National identity - Pride & hope

News events - West Indies

News events - World

Politics - Before independence (West Indies)

Politics - Federation (West Indies) - Caribbean Unity

Politics - From independence (West Indies)

Mighty Gabby

Politics - USA

Politics - World (Other)

Promotion / Advertising

  • "Bells (The)" (1937), Lord Executor[5]
  • "Coffee Coffee" (1945), Atilla the Hun[21]
  • "Diamond T" (1945), Atilla the Hun
  • "Rum Is Macho" (1980), Mighty Sparrow[1]
  • "Sa Gomes’ Emporium"' (1935), Keskidee Trio[21][11][15]
  • "Toddy" (1929), Anonymous from Toddy Syndicate[8]

Racial identity / Slavery

Dr Hollis "Chalkdust" Liverpool

Religion - Christian / Gospelypso

Religion - Others

Shango / Folklore

Social commentaries - Others

Spirituality / Philosophy

Sports - Cricket

Brian Lara

Sports - Others

Tabanca / Love / Jealousy

"Tabanca, tabanka, tabankca, tobanca (n) (Grenada, Guyana, Trinidad): A painful feeling of unrequited love, from loving someone who does not love in return, especially someone who was once a lover or spouse."[68]

War - Up to end of World War II

Wars - Post World War II

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Articles

  • Best, Earl. "What’s in a Name-Pt2: Black Power, Calypso, Soca and Pumpkin Vine.", Wired 868.
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  • Jacob,Debbie. "What calypso means to the Caribbean" Caribbean Beat Magazine, January 2011.
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Audio

  • Calypso Dreams (CD). In for a penny, in for a pound, LLC. Ice Music, Ltd. 2009.
  • Calypso - Musical poetry in the Caribbean (1955 - 69) (CD). Soul Jazz records. 2014.
  • Calypsos from Trinidad - Politics, intrigue & violence in the 1930s (CD). Arhoolie Prod., Inc. 1991.
  • Melody vs. Sparrow - A friendly calypso feud (CD). Erasmus Black Records. 19 June 2020.

External links

  • Calypso Monarchs Hall of Fame
  • Calypsography
  • Calypsonians 1900 - 2018
  • Top 100 Calypsos of the 20th Century
  • Trinidad & Tobago Calypsonians