Calypso Invasion

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Label
ARC Music
Release Date
June 23, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      King Selewa & His Calypsonians
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 23, 2017
    • UPC
      5019396273320
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      EUCD2733
    • LABEL
      ARC Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      World & International
    Works ⌄

    1. Calypso Invasion

      Composer: Cecil Anderson

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    2. Osine o De

      Composer: H. R. Charles

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    3. Mami Watta

      Composer: King Selewa

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    4. Africa

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    5. Jumbie Jamboree

      Composer: H. McNair

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    6. Trinidad is the Place for Me

      Composer: King Selewa

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    7. Olomia

      Composer: King Selewa

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    8. Shango

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    9. I don't Know how di Young Men Livin'

      Composer: P. Garcia

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    10. Mamito's Calypso

      Composer: King Selewa

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    11. J'ouvert Barre Oh

      Composer: H. R. Charles

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    12. Congo Bara

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    13. Under di Mango Tree

      Composer: King Selewa

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    14. Down da Road

      Composer: King Selewa

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    15. Exploiting

      Composer: Red Callender

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians

    16. King Selewa's Tribute

      Composer: T. de Crozals

      Ensemble: King Selewa & His Calypsonians


Calypso is a form of folk music and dance from the Caribbean. Historically, Calypso can be traced back to the arrival of African slaves in the Caribbean islands in the seventeenth century. It has its roots on the island of Trinidad. The words of calypso songs are witty and humorous, usually involving social or political commentary in satirical form. The lyrics are characterized by arbitrary shifts in the accentuation of everyday English words. The infectious Calypso music is set in duple meter. It is a vital component of any carnival celebration in the Caribbean, and there are annual calypso competitions which are themselves a premier aspect of the carnivals. Born in Africa in 1968, King Selewa got into music through Jamaican 70s calypso, ska, rock-steady and early reggae music which he and his elder brother, Lord Skalipsoul, then performed live all over Europe in 1995. King Selewa and Chico, his guitar player, soon formed their own band of experienced musicians- their “Calypsonians,” in order to go deeper into the roots of Caribbean music, that is to say, Calypso. As Lord Invader said: “Calypso is folklore of Trinidad, a style of poetry recounting current events in song.”