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calypsonian

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Ca·lyp·so 1  (k-lps)
n.
1. Greek Mythology A sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.
2. A satellite of Saturn.
[Latin Calyps, from Greek Kalups, from kaluptein, to conceal; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Ca·lyp·so 2 or ca·lyp·so  (k-lps)
n. pl. Ca·lyp·sos or ca·lyp·sos also Ca·lyp·soes or ca·lyp·soes
A type of music that originated in the West Indies, notably in Trinidad, and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects.
[Origin unknown.]
Ca·lyp·soni·an (k-lp-sn-n, klp-) n.
ca·lyp·so  (k-lps)
n. pl. ca·lyp·sos
A terrestrial orchid (Calypso bulbosa) native to northern temperate regions, having a rose-pink flower with an inflated pouchlike lip usually marked with white, purple, and yellow.
[Probably Latin Calyps, Calypso; see Calypso1.]
calypsonian [ˌkælɪpˈsəʊnɪən]
n
(Music, other) a performer or writer of calypsos
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An Addict's Guide to the World's Most Exasperating Game "Which West Indian calypsonian first recorded Cricket, Lovely Cricket in 1950?
The Spin by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Amy carried on, restless as ever, moving from one place to the other, forming women's organizations here, political organizations there, and various civic organizations everywhere it seemed, sometimes with Sam Manning, her longtime lover and an outstanding calypsonian, but always in need of money, always trying to develop schemes for making money, none of which did well.
Tony Martin, Amy Ashwood Garvey by Walter, John C. / Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
She provides a brief overview of the history of women calypsonians and their assertion of power through song, focusing particularly on the power of the soucouyant, a blood-sucking female spirit.
Meredith M. Gadsby. Sucking Sait: Caribbean Women Writers, Migration, ... by Dance, Daryl Cumber / African American Review
 
 
 
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