calypso

Summary

calypso is a musical form^[1]. calypso ranks in the top 3% of musical_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (961 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• calypso's instance of is recorded as musical form^[3].
• calypso's instance of is recorded as music genre^[4].
• calypso's instance of is recorded as type of dance^[5].
• calypso is a type of music of the Caribbean^[6].
• calypso's Commons category is recorded as Calypso music^[7].
• calypso's country of origin is recorded as Trinidad and Tobago^[8].
• 1900 marks the founding of calypso^[9].
• calypso's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calypso music^[10].
• calypso's facet of is recorded as music of Trinidad and Tobago^[11].
• calypso's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Calypso'}^[12].
• calypso's different from is recorded as mento^[13].
• calypso's different from is recorded as brega pop^[14].
• calypso's practiced by is recorded as calypsonian^[15].
• calypso's practiced by is recorded as calypso musician^[16].
• calypso's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include musical form^[3], music genre^[4], and type of dance^[5]. calypso is a type of music of the Caribbean^[6].

Origins

1900 marks the founding of calypso^[9].

Why It Matters

calypso ranks in the top 3% of musical_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (961 views/month).^[2] calypso has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] calypso is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]