Calypso History Month - 8 Calypso Tunes Celebrating Unity And National Pride

Oc­to­ber was of­fi­cial­ly de­clared “Ca­lyp­so His­to­ry Month” in 2002 by TU­CO (Trin­ba­go Uni­fied Ca­lyp­so­ni­ans Or­gan­i­sa­tion). Ca­lyp­soes, through their po­et­ic lyrics and rhythms, cap­ture historic moments of a nation, intensifies feelings of nostalgia and can bring awareness to social and political issues in society. This is what makes Calypso music unique and different from many other genres of music. The potent story telling in song is done like no his­to­ry book can. Ac­cord­ing to one of Trinidad's ear­li­er Ca­lyp­so­ni­ans, Lord Be­gin­ner, “When I sing about a crick­et match, you didn’t have to read the news­pa­pers again.” Below are seven classic Calypso tunes celebrating unity and national pride that you should know as we celebrate the genre of music that gave birth to Soca music. 

 Brother Marvin - Jahaji Bhai

   

 

Second Imij - Golo

     

 

Merchant - Um Ba Yao

   

 

David Rudder - Ganges And the Nile

   

 

 

Black Stalin - We Could Make It If We Try

    

 

Natasha Wilson - Sweet T&T

    

 Turner - Champions

   

 

 

Mighty Sniper - Portrait of Trinidad