calypso

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He wore his royal robes with dignity and gave a huge lift to the wider acceptance of the calypso, as a legitimate cultural medium of social commentary, picong and musical delight.

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  1. noun 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.

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  • Do you like Caribbean music—calypso, soca, reggae? —  BETTER TO HAVE LOVED
  • He says in listening to Toots throughout his career one can hear him move through calypso, ska, rock-steady, funk and soul.
  • (Thursday) calypso-categories-finals 'lyrics and melodies do.
  • In this regard a folk song, a contemporary reggae tune or calypso could be classical, contemporary modern and ethnic all at the same time. —  Stabroek News
  • They perform music that spans 60 years of calypso, from the 40s through the golden age of calypso of the 50s and 60s, and right up to modern soca. —  CBC | Top Stories News
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  1. Probably Latin Calypsō, Calypso; see Calypso1.
 

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