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- noun Plural form of
calypsonian .
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Examples
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The Windrush, a former German liner popular with the Nazi naval elite, included onboard Lord Kitchener and Lord Beginner, Trinidad's top calypsonians.
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The Windrush, a former German liner popular with the Nazi naval elite, included onboard Lord Kitchener and Lord Beginner, Trinidad's top calypsonians.
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The collection of unlikely calypsonians also includes a record by the Charmer, now known as Louis Farrakhan.
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The collection of unlikely calypsonians also includes a record by the Charmer, now known as Louis Farrakhan.
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I had a pretty good time with the old-timers because so many of our contemporary soca-calypsonians are all about "the whine" Caribbean speak for "booty-shaking".
Archive 2007-08-01 Anxious Black Woman 2007
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In our present-day era when calypsonians shout orders to revellers to "whine up, whine down, jump up, get down," like any aerobics instructor, what a pleasure to get those singers from an earlier era who knew that the purpose of the calypso is to "preach," to "testify" and deliver your political message to the masses and what a great mass there is!
Archive 2007-08-01 Anxious Black Woman 2007
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In our present-day era when calypsonians shout orders to revellers to "whine up, whine down, jump up, get down," like any aerobics instructor, what a pleasure to get those singers from an earlier era who knew that the purpose of the calypso is to "preach," to "testify" and deliver your political message to the masses and what a great mass there is!
Jammin' North of the Border: Caribana 2007 Anxious Black Woman 2007
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I had a pretty good time with the old-timers because so many of our contemporary soca-calypsonians are all about "the whine" Caribbean speak for "booty-shaking".
Jammin' North of the Border: Caribana 2007 Anxious Black Woman 2007
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“Who can you recognize from our calypsonians?” asked Dr. Blair casually.
Archive 2005-11-01 2005
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"Our work is harder," he said of calypsonians who live outside the West Indies but seek audiences over there.
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