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Various Artists:
Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-1969
Soul Jazz
Calypso might be a dirty word to some, dredging up images of a drunken Beach Boys audience trying to really feel it – or a Jimmy Buffett crowd hoping to get a bit funky – but that’s what happens when people who don’t understand a genre or movement just apply a word because they t…
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