Born in Africa, Reared in Trinidad: Calypso

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Slater,Les (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    February-March, 2002
    Published:
    New York: Black Diaspora Communications
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Black Diaspora
    Journal Title Details:
    23(2) : 38-41
    Subject Term:
    History, Trinidad and Tobago, Music and dance, Civilization, African influences, and Calypso (Music)
    Notes:
    Explored is the history of Calypso music, which though originating in Trinidad, most likely has its roots among the many African cultural retentions that were transported with the ancestors to the west via the slave trade

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