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She’s now rated as One of the Caribbean’s Hottest Artistes. Known to her fans as Saucy Wow for her energetic, scintillating performances, she has also earned the titles of Soca Diva and Caribbean Soca Dancehall Queen. Read more...

 

Sparrow was born in Grenada on July 9, 1935, but moved to Trinidad when he was one year old. He grew up in Port of Spain.  He was first exposed to music through the choir in Catholic school. Read more...

 

Toot, Lonely Lover or simply Cool Ruler are just some of the nick names of the rude boy of reggae. Born in Fletchers land Kingston Jamaica on the 15th July 1950. Read more...

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Founded in September of 2009 KalypsoRadio.com's sole purpose is to expose all walks of life to the culture and music of the Caribbean.  With islands such as St. Thomas, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, Puerto Rico, Jamaica just to name a few all contributing to various types of music from Calypso to Soca to Zouk to Reggae we are a wealth of music poised to EXPLODE on the Music scene.

There have been many cross over acts such as Lady Saw & Sean Paul from Jamaica as well as artists and writers Rock City straight out of the Virgin Islands whom have been performing since a very young age and won acclaim recently as the writers of the song "IF THIS ISN'T LOVE" and by Jennifer Hudson which consequently won her a grammy award in 2009.

We can sit here and tell you about the many artists that come straight from the Caribbean or have direct roots such as Jennifer Lopez of Puerto Rican Parents, 50 Cent of Jamaican Decent, but we will let the music speak for itself.

In short, KalypsoRadio.com's goal it share as much of our culture and music with you so that you too will learn to love it as much as we do

 
Caribbean Culture & Music PDF Print E-mail

Knowing the history of the Caribbean region goes a long way toward understanding its people. Each island has a unique cultural identity shaped by the European colonialists, the African heritage of slaves, and the enduring legacies of the native Indian tribes. This rich history and its lasting influence is set against a backdrop of crystal clear waters and perpetual sunshine. Although not largely written about, Caribbean culture has arguably been preserved more by the authentic voices of  "intuitive scholars": artists, farmers, merchants, and traders--educationally deprived, perhaps, but quite learned in the cultural heritage of the island nations. They are the region's best oral historians and cultural preservationists.

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Caribbean Dialect

Examples of the English in daily use in the Caribbean include a different set of pronouns, typically, me, meh, or mi, you, yuh, he, she, it, we, wi or alawe, allyuh or unu, and dem or day. I, mi, my, he, she, ih, it, we, wi or alawe, allayu' or unu, and dem, den, deh for "them" with Central Americans. The so-called "dropping the 'h'" or th-stopping in th- words is common. Some might be "sing-songish" (Trinidad, Bahamas), rhotic (Bajan, Guyanese), influenced by Irish English dialects (Jamaican), or have an accent influenced by any of these, as well as Spanish and indigenous languages in the case of the Central American English dialects such as the Belizean Creole (Kriol), or the Mískito Coastal Creole and Rama Cay Creole spoken in Nicaragua. However, the English used in media, education and business and in formal or semi-formal discourse is the International Standard variety with an Afro-Caribbean cadence.

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