Calypso music was developed in Trinidad in the 17th century from the West African Kaiso and canboulay music brought by African slaves imported to that Caribbean island to work on sugar plantations.
The people would also gather in "kaiso" tents where a "Chantwell", Griot or lead singer would lead them in song, originally in a French creole.
Kaiso |
Hitori + Kaiso 1998-2001, a collection of unreleased tracks, appeared in 2004.