| Contents |
Preface / by the Mighty Sparrow -- Introduction -- The evolution of the calypso -- The language of the calypso -- Social and political commentary in the calypso -- Male/female interplay in the calypso -- Humour and fantasy in the calypso -- The calypso in Trinidad literature -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A quarter century of champions. |
| Abstract |
A study of Calypso music from its early days to the latest victory songs of carnival. With discography, photos of leading calypsonians, and updated bibliography from original 1982 edition. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 145-149. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 151-152. |
| LCCN | 81051659 |
| ISBN | 0894100254 (hard) |
| ISBN | 0894100262 (pbk.) |
