In ancient Greece, Calypso was a water nymph, the queen of a "western" island. She kept Odysseus (Roman Ulysses) and his men on her island for seven years after he was shipwrecked. She tried him to persuade him to stay longer, until Zeus commanded her to let him go.
English word: Our word calypso refers to a ballad-like improvisation in African rhythms. It is often a satire on current events, composed and sung by natives of Trinidad. It is also played in the British West Indies at an annual pre-Lenten carnival.
English word: Our word calypso refers to a ballad-like improvisation in African rhythms. It is often a satire on current events, composed and sung by natives of Trinidad. It is also played in the British West Indies at an annual pre-Lenten carnival.
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