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Calypso

A witty, topical song tradition rooted in West African call-and-response and Carnival.

★ 4.6 (24 rating) 180 learners

Your transmitter: Olutayo Bello Updated 06/2026 Language: English

Listed Music & dance Americas

What you will learn

  • Understand the origin and meaning of this knowledge
  • Watch the gestures filmed by the practitioner
  • Leave with enough to try it yourself
  • Avoid the common beginner mistakes

Course content

3 modules - 10 lessons - 2h 30m total length

Introduction - Calypso3 lessons
▷ Welcome and intentionPreview 4:12
• Where Calypso comes from 8:30
• Materials 5:05
Gestures step by step4 lessons
▷ First gesturePreview 12:40
• Second gesture 10:15
• Mistakes to avoid 7:50
• Guided practice 15:20
Going further3 lessons
• Regional variants 9:00
• Care and keeping 6:30
• Closing words 3:10

Requirements

  • No prerequisite, this knowledge is open to all
  • Curiosity and a little patience
  • Basic materials are listed in the first lesson

Description

A witty, topical song tradition rooted in West African call-and-response and Carnival.

Who this is for

  • Anyone curious about other cultures and crafts
  • People who want to pass on or revive a tradition
  • Travellers and lovers of the territory

Course notes

  • PDF sheet of the key steps
  • Materials and suppliers list
  • Glossary of the territory's terms

Your transmitter

Olutayo Bello

Trinidad and Tobago

Olutayo Bello passes on calypso from their own territory (Trinidad and Tobago). This knowledge is shared in their own words and gestures, with no middleman.

Reviews

★ 4.6 (24 rating)

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