num_pages: 120
description: Trinidad is the home of Calypso. The sound from the West Indies, which gave birth to hit songs like, Rum and Coca Cola and the beat of Soca in the 1970s. Nowhere else in the world do people celebrate these musical styles as spectacularly as on the Caribbean island during Carnival. So Calypso! discovers the pure joy in this music. Internationally acclaimed photographer Vern Evans reveals fascinating moments at the climax of festivities and along the sidelines. Music Soca hits and calypso classics from Matilda to Shame and Scandal in the Family.
language: English
title: So Calypso!: The Soul of Trinidad
titlecomplete: So Calypso!: The Soul of Trinidad
publisher: Earbooks