In the 1950s, Harry Belafonte rose to popularity bringing the sounds of the Caribbean to American audiences, popularizing the Calypso style.

Most popular Calypso singer is The Lion (real name: Hubert Raphael Charles), a young black buck who was taken to Manhattan in 1936 by Ralph Perez, successively a Calypso specialist for Columbia ...

(NAPSI)—If you’re like most Americans, you may be surprised to learn just where some of the best-known and beloved calypso songs originated.

Irving Burgie, a songwriter whose adaptation of the traditional Jamaican folk song "Day-O" became one of the definitive calypso songs of the 20th century, died on Friday. He was 95. Burgie died as ...

Wilmoth Houdini (real name: Edgar Leon St.-Clair) calls himself King of Calypso, a title sought after by rivals with such imposing titles as The Lord Executor, The Lord Invader (Rum & Coca-Cola ...

The song, titled Ukip Calypso, features Read singing in a mock-Caribbean accent about immigration and the NHS and complaining about EU policy on jam and bananas.

His death was confirmed by his son Andrew Burgie. Burgie performed in nightclubs as Lord Burgess, but he was best-known as a songwriter who helped Harry Belafonte bring calypso to the mainstream.