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1. www.twinislandrhythm.com

2. www.tntisland.com

3. www.artdrum.com

4. www.luxury-caribbean-news.com

5. www.aingram.web.wesley.edu/chutney.html

6. www.chutneyzone.com

7. www.chutneyontheweb.blogspot.com

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Over the years the calypso art form has been transformed and presented in various categories such as, political commentary, social commentary and humorous.  Most of the top calypsonians have been male, namely, The Growling Tiger, Lord Executor and Lord Pretender. However, the Calypso Monarch competition being won by a woman for the first time gave rise to Calypso Rose, the undisputed “Queen of Calypso”. Calypso Rose signalled the entry of many more women on the Calypso stage.  Over the years, Calypso Rose has written and performed songs with themes ranging from political commentaries to party songs, and has won numerous awards. Her 1996 hit Fire In Me Wire has become a calypso anthem. Calypso Rose has managed to excel in this otherwise male dominated genre.

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Calypso in Trinidad and Tobago, is mainly of African origin.    In 1914, the first Calypso recording was made.  Calypso was firstly described as a poor man’s newspaper in times when literacy was not wide spread.  This is traced back to the roots of African traditions where songs of self-praise and scorn for others, brought here by enslaved peoples were sung.  In the year 1920, the first calypso tent was formed.  At this tent calypsonians would practice their songs for the carnival period.

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Sam Boodram

Rikki Jai

Rakesh Yankaran

Devanard Gattoo

Nisha Benjamin

Heeralal Chaitoe

Sunder Popo

Sonny Mann

Vedesh Sookoor

Anand Yankaran

D'Hitman

Ravi B

KI

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keyboard

guitar

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Steel pans

Bass and Rhythm guitars

Horns

Trumpets

Trombones

Keyboard

Synthesizers

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During 1983 Arrow was credited for making soca internationally known with his top hit ' Hot Hot' which was then released by Buster Poindexter.

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Bunji Garlin “Carnival Tabanca” (2013)

Nigel & Marvin “Follow The Leader” (1997)

Alison Hinds “Roll It Gal” (2006)

Rupee “Tempted To Touch” (2004)

Bunji Garlin “Differentology” (2013)

Kevin Lyttle “Turn Me On” (2001, 2003)

The Baha Men “Who Let the Dogs Out” (2000)

Arrow/Buster Poindexter “Hot Hot Hot” (1982/1987)

Kevin Lyttle "Turn me on"

Soca Boys "Follow The Leader"

Rupee "Tempted to Touch"

BahaMen "Who lets the dogs out"

Machel Montano "Too Young for Soca"  (1984)

Super Blue " Soca Baptist"

Fay-Ann Lynons "Display" (2004)

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Female singer Drupatie released an album 'Let's Sing and Dance' in 1968 which further popularized chutney music within the East Indian Caribbean community. in 1970 chutney music had a big turning point when Moean Mohan recorded Sunder Popo with Harry Mahabir's BWIA Orchestra. Sundar Popo included guitars and early electronics into his chutney music. the art of singing chutney was then introduced by Lakhan Kariya although Popo was the king of chutney.
Sam Boodram another artist, followed Popo's lead by adding new modern instruments to chutney music.until then chutney was known as the local music of Trinidad. However, chutney music changed in 1979 when chutney became an Industry by seventeen year old Rohit Jagessar. He set a higher standard for chutney and he also globalized this type of music opening new international markets for musical genres. In the beginning of 1990, Jagessar produced ten other memorable chutney hits with Kunchen in the classical album 'Leggo Me Na Raja'. In 2007 he received an award for his excellent work. after his sucess he began to fuse calypso, soca and American rhythm and blues. Drupatee Ramgoonai a young Trinidadian woman, joined with Rohit and expaned on his work.

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| Ho Preetam Pyare  |
| 2  | Mai Ramta Jogiram  |
| 3  | Na Ja More Raja  |
| 4  | Milke Bichhar  |
| 5  | Balama Bara  |
| 6  | Balapan Se  |
| 7  | Apana Makan  |
| 8 | Prem Ho To Shri Hari  | 9  | Bate Sun Lo  |
| 10  | Jis Din Se Huwe  |
| 11  | Bolo Chahe  |
| 12  | Chalo Re Sakhi

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Chutney music is a combination of soca elements and hindi-english. This combination of music was composed by Indo-Caribbean whose ancestors were from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Chutney music became well established in the 1940's within temples, wedding houses and cane fields of the Indo-Caribbean during their indenturship period. In the year 1968 Ramdew Chaitoe a Surinamese, released the first chutney album entitled 'King of Suriname'.

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Music of Trinidad and Tobago may include:

Parang

Soca

Chutney

Extempo

Calypso

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Previously known as “Mepris”, where colourful and aggressive language was used, the art form has developed into what is called “war calypsos” or extempo. It now comprises topics from current events treated with mockery, ridicule and sarcasm, or with flattery or praise.
The competitive nature of extempo is reflected in the annual Trinidad Carnival with a formal competition for the title of National Extempo Monarch.
It consists of a performer improvising in song or in rhythmic speech on a given theme before an audience who themselves take turns to perform. It is inherently competitive and success is judged by the wit and ingenuity of the performance.

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Extempo, or calypso war is a lyrically improvised or freestyled form of calypso.  Extempo first roots emerged during slavery.  The slaves would sing their songs in patois to mimic the slave-drivers. It was first recorded in Trinidad in 1940s.

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Power Soca - a faster version of around 160 beats a minute.

Groove Soca - slower version to power soca with 115 beats a minute.

Raga Soca - a combination of dancehall and soca

Chutney Soca - a combination of indian chutney and soca.

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Soca is a current form of calypso with an up-tempo beat. Soca originated as a combination of calypso with Indian rythms. Garfield Blackman also known as lord shorty the father of Calypso soca was born on the 6th,October 1941 in Lengua, Trinidad. He began singing at the age of seven under the name lord shorty where he gained his fame with his recording of Clock and Dagger.
Lord shorty experimented with calypso rythm and combined indian rythm ( dholak, tabla, ahantal)
to create the new energetic soca. His first album was Endless Vibrations , which had an effect on many musicians to adopt the new soca style. Soca was initially known as solka represents the true soul of calypso. The name was then changed to soca by a music journalist. Although lord shorty was responsible for inventing and introducing soca music , lord kitchener was held responsible for popularizing  soca across the Caribbean upon releases Sugar Bum Bum in 1978.

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Daisy Voisin
Lara Brothers
Los Ninos del Mando
Sharlene Flores
Maraia Miranda
Scrunter

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Spanish Religious and Christian song (Orginial Parang)

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Spanish Religious and Christian song (Orginial Parang)

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BY: Lipinot Parang song La Gallina

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Parang original lyrics were primarily spanish Religious and Christian songs. However, modern parang has different styles and categories such as Aguinaldos or Serenales, Guarapos and Calypso have merged with parang formulating soca-parang with english lyrics which applies to North American Christmas with santa and lots of gifts. Parang has also fused with Indian druming and Chutney melodies to create a new revolution of parang.,

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Parang originated from the Spanish word (Parranda). Parranda is the action of merry making group serenades. During Christianity of Amerindians by French Clergy Indians in spanish missions. The first theory of Parang music came into existence.