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CALYPSOMUSICFROMTHECARIBBEANOriginallythena=onaldanceofTrinidadandTobago,calypsoispar=cularlyassociatedwithcarnival.InstrumentsforaCalypsoband–trumpet,saxophoneelectricguitar,drumkitandLa=npercussionincludingsteelpans
CalypsomusicisafusionofAfricanandEuropeaninfluencesAfrican-callandresponse,off-beatorsyncopatedbeats
European-verseandchorusstructure,simplechordsACalypsorhythm:
Caribbeanmusicismadeupofseveraldifferentgenresincludingreggae,salsaandcalypso.Calypsowaspopularinthe1930sTheCaribbeanislandslieinachainfromtheBahamasinthenorthtoTrinidadandTobagointhesouth.MostoftheCaribbeanpopula=onaredescendantsofWestAfricanslavesandseWlersfromEurope
STEELPANSTunedpercussioninstrumentsofvarioussizesDividedintodifferentsec=onswhicharetunedtodifferentpitchesSmall”tenor”pansplaythemelody,medium“cello”and“guitar”pansplaytheharmonyandthelarge“bass”accompanythewholeensembleLegendtellsofaboywhofoundanoldoildrumwasheduponthebeach.Hemadeitintoadrum,butwhenhelentittoafriend,itcamebacknotsoundinggood.Sohehammereditabitanddiscoveredhecouldmakedifferentnotesandthe“drum”becameaninstrument
CARIBBEAN/LATINPERCUSSIONCongasapairoftall,narrow,single-headeddrumsplayedwiththehandsBongosapairofsmallerjoinedhanddrums,onesmallerthantheotherPercussioninstrumentsinclude:Clave-twoshortpiecesofwoodMaracas-hand-heldshakersCabasa-loopsofsteelballswrappedroundacylinder,hand-heldReco-recoorGuiro-scrapersAgogo-double-headedbellsorCowbell–singlebell
Lookoutforthedifferentsizesteelpans