Click on the link below to read a recent article on what I consider to be a totally blush-worthy, but incredible art form: the traditional calypso. The article lists ten popular calypsos by some of the music's most popular artists (past and present).
When I first moved to the Caribbean, I would go to calypso shows (especially the Tents and Calypso Revues during Carnival), and everyone would be breaking up laughing and having a ball, and unless I was with someone willing to explain what was being said, the accents defeated my ability to understand exactly what the songs were about. Talk about frustration!! It took a while (I won't say how long), for me to be able to break it all down to the point that I was laughing and really enjoying along with everyone else. Sweet relief.
With that in mind, I wrote the article and added the videos, so that people like me (not native born islanders), would actually get it, and could truly understand and enjoy the cleverness (especially of the double entendre) inherent in traditional calypso. Enjoy!
http://www.hubpages.com/entertainment/10 of the naughtiest double entendre calypsos ever-written
