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Word: calypsonians (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...typical Calypsonian inspiration was the visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt to Trinidad. Hammering long words into his melody regardless of accent (a Calypso trait), Atilla the Hun - a sober young father, mostly white, of nine children by his Negro wife - sings on a Decca disc...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Calypso Boom | 8/29/1938 | See Source »

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