"Very tall, very grand -- no shoes." By Ashley Lee Maya Angelou — writer, poet, activist, yes. “Most people know of Maya Angelou as an incredible poet and writer, but this clip shows a lesser-known ...

A taste of soul music from Cat Power; former Belle and Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell; Bach from trumpeter Alison Balsom; Stray Cats rockabilly bassist Lee Rocker; Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars; ...

Harry Belafonte, the effortlessly graceful singer credited with popularizing calypso in the U.S. in the 1950s who then marched at the forefront of the country’s civil rights struggle for half a ...

Coming after World War II, the 1950s finally allowed people to take a sigh of relief as they began recovering from years of economic decline, conflicts, and battles. It was a period characterized by ...

There’s a charming nostalgia to the records made by Charlie Halloran and The Tropicales. The band, led by trombonist and vocalist Halloran, specialize in horn-powered Caribbean dance music from the ...

One of the greatest voices that this world was blessed to know was silenced on April 25. Harry Belafonte, a Harlem, New York native who would popularize the Calypso genre of music with songs like “Day ...

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - The black-clad old man crept gingerly onto stage wearing a mournful expression, more funeral director than musical legend. Sign up here. Then Shadow, a Calypso legend, jolts ...

Every 3rd Wednesday of each month, Calypsography.com & Wake the Town Radio present:"Calypso Bacchanal" A Calypso Happy Hour featuring....Mento and Calypso sounds from the 1950s & '60s on original 45 ...