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calipso panameño

Also spelled: calypso

Definition

Calypso sung in English creole by the Afro-Antillean community of Colón and Bocas del Toro, inherited from Trinidad and adapted to the isthmus. It is one of the links connecting Caribbean music to what would later become Spanish-language reggae.

Example

There are still calypso groups in Colón.En Colón todavía hay grupos de calipso.

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Where it is used: Colón, Bocas del Toro
Currency: classic

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