- A calypsonian,
originally known as a
chantwell, is a
musician from the
anglophone Caribbean who
sings songs of the
calypso genre.
Calypsos are musical...
- have been
perfected by the
chantwells (singers,
mostly female)
during the
first half of the 19th century.[1] The
chantwells, ****isted by
alternating in...
-
masquerade song lavway,
French Creole belair and the
calinda stick-fighting
chantwell. Also
early in its
recording years were
influences from
Venezuelan paseos...
- Many
early kaisos were sung in
French Creole by an
individual called a
chantwell.
Kaiso songs are
generally narrative in form and
often have a cleverly...
- and
political lyrics are common,
performed by a
female singer called a
chantwell and
accompanied by
colorfully costumed dancers. Big Drum is performed...
-
types of
instruments combined to beat out
rhythms that
accompanied the
chantwells and were a
staple of
carnival celebrations for many years. They were gradually...
-
masquerade song lavway,
French Creole belair and the
calinda stick-fighting
chantwell. Calypso's
early rise was
closely connected with the
adoption of Carnival...
- "the
dance ring" and join the dance.
There is no priest, but
instead a
chantwell (chantuelle). This is the lead
singer of the ceremony, and is usually...
- 1884).
After the Eman****tion of
Slavery in 1833, a lead
vocalist or
chantwell (chantuelle)
would sing call-and-response
chants called lavways lionising...
-
French creole language and led by a
griot or
chantwell. As
Trinidad became a
British colony, the
chantwell became known as the calypsonian. The British...
