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On the cruise ship. lazy beach days, boat drinks, villas, all set to a calypso beat. ♪ ♪ in the 1800s, they would sing the gossip of the day to an african beat. later musicians added european style melodies and calypso was born. the long-time reigning queen of this music and absolute pioneer of the form is calypso rose. ♪ ♪ ♪
Lazy beach days, boat drinks, villas all set to a calypso beat. ♪ >> anthony: in the 1800's slaves would sing the news and gossip of the day in a creole patois to an african beat. later, musicians added european style melodies and calypso was born. the long time reigning queen of this music, an absolute pioneer of the form, is calypso rose. ♪
Lazy beach days, boat drinks, villas all set to a calypso beat. ♪ >> anthony: in the 1800's slaves would sing the news and gossip of the day in a creole patois to an african beat. later, musicians added european style melodies and calypso was born. the long time reigning queen of this music, an absolute pioneer of the form, is calypso rose. >> calypso rose: they say that i reign too long, forgetting that the constitution is strong, instead of respecting me long, long reign, they making threat to take down me name. i been breaking down walls ever since i was tall they would stand up tall and ...
Lazy beach days, boat drinks, villas all set to a calypso beat. ♪ >> anthony: in the 1800s slaves would sing the news and gossip of the day in a creole patois to an african beat. later, musicians added european style melodies and calypso was born. the long time reigning queen of this music, an absolute pioneer of the form, is calypso rose. ♪ ♪