Type of music, particularly popular in Caribbean nations
For other uses, see Kaiso (disambiguation).
Kaiso
Stylistic origins
Traditional music of the Kongo, Ibibio and Efik peoples
other West African music
Cultural origins
Akwa Akpa and Kingdom of Kongo
Derivative forms
Calypso
soca
brukdown
palm-wine music
mento
Fusion genres
Chutney
chut-kai-pang
rapso
gospelypso
cadence-lypso
ska
spouge
reggae
Music of Trinidad and Tobago
General topics
Related articles
Genres
Calinda
Cariso
Kaiso
Calypso
Extempo
Bélé
Pichakaree
Soca
Chutney
Chutney Soca
Filmi
Baithak Gana
Bhajan
Indian classical music
Indian folk music
Parang
Parang soca
Chutney parang
Rapso
Ragga soca
Bouyon soca
Afrosoca
Groovy soca
Power soca
Reggae
Rhythm Section
Tassa
Steelpan
Steelband soca
Brass band
Specific forms
Religious music
Christian
Gospel
Hindu
Bhajan
Kirtan
Islamic
Nasheed
Qasida
Sufi
Ethnic music
Indian
Baithak Gana
Bhajan
Chutney
Chutney parang
Chutney Soca
Filmi (Bollywood)
Indian classical music
Indian folk music
Kirtan
Pichakaree
Tassa
African
Afrosoca
Bélé
Bouyon soca
Calinda
Calypso
Canboulay
Cariso
Extempo
Groovy soca
Kaiso
Parang soca
Power soca
Ragga soca
Rapso
Reggae
Soca
Steelband soca
Steelpan
Media and performance
Music media
Music television
Synergy TV
Tempo Networks
Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Network (TTEN)
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem
Forged from the Love of Liberty
Regional music
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba and the Dutch Antilles
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
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Panama
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St Lucia
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Kaiso is a type of music popular in Trinidad and Tobago, and other countries, especially of the Caribbean, such as Grenada, Belize, Barbados, St. Lucia and Dominica, which originated in West Africa particularly among the Efik and Ibibio people of Nigeria, and later evolved into calypso music.
Kaiso music has its origins in West Africa (particularly in present-day Nigeria) and in the Kingdom of Kongo and was brought over by the enslaved Africans, who (in the early history of the art form) used it to sing about their masters. The people would also gather in "kaiso" tents where a griot or lead singer would lead them in song. 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 concealed political subtext. Kaiso performers are known as kaisonians.
In Barbados, kaiso refers to a form of stage-presented calypso, such as at the crop over festival.
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