Lord Radio And The Bimshire Boys

	Lord Radio And The Bimshire Boys Lord Radio & the Bimshire Boys were a Barbadian calypso band who helped to pioneer the Barbadian calypso scene in the 1950s and 60s. The name ''Bimshire'' comes from a Bajan Bajan may refer to: Geography and culture Barbados * Barbadians, known by the colloquialism Bajan(s) (pronounced 'bay-jun') * Barbadian English language * Bajan Creole, a Creole language Other location * Something or someone from Baja ... dialect term for ''Barbados''. Their albums include ''Rhymes in Rhythm'', ''The Midget and The Giant'' and ''You Asked For It''. References * Barbadian musical groups Calypso musical groups 1950s establishments in Barbados {{Caribbean-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calypso Music Calypso is a style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century. It is characterized by highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals, and was historically most often sung in a French creole and led by a griot. As calypso developed, the role of the griot became known as a ''chantuelle'' and eventually, ''calypsonian''. As English replaced "patois" (Antillean creole) as the dominant language, calypso migrated into English, and in so doing it attracted more attention from the government. It allowed the masses to challenge the doings of the unelected Governor and Legislative Council, and the elected town councils of Port of Spain and San Fernando. Calypso continued to play an important role in politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown. Inhabited by Island Caribs, Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An Kingdom of England, English ship, the ''Olive Blossom'', arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of James VI and I, King James I. In 1627, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Barbadian Musical Groups Barbadian may refer to: * anything related to Barbados * Barbadians, people from Barbados or of Barbadian descent Afro-Barbadians Barbadian Americans Barbadian Brazilians Barbadian British Barbadian Canadians White Barbadian * Culture of Barbados * Cuisine of Barbados * English in Barbados See also * List of Barbadians Listed below are prominent people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas. Because of the close proximity of these countries, some people are listed under more than one heading. The following are not included: Bahamians, Belizeans, Cubans, Domini ... * Bajan (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calypso Musical Groups Calypso refers to: * Calypso (mythology), a nymph who, famously in Homer's ''Odyssey'', kept Odysseus with her on her island of Ogygia for seven years. * Calypso (nymphs), other nymphs called Calypso. Calypso may also refer to: Books * "Calypso" (''Ulysses'' episode), an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' * ''Calypso'' (book), 2018 essay collection by David Sedaris * Calypso (comics), Marvel Comics character * Calypso, Camp Half-Blood Chronicles Companies and brands * Calypso (camera), an underwater camera — a precursor to the Nikonos camera * Calypso (electronic ticketing system), an electronic ticketing system for public transport * Calypso (email client), later called Courier * Calypso Park, a Canadian theme waterpark * Calypso Technology, an American financial services application software company * Ultracraft Calypso, a Belgian light aircraft design Entertainment Music * Calypso music, a genre of Trinidadian folk music * ''Calypso'' (album), by Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]