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1 American presence in Trinidad and Tobago  





2 Aspirations / Dreams  





3 Christmas period  





4 Corruption / Criminality  





5 Culture - Calypso / Carnival evolution  





6 Culture - Calypso War / Extempo / Picong  





7 Culture Icons (Calypso / Carnival / Pan)  





8 Culture - Kalenda / Stick fighting  





9 Culture - Steelpan  





10 Culture - Other  





11 Drugs  





12 Economy / Poverty  





13 Education  





14 Environment  





15 Family relations  





16 Feminism  





17 Food / Drink  





18 Grandstanding / Boasting  





19 Health  





20 Humour / Puns / Smutty  





21 Jump up / Carnival dancing / Bacchanal  





22 LGBTQ  





23 Machismo / Misogynist  





24 National identity - Emigration  





25 National identity - Immigration  





26 National identity - Pride & hope  





27 News events - West Indies  





28 News events - World  





29 Politics - Before independence (West Indies)  





30 Politics - Federation (West Indies) - Caribbean Unity  





31 Politics - From independence (West Indies)  





32 Politics - USA  





33 Politics - World (Other)  





34 Promotion / Advertising  





35 Racial identity / Slavery  





36 Religion - Christian / Gospelypso  





37 Religion - Others  





38 Shango / Folklore  





39 Social commentaries - Others  





40 Spirituality / Philosophy  





41 Sports - Cricket  





42 Sports - Others  





43 Tabanca / Love / Jealousy  





44 War - Up to end of World War II  





45 Wars - Post World War II  





46 References  





47 Sources  



47.1  Books  





47.2  Journals  





47.3  Articles  





47.4  Audio  







48 External links  














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The list of calypsos with sociopolitical influences is sectioned by main topics. Calypso music is a worldwide phenomenon.

American presence in Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

Aspirations / Dreams[edit]

Christmas period[edit]

Corruption / Criminality[edit]

The Mighty Shadow

Culture - Calypso / Carnival evolution[edit]

Culture - Calypso War / Extempo / Picong[edit]

Lord Invader, The Growler, Atilla the Hun and Roaring Lion (1943) - Calypso22

Culture Icons (Calypso / Carnival / Pan)[edit]

Culture - Kalenda / Stick fighting[edit]

Culture - Steelpan[edit]

Steelpan - Renegades

Culture - Other[edit]

Drugs[edit]

Economy / Poverty[edit]

Education[edit]

Environment[edit]

Family relations[edit]

Feminism[edit]

Calypso Rose at Womex Awards - 2016

Food / Drink[edit]

Grandstanding / Boasting[edit]

Health[edit]

Humour / Puns / Smutty[edit]

(Portrait of Calypso, between 1938 and 1948) - Lord Invader

Jump up / Carnival dancing / Bacchanal[edit]

Machel Montano (Reggae Awards 2007)

LGBTQ[edit]

Machismo / Misogynist[edit]

National identity - Emigration[edit]

National identity - Immigration[edit]

National identity - Pride & hope[edit]

News events - West Indies[edit]

News events - World[edit]

Politics - Before independence (West Indies)[edit]

Politics - Federation (West Indies) - Caribbean Unity[edit]

Politics - From independence (West Indies)[edit]

Mighty Gabby

Politics - USA[edit]

Politics - World (Other)[edit]

Promotion / Advertising[edit]

Racial identity / Slavery[edit]

Dr Hollis "Chalkdust" Liverpool

Religion - Christian / Gospelypso[edit]

Religion - Others[edit]

Shango / Folklore[edit]

Social commentaries - Others[edit]

Spirituality / Philosophy[edit]

Sports - Cricket[edit]

Brian Lara

Sports - Others[edit]

Tabanca / Love / Jealousy[edit]

"Tabanca, tabanka, tabankca, tobanca (n) (Grenada, Guyana, Trinidad): A painful feeling of unrequited love, from loving someone who does not love in return, especially someone who was once a lover or spouse."[67]

War - Up to end of World War II[edit]

Wars - Post World War II[edit]

References[edit]

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