List of calypsos with sociopolitical influences
"Calypso music has been used by Calypsonians to provide sociopolitical commentary. Prior to the independence of Trinidad and Tobago, calypsonians would use their music to express the daily struggles of living in Trinidad, critique racial and economic inequalities, express opinions on social order, and voice overall concerns for those living on the island. The Black lower class in particular used Calypso music to protest inequalities inflicted upon them under British rule and advocate for their rights. In response, Calypso music came to exist as a form of musical protest."
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American Presence in Trinidad and Tobago[]
- Base (The) (1958), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Brown Skin Gal - Brown Skin Girl (1933), King Radio[2][3][4][5][6]
- Gimme Back Me Dam Kimona (1951), Mighty Growler[3]
- Green Fig - Mary, I am Tired and Disgusted (1943), Lord Kitchener[7]
- Roosevelt in Trinidad - FDR in Trinidad (1936), Atilla the Hun[5][7]
- Rum and Coca-Cola (1945), Lord Invader (Previously sung by Wilmoth Houdini)[2][4][5][6][8][9][10][11]
- Soldiers Came and Broke Up My Life (The) (1945), Lord Invader[12][3]
- We Want Back Chagaramas (1959), Nap Hepburn[11][13]
- Yankee Dollar (1946), Lord Invader[2][3]
- Yankees Gone - Jean and Dinah (1956), Mighty Sparrow[2][3][4][8][14][6][1][15][10][11]
- Yankee’s Back (1957), Mighty Sparrow[1]
Aspirations / Dreams[]
- Buy Me a Zeppelin (1945), Macbeth the Great[12]
- I Am Going to Buy a Bungalow (1938), Roaring Lion[5]
- I Don’t Want No Bungalow (1938), Atilla the Hun[5]
- I Want a Radio at Home (1938), Black Prince[12]
- I Want To Build a Bungalow (1938), Codallo’s Top Hatters[12][16]
- I Want to Rent a Bungalow (1938), Mighty Growler[12]
- If I Won a Sweepstake (1941) - Atilla the Hun[4]
Calypso War / Extempo[]
Wilmoth Houdini performing in the 1940s
- Alexander the Murderer (1960), Lord Melody[4][1]
- Arima Tonight, Sangre Grande Tomorrow Night (1931), Wilmoth Houdini[4]
- Belmont Jackass (1960), Lord Melody[7][12]
- Calypso Invasion (1945), The Duke of Iron[12]
- Carnival Celebration (1956), Small Island Pride[4]
- Corbeau Flying High (1958), Lord Melody[12]
- Cowboy Melo (1959), Mighty Sparrow[3]
- Cowboy Sparrow (1959), Lord Melody[7][12]
- Don’t Touch Me (1961), Mighty Sparrow[4][1]
- Executor Doomed to Die (1929), Wilmoth Houdini[5][7]
- Executor the homeless man (1937), Wilmoth Houdini[5][12]
- Fire and Brimstone (1936), Wilmoth Houdini[5][12]
- Fowl Thief Melo (1961), Mighty Sparrow[12]
- Hangman’s Cemetery (1962), Mighty Sparrow[4][1]
- Horse Race - Sparrow Melody Horse Race (1962), Lord Melody[12]
- In the Morning (1939), Mighty Growler[4]
- Loretto (1929), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Madame Dracula (1961), Mighty Sparrow[12]
- Mamaguille (1934), Atilla the Hun[12]
- Malnutrition Songsters (1937), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- March (1929), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Marjorie (1960), Lord Melody[12]
- Melody Lie (1961), Mighty Sparrow[12]
- My Reply to Houdini (1937), Lord Executor[3][5]
- No Royal Jail (1961), Lord Inventor[12]
- On His Blindness (1952), Lord Executor[12][3]
- Picong Duel (1957), Mighty Sparrow & Lord Melody[12]
- Renegades (1961), Mighty Sparrow[1][3]
- Reply to Melody (1958), Mighty Sparrow[7][12]
- Royal Goal - Royal Jail (1961), Mighty Sparrow[4][1]
- Song No. 99 (1928), Wilmoth Houdini[12]
- Sparrow’s Nose - St. Lucian Women (1960), Lord Melody[12]
- Sparrow’s Sister (1959), Lord Melody[12]
- Sugar for Pan (1986), Mighty Terror[13]
- Ten Thousand to Bar Me One (1939), Lord Invader[5]
- Texilia (1936), King Radio & Growling Tiger[5]
- They Say I Reign Too Long (1938), Lord Executor[12]
- Three Calypsonians (1958), Mighty Sparrow[12]
- Trouble in Arima (1954), Lord Kitchener[3][4][6]
- Turn Back Melo - Turn back Melody (1960), Lord Melody[4][1]
- Ugliness (1961), Mighty Dougla[12]
- What They Get, They Will Take (1963), Lord Blakie[16]
- War (1937), Atilla the Hun & Lord Caresser & Roaring Lion & Lord Executor[5][1]
- War Declaration (1934), Wilmoth Houdini[3][5]
Christmas Period[]
- Bring de Scotch for Christmas (1966), Lord Kitchener
- Christmas Coming (1977), Chalkdust[16]
- Christmas Greetings (1966), Lord Kitchener[16]
- Christmas Is a Joyful Day (1937), Lord Executor[12][16]
- Christmas Is Yours, Christmas is mine (1981), Lord Relator
- Christmas Morning the Rum Had Me Yawning (1939), Lord Beginner[12][16]
- Christmas Nice (1999), Mighty Shadow
- Christmas Time is Near (1961), Lord Creator[16]
- Father Christmas (1966), Lord Kitchener
- Jingle Bells Calypso (1951), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Father Christmas (1959), Mighty Spoiler[1]
- Merry Christmas to You (1961), Lord Creator[16]
- Oh What a Christmas (2018 ), Crazy
- Paint Brush (De) (1993), Kenny J.
- Parang Soca (1979), Crazy[4]
- Party for Santa Claus (A) (1973), Lord Nelson[16]
- Santa - Miss Santa (1961), King Solomon[6]
- Something Salt (1977), Chalkdust[16]
Corruption / Criminality[]
The Mighty Shadow
- Ah Digging Horrors (1974), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Ah Doh Rhyme (2005), Chalkdust[13]
- Ah Not in Dat (2009), Chalkdust[13]
- Angry Land (2017), Gypsy
- Baboo Lala (1938), Roaring Lion[12]
- Bandit Factory (The) (2006), Chalkdust[13]
- Bernard (1974), Chalkdust[13]
- Black Man Killing Black Man (1993), Black Stalin
- Caught in the Whirlwind (2017), Karene Asche[13]
- Cleansing Fire (2017), Singing Sandra
- Congo Bara (1935), Keskidee Trio[5][4]
- Corruption in Common Entrance (1988), Cro Cro[10]
- Dis Place Is Nice (1975), Brother Valentino[1]
- Drunk and Disorderly (1972), Mighty Sparrow[10][17]
- Equal Justice (2006), Singing Sandra[13]
- Every Shadow (1985), Scrunter
- Family Size Coke (1950), Mighty Sparrow[12]
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (2008), Singing Sandra
- Good Citizen (1992), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Ground Zero (2002), Singing Sandra[13]
- Gumbo Lai Lai - Gumbo Li Li (1928), Lionel Belasco[4][5]
- Hell’s Yard and George Street Conflict (1936), Growling Tiger[4]
- High Cost of Living (1957), Mighty Sparrow[14][7]
- Jericho (1978), Lord Kitchener[4]
- Law Is an Ass (The) (1979), Short Pants[15][9][1]
- Lip Service (2017), Rondell Donawa
- Look How Trinbago Gone (2013), All Rounder
- Money Eh No Problem (1978), Lord Shorty[4][1]
- Money is King (1935), Growling Tiger[3][4][6][18][11]
- One Day Without a Murder (2020), Singing Sandra
- One to Hang (1973), Lord Kitchener[19]
- Peddlers (1958), Lord Melody[10]
- Pirates of Paria - Pirates in the Gulf of Paria (1951), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Police Get More Pay (1959), Mighty Sparrow[8][1]
- Race Track Scandal (1955), Mighty Sparrow[14]
- Run the Gunslingers (1959), Lord Caruso[6][20]
- Savage (1987), Carl & Carol Jacobs
- Scape Fox (The) (1987), Chalkdust[13]
- Seven Skeletons Found in the Yard (1938), Lord Executor[12]
- Shortcut Society (2001), Chalkdust[13]
- Sly Mongoose (1946), Lord Invader[1]
- Stanley Abbott (1974), Lord Kitchener[19]
- Staying Alive (1987), Black Stalin
- Take the Number (1979), Scrunter[21][1]
- Ten to One Is Murder (1957), Mighty Sparrow[6][1][3]
- Treasury Scandal (1937), Atilla the Hun[5][7]
- Twenty Years n’ Twenty Strokes (1989), Chalkdust[13]
Culture - Calypso / Carnival Evolution[]
- Ah Miss de Bards (2014), Chalkdust[13]
- Ah Put on My Guns Again (1976), Chalkdust[1][17]
- Ah Thief it from Kitch (1974), Chalkdust[16]
- Ancient Rhythm (2003), Singing Sandra[13]
- Banning of Records (The) (1938), Atilla the Hun[15][5][18][1][11]
- Before You Gone - Before you gone Birdie (2016), Macomere Fifi
- Bomber’s Dream (1964), Mighty Bomber[1]
- Brass Crown (1957), Lord Superior[11]
- Calypso Cricket (1988), Chalkdust
- Calypso Music (1987), David Rudder[22]
- Calypso War (1958), Mighty Terror[12]
- Caribbean Spirit (1988), Gypsy
- Carnival Boycott (1957), Mighty Sparrow[1][11]
- Carnival Road March (1951), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Carnival Is the Answer (1989), Chalkdust[13]
- Censoring of Calypso Makes Us Glad (The) (1938), Lord Executor[5]
- Chalkie the Mailman (2006), Chalkdust[22]
- Chalkie the Teacher (1976), Chalkdust[13]
- Chutney Soca - Chatnee Soca (1987), Drupatee[23]
- Clear the Way When the Bamboo Play (1938), Lord Caresser[11][12]
- Cultural Controversy (2007), Singing Francine
- Culture (1988), Tambu
- Dat Soca Boat (1979), Mighty Shadow[13]
- Ducking (2015), Fadda Fox[10]
- Excursion to Grenada (1938), Roaring Lion[4][5]
- Five Rules of Calypso (The) (2001), Brother Valentino
- Flag Woman (1976), Lord Kitchener[6][1]
- For Kitchener’s Sake (2000), Chalkdust[13]
- Guests of Rudy Vallee (1934), Atilla the Hun & Roaring Lion[12][7]
- Her Majesty (1978), Calypso Rose[1][17]
- High Mass (1998), David Rudder[6]
- History of Carnival (1935), Atilla the Hun[4][5][1][7]
- How’s Dat (2012), Chalkdust[13]
- How to Sing Calypso (1982), Chalkdust[13]
- How to Win the Crown (2019), Chalkdust[1]
- If the Priest Could Play (1967), Mighty Cypher[6][17]
- Juba Doo Bai - Juba Dubai (1977), Chalkdust[6][1]
- Kaiso Gone Dread (1991), Black Stalin[4]
- Kaiso Power (1986), Chalkdust
- Kaiso Sick in the Hospital (1993), Chalkdust[13]
- Land of Calypso - Trinidad, the Land of Calypso (1950), Roaring Lion[15]
- Last Jour Ouvert (1987), Chalkdust[13]
- Last Year’s Happiness (1966), Mighty Terror[1][17]
- Love Yuh Own (1991), Ella Andall[23]
- Man Want to Dance (1986), Chalkdust[15]
- Mas (1965), Lord Melody[17]
- Mecca (The) (1987), Brother Mudada[6]
- Message to George Weeks (1976), Chalkdust[22]
- Misconceptions (1993), Chalkdust[18]
- Nobody Cares - They Don't Care About We (2001), Black Stalin
- No Smut for Me (1976), Chalkdust[1]
- Old Time Calypso (1998), Lord Kitchener
- One for the Savannah (1992), Chalkdust[13]
- Our Cultural Heritage (1972), Chalkdust[16]
- Outcast (The) (1963), Mighty Sparrow[2][6][1]
- Pack up Your Things and Go (1998), Luta[15]
- Play me (1977), Maestro[1]
- Play My Music (1978), Brother Mudada
- Pretender’s Reminder (2015), Mistah Shak[15]
- Rainorama (1973), Lord Kitchener[6][21][10]
- Rate Rate Ray - Ra Tiray Tiray (1941), Lord Invader[4][5]
- Reply to the Ministry (1969), Chalkdust[15][22][1]
- Respect the Calypsonian (1988), Gypsy[15][18]
- Respect the Thing - Respect the Ting (1982), Chalkdust[13]
- Road (The) (1963), Lord Kitchener[6]
- Scrunting Calypsonian (1978), Trinidad Rio[6]
- Shame Mr. Shak (2012), Chalkdust[13]
- She Want Me To Sing in She Party - Sing in She Party (1987), Scrunter
- Sixty-Seven (1967), Lord Kitchener[1]
- Soca Warriors - Soca Warrior too (2007), Chalkdust[13]
- Sparrow Come Back Home (1962), Mighty Sparrow[12][17]
- St. Joan of Arts (2008), Chalkdust
- Telephone Call (1974), Chalkdust[16]
- Tension (1988), Mighty Shadow
- Tent Is it (The) (2001), Chalkdust[22]
- They Don’t Make Them Like Me Anymore (1991), Lord Pretender
- They Put Me So (1997) - Chalkdust[22]
- Too Much Quacks (1986), Chalkdust[13]
- Too Much Tempo (1976), Chalkdust[13]
- Tribute to Sundar Popo (1995), Black Stalin[13]
- True Calypsonian - True True Kaisonian - True True Calypsonian (1966), Lord Pretender[15][7]
- Two Chords & Leston Paul (1988), Chalkdust
- Uncle Sam Own We (1980), Chalkdust[13]
- Vagabond (2015), Ricardo Drue[10]
- Vincentian Calypso King (1963), Lord Blakie[16]
- You Can’t Judge Culture (1976), Chalkdust[13]
- Warrior (1977), Calypso Rose[13]
- What Is Calypso (1968) - The Mighty Duke[22][6]
- What the Hell You Want (1987), Chalkdust[13]
- Why I Sing (2012), Singing Sandra[13]
- Why Milo (1975), Chalkdust[13]
- Why We Attack (1977), Chalkdust[13]
- Who Next (1972), Chalkdust[16]
- Wild Indian (1945), The Duke of Iron[12]
- Will (The) (1982), Scrunter[6]
Culture - Steelpan[]
Steelpan - Renegades
- Beat Of a Steelband (The) (1946), Lord Kitchener[13][7]
- Carenage Water (1942), Lord Invader[5]
- Guitar Pan (The) (1997), Lord Kitchener[13]
- Hammer (The) (1986), David Rudder[13][11]
- Iron Man (1990) - Lord Kitchener[13]
- Mister Pan Maker (1987), Black Stalin[13]
- Music Pan (2019), Mighty Sparrow
- Pan in A Minor (1987), Lord Kitchener[6]
- Pan in Danger (1985), Merchant[6][9]
- Pan Talent (1965), Mighty Terror[6]
- Pan Woman (2008), Singing Sandra
- Play One - Pan Shootout (1979), Black Stalin[1][17]
- Spree Simon - Tribute to Spree Simon (1975), Lord Kitchener[1][17]
- Steel and Brass (1973), King Wellington[6]
- Steelband (The) (1948), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Steelband Clash (1953), Lord Blakie[6][10]
- Steelband Jamboree - Pan Jamboree (1966), Mighty Terror[1][17]
- Steel Band Music (1964), Lord Kitchener[16]
- Symphony on the Street (1998), Lord Kitchener
Culture (Other)[]
- Bionic Man (1977), Maestro[6]
- Bobby Sox Idol (1928), Wilmoth Houdini[12]
- CNN Society (1995), Chalkdust[13]
- From Naipaul to Shame (2002), Chalkdust[13]
- Pussy Galore (1965), Young Growler
- Tarzan (1959), Mighty Spoiler[17][12]
- Vice in Your Own Head (1957), Lord Creator[12]
Drugs[]
- Coke Is Not It (1986), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Coke Talk (1988), Chalkdust
- Death for Sale (1991), Arrow[2]
- Drug Report (1987), Chalkdust[13]
- Future Belongs to Me (The) - I Am Drug Free (1992), David Rudder[2]
- Lucifer in Powder Form - Lucifer (1986), Bally
- Soucouyant (1992), Mighty Shadow[2]
- Watch Out My Children (1989), Ras Shorty I[6]
Economy / Poverty[]
- Ah Tired Do That (1988), The Mighty Duke
- Bargee Pelauri (1936), Roaring Lion[4]
- Capitalism Gone Mad (1983), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Commission’s report (1938), Atilla the Hun[7][12]
- Devaluation (1969), Chalkdust
- Dollar and the Pound (The) (1950), Lord Beginner[5]
- Five Year Plan (1939), Atilla the Hun[18]
- Food Prices (1980), Lord Relator[15][17]
- Here Now and Long Ago - Iere Now and Long Ago (1935), Atilla the Hun & Lord Beginner[16][7]
- I Don’t Know How the Young Men Living (1937), Lord Executor[18][16]
- Mr. Nankivell’s speech (1938), Atilla the Hun[12][7]
- Mr. Robinson and Lockjoint (1964), Mighty Sparrow[8][1]
- No Doctor, No (1957), Mighty Sparrow[18][8][1]
- No, Madame (1971), Calypso Rose[23]
- No More Bench and Board - No mo’ bench and board (1931), Wilmoth Houdini[4]
- Pay as You Earn - Paye (1958), Mighty Sparrow[8][15][1][10]
- Port of Spain Gone Insane (1986), Chalkdust[13]
- Poverty Is Hell (1994), Mighty Shadow[6]
- Rich Man Poor Man (1960), Lord Brynner[6]
- Rip Off (1978), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Shop Closing Ordinance (1937), Lord Executor[12][7]
- Single Tone (1932), Lionel Belasco[12]
- Tax Them (1958), Lord Superior[15]
- Voices From the Ghetto - Crying in the Ghetto (1999), Singing Sandra[6][18][23][20]
- Where Was Butler? (1938), Atilla the Hun[12][7]
- Worker’s Appeal (1936), Growling Tiger[3][11]
- You Can’t Get Away From the Tax (1959), Mighty Sparrow[18][1]
Education[]
- Child Training (1969), Mighty Composer[6]
- Dan Is the Man in the Van - Dan Is the Man (1963), Mighty Sparrow[6][1]
- Down the Road (1938), Growling Tiger[4]
- Education (1967), Mighty Sparrow[6]
- Empowerment (2001), Singing Sandra[13]
- Family (1981), Lord Nelson
- Ghetto of the Mind (2009), Singing Sandra[13]
- Idle Company (1987), Gypsy[13]
- Little Black Boy (1997), Gypsy[6]
- Mother’s Love (1992), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- No Child Shall Be Left Behind (2010), Singing Sandra[13]
- No Respect (2008), Singing Sandra
- Obey the Highway Code (1965), Lord Magic[6]
- Remember - Ma and Pa (1962), Lord Creator[6]
- School Days - Happy School Days (1973), Mighty Sparrow[1][17]
- To be an Icon (2017), All Rounder
- Wash Your Hands (1950), Roaring Lion[12]
- Watch the Mixture (1983), Chalkdust[13]
- We Pass that Stage (1974), Mighty Sparrow[8][1][17]
Emigration / Immigration / National Identity[]
- Barbados Blues (1925), Sam Manning[5]
- B.G. Blues (1928), Sam Manning[5]
- Bouncing Baby Boy (1928), Sam Manning[5]
- Brain Drain (1968), Chalkdust[15][1]
- Buggy Wuggy in California (1947), King Radio[5]
- Charming Trinidad (1939), Roaring Lion[5]
- Cold in the Winter (1951), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Columbus Lied (1989), Mighty Shadow
- Come Back With Revenge in This Island (1947), King Radio[5]
- False Papers (2014), Bodyguard[15]
- Food From the West Indies (1950), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Foreigner (1978), Lord Nelson
- Gin and Coconut Water (1928), Wilmoth Houdini[12]
- God Bless Our Nation (1967), Lord Baker[6]
- Holidays in Trinidad (1967), Mighty Cypher[16]
- I Stand for Trinbago (2008), Singing Sandra
- Immigration Problems (1972), Chalkdust[13]
- Indo Law Na Say So (1959), Lord Inventor[12]
- Jamaica Farewell (1966), Lord Creator
- Land of the Humming Birds (1928), Sam Manning[5]
- London is the Place for Me - Windrush (1948), Lord Kitchener[5][18][24]
- Lorraine (1982), Explainer[6]
- Nah Leaving (2001), Denyse Plummer[15][18][24]
- National Pride (1983), Chalkdust[13]
- National Pride (2002), Singing Sandra[13]
- National Unity (1996), Chalkdust[13]
- New York Subway (1946), Lord Invader[5]
- No More Taxi (1951), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Nora (1950), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Prodigal Son (2013), Chalkdust[13]
- Small Island (1945), Lord Invader[4]
- Soulful Calypso (1977), Maestro
- Sweet Jamaica (1948), Lord Kitchener[12]
- They Can’t Beat We (1989), Chalkdust[13]
- Trini to the Bone (2003), David Rudder[15]
- Uncle Sam’s Policy (1983), Chalkdust[13]
- Underground Train (The) (1950), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Wahbeen and Grog (1962), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- We Is We (1972), Chalkdust[13]
- We’re Ten Years Old (1972), Chalkdust[16]
Environment[]
- Mother Earth Is Crying (1994), Baron
- Progress (1980), King Austin[6]
- Progress 2021 (2021), Crazy
- What to Do with the Environment (1994), Chalkdust
Feminism[]
Calypso Rose at Womex Awards - 2016
- Ah Do Come So (1978), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Ah Done with Dat (1980), Signing Diane[23][1]
- Black Woman (1991), Ella Andall[23]
- Bye Bye Blackie (1969), Calypso Princess[1]
- Caribbean Man (2000), Singing Sandra[13]
- Debbie (1975), Singing Francine[23]
- Die With My Dignity - Die With Dignity - Dignity (1987), Singing Sandra[6][18][23]
- Do Dem Back (1974), Calypso Rose[23]
- Do so Eh Like So (1965), Lord Brigo[1]
- Engagement Ring (1970), Calypso Rose[23][1]
- Equaliser (The) (1998), Singing Sandra[23][20]
- Learn from Arithmetic (2017), Chalkdust[13]
- Leave Me Alone (2016), Calypso Rose[25][26]
- Me Eh Fighting (2009), Bally
- Me No Want No Married Man - Me No Want (1993), Calypso Rose[23]
- Miss Pam (1993), Calypso Rose[23]
- Raperman Coming (The) - Raperman - Sexy Employers (1984), Singing Sandra[23][20]
- Rocket in Yuh Pocket (1992), The Mighty Duke[2]
- Run Away (1978), Signing Francine[23][1]
- Stone Cold Dead in the Market - He Had It Coming - Murder in the Market - Payne Dead (1939), Wilmoth Houdini[5][7]
- Throw Me Down (1990), Drupatee[23]
- Woman Is Boss - Who’s the Boss? - The Boss (1988), Denyse Plummer[23]
- Woman Is Not the Weaker Sex (1941), Atilla the Hun[12][15]
- Woman on the Bass (1980), Scrunter[6][21][27]
- Women of the Land (1979), Poser[1]
- Women Their Own Worst Enemy (2001), Singing Sandra[13]
- You No Need Dem (1993), Calypso Rose[23]
- You’re Hurting Me (1994), Bernadette Paul[23]
Folklore / Shango[]
- Bassman (1974), Mighty Shadow[6][28][1]
- Children Ting (The) (1976), Mighty Shadow[28]
- Devil Behind Me (The) - Leggo (1940), Wilmoth Houdini[12]
- Jumbie Jamberee - Zombie jamboree - Back to Back (1953), Lord Jellicoe (Also Lord Intruder)[12]
- Jumbies (1979), Mighty Shadow[28]
- La Jobless - Labejeless Woman (The) - Lajobless Woman (The) (1938) - Lord Executor[12]
- Love in the Cemetery (1962), Lord Kitchener[6]
- Mamie Water (1955), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Obeah Man - Take Me to the Obeah Man (1967), Mighty Sparrow
- Pay the Devil (1994), Mighty Shadow[28]
- Return of the Bassman (1984), Mighty Shadow[28]
- Shango (1932), Roaring Lion[5]
- Soucouyant (1985), Crazy
- Sucoyen (1933), Roaring Lion[5]
- Three Friends’ Advice (1937), Lord Executor[4]
- Through the Mirror (1979), Mighty Shadow[28]
- Trinidad Obeahman (1929), Lionel Belasco[5]
- Who Am I? (2003), Sugar Aloes[29]
- Witch Doctor (2009), Mighty Sparrow
- Yoruba Shango (1935), Growling Tiger[4][5]
Food / Drink[]
- Bargee Pelauri (1936), Roaring Lion[12][7]
- Chinese Food (1964), Lord Blakie
- Chip Chip Water (1941), King Radio[12]
- Ice Man (The) - Ice Ice (1960), Lord Melody[4][6]
- Pepsi-Cola (1947), Lord Invader[5]
- Rum Is Macho (1980), Mighty Sparrow[1]
Grandstanding / Boasting[]
- Bullpistle (1977), Maestro
- I Need a Man (1928), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Iron Duke in the Land (1914), Julian Whiterose[7][5]
- No Kind ah Man At All (1973), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Papa Chunks (1941), Roaring Lion[6]
- Rope (1972), Mighty Sparrow[1][17]
- Same Time Same Place (1973), Mighty Sparrow[1][17]
- Sixteen Commandments (1963), Lord Shorty[1]
- Sweet Like Sugar Cane (1928), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Take Me to Trinidad (1948), Lord Kitchener[12]
- Village Ram (The) (1964), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Whop Whap (2018), All Rounder
- Woop Wap (1964), The Mighty Duke[1]
Health[]
- Ah Fraid de AIDS (1988), Mighty Sparrow[2]
- Asian Flu (1958), Mighty Wrangler[12]
- Doh JackAss the Scene (2021), Devon Seale (COVID-19)
- Jaws (1977), Lord Kitchener[13]
- Negative to Positive (1992), Bryan Bumba Payne[2]
- Pandemic (2021), Brother Mudada (COVID-19)
Humour / Puns[]
(Portrait of Calypso, between 1938 and 1948) - Lord Invader
- Ah Fraid Pussy Bite Me (1987), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- All Fool’s Day (1958), Mighty Spoiler[1]
- Ash Wednesday (1983), Chalkdust[13]
- Big Bamboo (1965), Mighty Sparrow[4]
- Bedbug Song (The) (1953), Mighty Spoiler[6][4][1]
- Bitin Insex (2002), Ronnie McIntosh
- Body Wine (2011), All Rounder[13]
- Bomber’s Sister (1960), Mighty Bomber[1]
- Booboo Man - Mama Look at Bubu (1955), Lord Melody[6][9][10]
- Bus Conductor (The) (2001), Poser
- Cat Brain (1954), Mighty Spoiler[12][17]
- Centipede in the Bikini (1967), Lord Blackhat
- China Man (1971) Lord Christo[16]
- Chinese Accident (1963), Lord Blakie
- Chinese Children Calling Me Daddy - Chinese Children (1965), Mighty Terror[6][1]
- Chinese Cricket Match (1956), Mighty Dictator[12]
- Chinese Football Match (1998), Trinidad Rio
- Congo Man (1965), Mighty Sparrow[15][6][1]
- Congo Pepper (1977), Maestro
- Convoy (1940), The Duke of Iron[4]
- Corn Plum Plum (1979), Lord Laro
- Creature From the Black Lagoon (The) (1957), Lord Melody[17]
- Curry Tabanca (1987), De Mighty Trini
- Dingo Lay - Dingolay (1935), Keskidee Trio (Also Roaring Lion)[5]
- Doctor Beckles (1967), Lord Canary[16]
- Dr. Kitsch - Needle (The) (1963), Lord Kitchener[12]
- Donkey City (1942), Sir Lancelot[5][9]
- Dumb Boy and Parrot (1962), Lord Christo[12]
- Dustbin Cover (1978), Crazy[6]
- Electrician (The) (1975) - Crazy[13]
- Exchange No Robbery (1961), Mighty Dougla[12]
- Family Confusion (1962), Mighty Dougla[12]
- Fat Pussy Cat and Rat - Papa Rat (2010), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Feeling It (1984), Baron[13]
- Fire in Me Wire - Fire in Meh Wire (1967), Calypso Rose[15][6]
- For Cane - Goin Fo' Cane (1972), Gypsy[15][6][1][4]
- Fountain of Youth (1960), Mighty Spoiler[1][17]
- Fresh Water Yankee (1969), Mighty Cypher[16]
- Frozen Chicken (1956), Lord Christo[12]
- Garlic Sauce (2012), All Rounder[13]
- Gemma on the Ferris Wheel (1962), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Gimme the Ting - Gimme de Ting (2000), Lord Kitchener[13]
- Go Down (2013), All Rounder
- Hold de Pussy - Hold de Pussy Cat (1967), Lord Blakie[10]
- I Ain’t Gonna Do It No More (1976), Roaring Lion[16]
- Iron Man (De) (1964), Mighty Zandolie[16]
- Joan and James - Five Little Popos (1964), Mighty Bomber[6][17]
- Jonah and the Bake (1957), Lord Melody[17]
- Killer Bees (1992), Lord Kitchener
- King Liar (1977), Lord Nelson[6][1]
- Kitch: Small Comb, Scratch Me Head (1950), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Laziest Man (The) - Lazy Man (1961), Mighty Dougla[6][17]
- Lie (2007), Singing Sandra
- Lignum Vitae (1925), Sam Manning[12]
- Little Drummer Boy (The) (1978), Lord Kitchener[1]
- Lizard (The) (1969), Mighty Sparrow[13]
- Looking for Cups (1991), Trinidad Rio
- Lucy Garden (1998), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Mad People on a Train (1967) – Mighty Prowler
- Mad Scientist - What the Scientist Say (1962), Mighty Spoiler[1]
- Man Family - Too Much Man Family (1967) - Mighty Zandolie[6]
- Man For Kim (1976), Lord Shorty[1]
- Mango Tree (1951-1953), Lord Kitchener[1]
- Mango vert (1963), Mighty Sparrow[7]
- Marabella Wedding (1935), Growling Tiger[5]
- Merchant of Venice (1967), Mighty Zandolie[16]
- Ms McCarthy party (1981), King Wellington[4]
- Missing Ball (The) - Guardian Contest (The) (1939), King Radio[5]
- My Donkey Want Water (1945), Macbeth the Great[12]
- My Pussin (1965), Lord Kitchener[6][1]
- Mystery Band (1993), Lord Kitchener
- Mount Olga (1947), Lord Kitchener[15][1][11][4]
- My Boy Joey (1965), Mighty Beaver
- Night Food (1955), Bedasse (with Calypso Quintet)
- No Job Suits Striker - Can’t Find a Job to Suit Me (1958), Mighty Striker[17][7]
- No More Calaloo – I Don’t Want No Calaloo (1939), Mighty Growler[5]
- No Toilet in Town (1983), Chalkdust[13]
- Once Upon a Time (2003), Mighty Bomber
- Out the Fire (1937), Roaring Lion[5]
- Picking Sense From Nonsense (1955), Mighty Spoiler[17]
- Paul Yer Mudder Come (1990), Crazy[9]
- Pussy Cat (2019), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Queen’s Canary (The) (1956), Mighty Sparrow[12]
- Sally Sally Water (1937), Roaring Lion[12]
- Saxophone No.2 (1953), Lord Kitchener[12]
- Sell the Pussy (1992), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Severe Licking (1971), Baron[6]
- Shame and Scandal in the Family - "Shame and Scandal" (1943), Sir Lancelot[13]
- Shame and Scandal in the Family - "Wau Wau" (1962), Lord Melody[9][13][17]
- Simpson (1959), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Soul Chick (1973), Lord Funny[6]
- Sparrow Dead (1969), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Stickman (De) (1966), Mighty Zandolie[16]
- Stuttering Mopsy (1970), Lord Brigo[16]
- Supposin’ (1964), Mighty Composer[6]
- Talking Baby (1984), All Rounder[13]
- Talking Backwards (1953), Mighty Spoiler[1]
- Taxi Driver - Taxi Driver in Venezuela (1956), Small Island Pride[1][4]
- Tie Tong Mopsey (1946), Lord Kitchener (Previously sung by Sir Lancelot)[4][5]
- Turn Around Baby (1945), Roaring Lion[5]
- Twin Brother (1959), Mighty Spoiler[1]
- Uncle Jo’ Gimme Mo’ (1928), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Virginia’s Alzheimer (2013), Chalkdust[13]
- Webster’s Dictionary (1969), Mighty Conqueror[13]
- Well Spoken Moppers (1965), Mighty Sparrow[4][1]
- Whip (De) (1967), Mighty Zandolie[16]
- Wife and Boat (1974), Mighty Sparrow[1]
Jump up / Carnival Dancing / Bacchanal[]
Machel Montano (Reggae Awards 2007)
- Ah Feeling (2015), Lead Pipe & Saddis[10]
- Ah Tell She (1979), Poser[4]
- Black Man Feel Like Party - Black Man Come to Party (1991), Black Stalin[6]
- Brown Sugar (1979), Lord Melody[17]
- Caribbean Connection (1996), Merchant
- Carnival Coming (1979), Count Robbin
- Come Leh We Jam (1978), Calypso Rose
- Differentology (2013), Bunji Garlin
- Face to Face (1988), The Mighty Duke
- Fever (1975), Lord Kitchener[1][17]
- Give Me Pressure (1989), Mighty Shadow
- Hot Hot Hot (1982), Arrow
- Jumbie - Ah See You (2005), Scrunter
- Jump in the line (1948), Lord Kitchener[5]
- La La Jam - La La (1976), Lord Nelson[6]
- Lucy (2015), Destra[10]
- Mama Dis Is Mas (1964), Lord Kitchener[6]
- Margie (1970), Lord Kitchener[1]
- Mas in Madison Square Garden (1971), Lord Kitchener[1]
- Miss Mary (1974), Mighty Sparrow[1][17]
- Miss Tourist (1968), Lord Kitchener[6]
- My Parade (2019), Mighty Sparrow
- No No We Eh Going Home (1990), Tambu
- Ola (2015), Olatunji[10]
- Party Done (2015). Angela Hunte & Machel Montano[10]
- Phenomenal (2015), Benjai[10]
- Rack Me Rack Me (1985), Rootsman
- Rock it (1985), Merchant
- Sing Ram Bam (1987), Gypsy[13]
- Sugar Bum Bum (1978), Lord Kitchener[13][4]
- Take Your Clothes off (1993), Spice & Company
- Tempo - Gimme More Tempo (1977, Calypso Rose[1]
- Tourist Leggo (1976), King Short Shirt[6]
- Two Days to Go - Two to Go (1988), Lord Kitchener
LGBTQ[]
- List (The) (1985), Mighty Gabby[2]
- Norman (1978), Merchant[6][4]
- Whoopsin (1941), Roaring Lion[4][5]
- Woman’s Sweeter than Man (1928), Sam Manning[5]
Machismo / Misogynist[]
- After Carnival (1980), Lord Kitchener[1]
- Bad Woman (1934), Roaring Lion[5]
- Blood Is Thicker than Water (1948), Lord Kitchener[12]
- Both of Them (1992), Mighty Sparrow[16]
- Child Father (1961), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Dog Bite You (1978), Lord Kitchener
- Dolly Doray (1967), Mighty Zandolie[16]
- English Society (1962), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Fall of Man (1936), Roaring Lion[12]
- Fan Me Saga Boy (1945), Roaring Lion[4]
- Going Home Tonight (1966), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Indrani (1972), Lord Shorty[6]
- I Want to Join in Matrimony (1948), Lord Kitchener[12]
- Jagabat Women (1960), Mighty Bomber
- Jean Marrabunta (1959), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Keep the City Clean (1959), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Loving Woman Is Waste of Time (1950), The Duke of Iron[12]
- Lulu (1959), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Man Smart (Woman Smarter) - Woman You Can't Fool My Man (1936), King Radio[5][7]
- Man with the Pepper Sauce Is Boss (The) - Pepper Sauce (1987), Mighty Swallow
- Mary Ann - Marianne - All Day All Night (1946), Roaring Lion[6][15][4]
- May May - Mae Mae (1960), Mighty Sparrow[6][1]
- Monica Doo Doo (1960), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Mr Rake and Scrape (1960), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Mrs. Harriman (1972), Lord Kitchener[16]
- Mr. Walker (1968), Mighty Sparrow[6]
- Netty Netty - Nettie Nettie - Can’t Stand the Diggings (1937), Roaring Lion[4][15][1]
- No Money No Love (1992), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Nothing for Nothing - Give to Get (1961), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Obeah Wedding - Melda (1966) - Mighty Sparrow[6][1]
- Pretentious Women (1964), Young Growler
- Raphaela (1960), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Raycan (1977), Lord Short Shirt[6]
- Sa Sa Yay - Sa Sa Ay (1969), Mighty Sparrow[4]
- Saving That for Company (1973), Lord Nelson[1]
- Shake up - Shake Up Shake Up (1977), Lord Brigo[1]
- Smoke a Cigarette (1957), Lord Kitchener[12]
- Soft Man (1984), Penguin
- Spend Your Money Wise (1962), Nap Hepburn[12]
- Sugar Plum (1978), Mighty Shadow[1]
- Tell Me Why (2013), Baron[13]
- Teresa (1960), Mighty Sparrow[6]
- Thirteen Year Old Mabel (1956), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Thunder - Is Thunder (1987), The Mighty Duke[6]
- Ugly Woman - Marry an Ugly Woman - Give an Ugly Woman Matrimony (1934), Roaring Lion[5][9]
- Vincentian Doreen (1962), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Wife and Mother (1954), Lord Kitchener[1]
- Woman Woman (1977), Cro Cro[1]
- Women and Money (1962), Mighty Conqueror[6]
- Women Police in England (1951), Mighty Terror[12]
- Women Will Rule the World (1935), Atilla the Hun[5][15]
- You Can’t Get Anything Out of Me (1928), Sam Manning[5]
- You Gotta Give Away (1979), Singing Diane (written by Lord Kitchener)[1]
News Events - West Indies[]
- Bandsman Shooting Case (1934), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Cipriani's and Bradshaw’s Death (1934), Wilmoth Houdini[5][7]
- Clause Four (1987), Mighty Trini
- Cubana Crash (The) (1977), Chalkdust[13]
- Duke and Duchess of Kent (1935), Atilla the Hun[12][7]
- Dynamite (1934), Lionel Belasco[5]
- Essence of Love (The) (1976), Chalkdust[13]
- Freaking Streaking (1980), The Mighty Duke[10]
- Graf Zeppelin (1934), Atilla the Hun[3][5][6][11]
- Hang Him (1976), Chalkdust[13]
- Jack - Dah Beach is Mine (1982), Mighty Gabby
- Jamaica Hurricane (1951), Lord Beginner[5]
- Lieutenant Julian (1928), Sam Manning[5]
- Maxi Dub (1993), Bally[21]
- Message to George Weeks (1976), Chalkdust[13]
- Post Another Letter For Thelma (1952), Mighty Spitfire[30][7]
- Sa Gomes’ Emporium (1935), Keskidee Trio[12][7]
- Skyscraper (1961), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Some Came Running (1976), Maestro
- Telco Poops (1978), Mighty Penguin[30]
- Traffic Jam (1987), Gypsy[13]
- Treasury Fire (1933), Lionel Belasco[4][5]
- Tribute to Princess Margaret (1958), Mighty Striker[17]
- Trinidad Hurricane (1933), Wilmoth Houdini[12][7]
News Events - World[]
- Ban the Hula Hoop (1959), Mighty Striker[1][17]
- Birth of Ghana (1956), Lord Kitchener[5][11]
- Crown Heights Justice (1991), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Doh Touch Me President (1999), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Edward the VIII (1937), Lord Caresser[4][1][5]
- I Was There at the Coronation - I was There (1953), Young Tiger[12][7]
- Innocent Jimmy (1989), All Rounder[21]
- Jonestown Massacre (1979), Chalkdust[13]
- Lieutenant Julian (1928), Sam Manning[7][12]
- Magistrate Try Yourself - Magistrate Try Himself (1958), Mighty Spoiler[1]
- New York City Blackout (1978), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Nigerian Registration (1955), Lord Kitchener[5]
- O.J. Simpson - Juice Is Loose (The) (1996), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Phillip My Dear - Man in de Bedroom (1983), Mighty Sparrow[8][21]
- Ruby - Missing Baby (The) (1955), Mighty Sparrow[12]
- Russian Satellite (1958), Mighty Sparrow[8][18][1][7]
- Skylab (1979), Charlie’s Roots[1]
- Tantie Merle (1979), Chalkdust[13]
Politics - Before Independence (West Indies)[]
- Class Legislation (1920), Cromwell The Protector[9]
- Commission’s Report (1938), Atilla the Hun[4][18][11]
- Cooks in Trinidad (The) (1930), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Daniel Must Go (1950), Growling Tiger[1][11]
- General Election (1950), Lord Beginner[5]
- Governor Jerningham (1898), Lord Persecutor[1][5][15][11]
- Governor’s Resignation (The) (1938), Atilla the Hun[12][7]
- King George’s Silver Jubilee (1935), Lord Beginner[5]
- Labour Situation in Trinidad (The) (1939), Growling Tiger[5][13][11]
- Million Dollar Jail (1947), Atilla the Hun[11][13]
- Present Government (1961), Mighty Sparrow[8][1]
- Sedition Law (1940), King Radio[18][7]
- Water Scheme Workers (1934), Growling Tiger[11]
- We Mourn the Loss of Sir Murchison Fletcher (1938), Lord Executor[18]
- Wear Your Balisier (1961), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- West Indian Federation (1937), Atilla the Hun[11][12]
- Worker’s Appeal (1936), Growling Tiger[11][16]
Politics - From Independence (West Indies)[]
Mighty Gabby
- 3 Bo-Rats (1988), Cro Cro[10]
- Abu Bakr (1991), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Ah Can’t Bury Williams - I Can’t Bury Eric Williams,(1999), Chalkdust[22][18]
- Ah Fraid Karl (1972), Chalkdust[22][1]
- Ah Lost Roy (2002), Chalkdust[13]
- Ah Put on Me Guns Again (1976), Chalkdust[22]
- Ah Ready to Go (1998), Sugar Aloes[23]
- All Yuh Look for Dat (1996), Cro Cro[15]
- Better Days - Better Days Are Coming (1984), Black Stalin[10]
- Call to Prayer (The) (2017), Queen Victoria
- Caribbean Unity - Caribbean Man (1979), Black Stalin[2][15][6][1][10]
- Chambers (1980), Explainer[18]
- Chauffeur Wanted - New Driver Cannot Drive (The) (1989), Chalkdust[22]
- Clear Your Name (1974), Chalkdust[22][13]
- Dey Lucky Ah Have Children (1988), Chalkdust
- Don’t Blame the PNM (1958), Mighty Striker[1][7]
- Eric Loves Me (1979), Chalkdust[13]
- Eric Williams Dead (1988), Chalkdust
- Federation - We Are as One (1958), Mighty Sparrow[14][15][6][8][1][10][11]
- Fishmonger - Chalkie the Fishmonger (2004), Chalkdust[13]
- Get to Hell Outa Here - Get to Hell Out (1965), Mighty Sparrow[8][1]
- Goat Mouth Doc (1972), Chalkdust[22]
- Good Manning Mr Manning (1992), Rootsman[4][18]
- Grenada - Under Siege (1984), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Grenada Crisis (1964), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Grenada Man (1984), Mighty Sparrow[4]
- Guest List (De) (2014), Chalkdust[13]
- Honesty (1966), Mighty Sparrow[15]
- Hostage (2017), Vigilanté
- I Carmona (2017), Devon Seale
- I in Town Too Long (2005), Chalkdust[13]
- Independence - Trinidad and Tobago Independence - Independence Calypso (1962), Lord Brynner[7]
- Kicksin in Parliament (1979), Explainer[1]
- Last Election (1967), Mighty Cypher[1][17]
- La Trinity - Don’t Cry for Me (1990), Denyse Plummer[23]
- Leave the Dam Doctor (1959), Mighty Sparrow[8][14][1]
- Let the Jackass Sing (1974), Chalkdust[15][22]
- Manning Must Go (2010), Crazy[15]
- Massa Day Must Done - Missa Day Must Done (1974), Chalkdust[16][22]
- Moo Moo Talking (1996), Third Eye
- Mr Trinidad (1974), Maestro[18]
- My Corn Tree (2017), Kurt Allen
- My Heart and I (2009), Chalkdust[13]
- My Humble Plea (1985), Devon Seale[15]
- My Way of Protest (1977), Chalkdust[13]
- New Portrait of Trinidad (1972), Black Stalin[1]
- On Turning 50 (2012), Singing Sandra[13]
- Our Model Nation - Model Nation (1962), Mighty Sparrow[8][15][1][11]
- Plight of My People (2017), Lady Gypsy[13]
- PNM Loves Me (1973), Chalkdust[22]
- Portrait of Trinidad (1965), Mighty Sniper[15][6][1]
- Ram the Magician - Ram D’ Magician (1984), Chalkdust[13]
- Rose (The) (1985), Chucky Gordon[15]
- Rowley Letter (The) - Letter to Keith Rowley (2003), Chalkdust[22]
- Sea Water and Sun (1986), Chalkdust[13]
- Selwin in the Garden Hiding - Adam in the Garden Hiding (1996), Chalkdust[13]
- Shango Vision (1977), Chalkdust[1][17]
- She’s Royal (2012), Sugar Aloes[15]
- Sinking Ship (The) (1986), Gypsy[15][6][18]
- Snake in the Balisier (1983), Mighty Shadow
- Solomon Out (1965), Mighty Sparrow[8][1]
- Some Body Mad - Somebody Mad (1973), Chalkdust[15][22]
- Take a rest (1980), Lord Relator[15][13][17]
- Three Blind Mice (1976), Chalkdust[9][17]
- To Lloyd with Love (1977), Chalkdust[13]
- Too Much Party (2004), Chalkdust[22]
- Trade Union (1939), Growling Tiger[18][7]
- Trini Does Lie (1986), Chalkdust[13]
- Try Obeah (1989), Chalkdust[13]
- Tug O War Society (2000), Chalkdust[13]
- Vote Dem Out (1986), Déplé[15][18]
- We’re Ten Year Old (1972), Chalkdust[22]
- We Doh Want It (1992), Cro Cro
- We Kinda Leader (1987), Chalkdust[13]
- Wha Yuh Doing (2017), Chucky Gordon
- When Mas Was Mas (2010), Chalkdust[13]
- William the Conqueror (1957), Mighty Sparrow[8][14][15][18][1]
Politics - USA[]
- Barack the Magnificent (2007), Mighty Sparrow[17]
- Boots (1983), Mighty Gabby
- Death of Kennedy (1964), Mighty Sparrow[7][16]
- Jump for Jesse (1988), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Kennedy and Khrushchev (1963), Mighty Sparrow[3][8][1]
- Martin Luther King (1968), Black Stalin[7]
- Martin Luther King (1970), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Martin Luther King for President (1964), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Weapons of Mass Dis-Illusion (2007), Mighty Sparrow[8]
Politics - World (Other)[]
- Ayatolah (1981), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- B.G. War (1962), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Burn Dem (1992), Black Stalin[6]
- Democracy in Haiti (1995), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Free South Africa (1989), Mighty Shadow
- How Many More Must Die (1988), Tambu
- Idi Amin (1978), Mighty Sparrow[8][1]
- Invade South Africa (1985), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Isolate South Africa (1982), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Leaders on the Run (1987), Gypsy[13]
- Lift the Iron Curtain (1958), Lord Ivanhoe & his Caribbean Knights[12][18]
- London Bridge - London Bridge is Falling Down (1980), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Madiba (2014), Singing Sandra
- Satan in Control (1988), Gypsy
- Stay up Zimbabwe (1979), Brother Valentino[4]
- Wanted Dead or Alive (1980), Mighty Sparrow[8]
Racial Identity / Slavery[]
- Africa My Home (1951), Lord Kitchener[5]
- African Love Call (1934), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Ambataila Woman (1991), United Sisters[23]
- Answer to Black Power - Answer for Black Power (The) (1968), Chalkdust[3][15][1]
- Black Child’s Prayer (1983), Chalkdust[13]
- Black Identity (1973), Maestro[15]
- Black Inventions (1979), Chalkdust[13]
- Black Is Beautiful (1969), The Mighty Duke[6][18]
- Black Power (1971), Lord Kitchener[16]
- Black Power in Trinidad (1971), The Mighty Duke[16][3]
- Crisis in Arkansas (1959), Lord Invader[12][18]
- Emancipation (1933), Lionel Belasco[5]
- Emancipation (2018), Dunstan Carwash Lawrence
- Emperor of Africa (The) (1954), Mighty Terror[5]
- Ganges and the Nile (1999), David Rudder[6]
- Glorious Centenary (1934), Wilmoth Houdini[15][7]
- God Made Us All (1947), Lord Invader[5][11]
- Heart Transplant (1969), King Short Shirt[7]
- Heading North (1958), Mighty Terror[12][18]
- Human Rights (1979), Mighty Shadow
- If You’re Not White You’re Black - Black or White (1953), Lord Kitchener[18]
- Imitation Rasta (1979), Funny[4]
- Jahaji Bhai (1996), Brother Marvin[6]
- Message of 70’s (The) (1977), Chalkdust[13]
- Mr. African (1976), Explainer[1]
- Mock Democracy (1966), Lord Cristo[18]
- No Revolution (1971), Brother Valentino[15][1]
- Nothing Come Easy (1982), Black Stalin[13]
- Phrase (The) (2017), Terri Lyons
- Racism (2007), Mighty Sparrow[8]
- Say my Name (1997), Ella Andall[29]
- Slave (The) (1962), Mighty Sparrow[8][15][6][9][1][11]
- Song for Healing (1999), Singing Sandra[23]
- Sons and Daughters of Africa (1952), Lord Beginner[12]
- Split Me in Two (1961), Mighty Dougla[15][6][18]
- Still Colonial (2017), Meguella Simon
- Straight Hair Girl (1950), Lord Beginner[5]
- Sufferers (2000), Black Stalin[13]
- Sweet Like a Honey Bee (1928), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Teach the Children (1976), The Mighty Duke[11]
- Theme for African Liberation (1977), Chalkdust[13]
- They Ain’t See Africa at All - They Ain’t African at All (1984), Chalkdust[13]
- Twentieth Century Greats - 20th Century Greats (1976), Chalkdust[13]
- Um Ba Ya Oh - Um Ba Yao (1978)[6]
- Unite African (1990), Mighty Shadow
- White People Laughing at We (1987), Chalkdust[13]
Religion (Christian) - Gospelypso[]
- His Holy Name (2003), Mighty Sparrow
- I Used to Be a Sinner (2003), Mighty Sparrow
- Miracle of Jesus (2003), Mighty Sparrow
- One Super Power (2010), Tony Barclay
- Salvation (1994), Mighty Sparrow[23][13]
- Soca Baptist (1980), Blue Boy[6][1]
- Temptation of Christ (2003), Mighty Sparrow
- When the Roll is Called up Yonder (1984), Chalkdust[13]
- Wisdom of Christ (2003), Mighty Sparrow
Religion (Others)[]
- Hard Hard Hard (1986), Black Stalin
- Judge Me Not (2008), Singing Sandra[13]
- Om Shanti Om (1979), Lord Shorty[4]
- One Day of Prayer (2004), Singing Sandra
- Power in Song (2018), Singing Sandra[13]
- Ras Mass (1981) , Explainer[6]
- Rastaman - Rastaman Be Careful (1979), Lord Melody[17]
- Rastamania (1978), Mighty Sparrow[4]
- True Colours (2000), Singing Sandra[13]
Social Commentaries (Others)[]
- Always Marry a Pretty Woman (1946), Lord Beginner[15]
- Don’t let me mother know - Take me down to Los Iros (1935), Keskidee Trio[12]
- He Not Dead Yet (1962), King Fighter[6]
- I thank Thee (1978), Calypso Rose[1][17]
- Mama Popo - Doh Beat Mama Popo (1959), Lord Brigo[6]
- Marriage (The) (1997), Black Stalin
- Mother and Daughter (2016), Macomere Fifi
- Mother-in-law (1967), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Mother’s Love (A) (1941), Mighty Destroyer[6]
- Obey (1979), Lord Brigo[1]
- Old Lady Walk a Mile - Old Lady Walk a Mile and a Half (1951 - 1953), Lord Kitchener[7][16]
- Social Media (2017), Lady Adana
- Suzie Jumbie (1962), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Sudan (2007), Singing Sandra[13]
- That Good, That Bad - Dat Good, Dat Bad (1990), Chalkdust[16]
- White People’s Bacchanal (1957), Mighty Viper[11]
Spirituality / Philosophy[]
- Ah Living Meh Life (1962), Mighty Dougla[12]
- Bring Down the Power (2010), Ella Andall[29]
- Clean Heart (2008), Singing Sandra[13]
- Death Is Compulsory (1948), Lord Kitchener[12]
- Hands (2008), Singing Sandra
- I Will Die a Bachelor (1950), Lord Beginner[5]
- If ah Coulda (2007), Mighty Shadow[13]
- Journey of the Enabler (2019), Singing Sandra
- Learn to Laugh (1984), Chalkdust[13]
- Life (1988), Gypsy
- Life Is a Stage (1972), Brother Valentino[6][10]
- Look at the Bright Side (1991), Black Stalin[13]
- Love Thy Neighbour (1937), Roaring Lion[4]
- Nature’s Plan (1984), Johnny King[6]
- Never Ever Worry (1961), Lord Pretender[6][17]
- Never Hang Your Hat (1967), Lord Christo[6]
- People Will Talk (1962), King Fighter[6]
- Song for the People (1991), Ella Andall[23]
- Survival (1992), Mighty Sparrow[13]
- You Can’t Stop Pleasing People (1959), Lord Commander[12]
Sports[]
- Alec Bedser Calypso (1951 - 1953), Lord Kitchener[12]
- Brian Lara (1995), Watchman
- Constantine (1929), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Cricket Champions (1967), Lord Kitchener[16]
- Crawfie - Crawford - Halsey Crawford with a Bullet (1977), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Crawford is the Man - Halsey Crawford (1977), Lord Kitchener
- Denis Compton (1951), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Cricket Song (The) (1964), Lord Kitchener[16]
- Games (2017), Heather MacIntosh[13]
- Gavascar (1972), Lord Relator[6][31]
- Gold (1976), Maestro[1]
- Gold Coast Champion (1950), Lord Beginner[12]
- John Goddard (1950), Lord Beginner[5]
- Keep Fit - Keep Fit Man (1983), All Rounder
- Kerry Packer (1978), Lord Beginner[5]
- Knock Them Down (1977), Maestro[13]
- Mickey Cipriani’s Career (1934), Wilmoth Houdini[5][7]
- Muhammad Ali (2002), Mr. Calypso
- Play Ball (1960), Lord Christo[16]
- Rally Round the West Indies (1988), David Rudder[15]
- Randolph Turpin’s Victory (1951), Lord Kitchener[5]
- Sir Garfield Sobers (1966), Mighty Sparrow[8][7]
- Tiger Tom Kill Tiger Cat (1932), Wilmoth Houdini[5]
- Victory Calypso - Victory Test Match - Cricket, Lovely Cricket (1950), Lord Beginner[5][24][7]
- World Cup (1976), Maestro
Tabanca / Lover's Quarrel[]
“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.”[32]
- Come Le We Go Sookie (1964), King Fighter[6]
- Doh Horn Meh (1980), The Mighty Duke[1]
- Dorothy (1934), Atilla the Hun & Roaring Lion[5]
- Dotish Married Man (1963), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Jenny (1981), Lord Nelson
- Last Train to San Fernando (The) - Last Train (1950), The Duke of Iron[7]
- Malic Wedding Scandal (1962), King Solomon[12]
- Maria (1962), Lord Blackie[6][7]
- Mathilda (1938), King Radio[6][5][9][1]
- Mr Herbert (1963), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- My Girl Mabel (1941), King Radio[3]
- No Nora Darling - Nora - Nora Darling(1937), Roaring Lion[5]
- No Woman No (1986), Black Stalin
- Rose (1961), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Rum Till I Die (2003), Adesh Samaroo
- Stella (1963), Lord Nelson[16]
- Take Your Bundle and Go (1962), Mighty Sparrow[1]
- Way Way Out (1999), Mighty Shadow
War (Up to end World War II)[]
- Admiral Graf Spee (The) (1939), Atilla the Hun[5]
- Adolf Hitler (1941), Mighty Destroyer[5][11]
- Advantage Mussolini (1936), Roaring Lion[3]
- Black Market (1945), Lord Beginner[12]
- Britain Will Never Surrender (1941), Mighty Growler[12]
- Carnival Again (1939), Lord Executor[5]
- Chamberlain Says Peace (1938), Lord Beginner[3][5]
- Chinese Never Had a V.J. Day - Lay Fung Lee - Chinese Calypso - Chinese Memorial - Lai Fook Lee (1948), Lord Kitchener[4][5][7]
- Civil War in Spain (1938), Growling Tiger[4]
- Ethiopian War Drums (1935), Wilmoth Houdini[5][3]
- Fall of France (1941), Mighty Growler[3][5]
- Germany Invade Poland (1939), King Radio[5]
- Gold of Africa (The) (1936), Growling Tiger[3][5]
- Hitler (1939), Lord Ziegfield[12]
- Hitler Demanded Trinidad (1940), Lord Invader[12][16]
- Hitler Demands (1939), Mighty Growler[3]
- Hitler’s Attitude (1940), Roaring Lion[12][16]
- Hitler's Mistake (1940), Roaring Lion[12][16]
- Hitler’s Moustache (1941), Lord Invader[12][16]
- Horrors of War (The) (1938), Atilla the Hun[3]
- Housewives (1950), Lord Beginner[5]
- Invasion of Britain (1941), Atilla the Hun[3][5]
- Invasion of Poland (The) - Poland, Poland (1940), Roaring Lion[16][3]
- Let Them Fight for Ten Thousand Years (1939), Growling Tiger[5]
- Nazi Spy Ring (1940), Mighty Growler[12]
- Norah the War Is Over (1946), Lord Beginner[5]
- Poppy Day (1938), Lord Executor[3]
- Red Cross Society (The) (1941), Atilla the Hun[5]
- Roosevelt’s Election (1941), Atilla the Hun[5]
- Run Your Run Hitler (1940), Lord Beginner[5]
- Selassie Is Held by the Police (1937), Lord Caresser[3]
- Send Hitler to St. Helena (1940), Atilla the Hun[12][16]
- Two Bad Men in the World (1939), Lord Executor[5][12]
- Warning to Russia (A) (1950), Mighty Viking[12][3]
- Winston Churchill (1941), Roaring Lion[5]
Wars (Post World War II)[]
- Children World (1987), Chalkdust[13]
- Hydrogen Bomb (The) (1954), Mighty Terror[12][3]
- My Lai Incident (The) (1970), The Shah[3]
- Peace in de World (1987), Black Stalin
- Send Me Instead (1968), King Fighter[3]
- Stop D War (2008), Singing Sandra
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