Concerning the early calypso singers, he told Awake!: “Their forte was always humor, for people came to the [calypso] tent principally to be entertained, to hear the rumors, to confirm the events they had heard about.
पूर्वीच्या काळी, कलीप्सो गायक सहसा आफ्रिकन व त्रिनिदाद यांच्या मिश्र वंशांचे आणि समाजातील गरीब वर्गांतील असत.