Cadence-lypso

Cadence-lypso
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsEarly 1970s, Dominica, Guadeloupe
Derivative forms
Fusion genres
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Cadence-lypso is a fusion of cadence rampa from Haiti and calypso from Trinidad and Tobago that has also spread to other English speaking countries of the Caribbean. Originated in the 1970s by the Dominican band Exile One, it spread and became popular in the dance clubs around the Creole world and Africa as well as the French Antilles.[1][2][3]

Gordon Henderson is the leader and founder of Exile One, and the one who coined the term cadence-lypso.[2][4]

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  2. ^ a b Guilbault, Jocelyne (1993). Zouk: World Music in the West Indies. University of Chicago Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780226310428.
  3. ^ Crask, Paul (2008). Dominica. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 15. ISBN 9781841622170. Archived from the original on 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  4. ^ Malena Kuss, ed. (2007). Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History. Vol. 2. University of Texas. p. 305. ISBN 9780292784987. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2016-10-29. Performing the Caribbean Experience.