Cariso
Cariso is a kind of Trinidadian folk music, and an important ancestor of calypso music. The word may come from carieto, a Carib word that means joyous song. Cariso used satirical and insulting lyrics, and is related to the picong tradition. Cariso singers, called chantwells, sang primarily in French.
Cariso is a kind of Virgin Islander folk song.
References
- ProudFlesh
- Sheehy, Daniel E. (1999). “The Virgin Islands”, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume Two: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Routledge, 968-974. ISBN 0-8153-1865-0.
Categories
Music of Trinidad and Tobago