Calypso vs. Ska

Calypsonoun

A type of music and dance that originated in the West Indies (perhaps Trinidad), characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects, often creating satire of current events.

Calypsonoun

A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa

Calypsonoun

A light blue color. en

Calypsoverb

(intransitive) To perform calypso.

Calypsonoun

A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68° N.

Calypsonoun

rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

Calypsonoun

(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years

Skanoun

A style of Jamaican dance music combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues.

Ska

Ska (; Jamaican: [skjæ]) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues.