Trivia: Where did calypso music originate?
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic
Barbados
The correct answer is Trinidad and Tobago
So why is this answer correct? : Calypso music emerged in Trinidad in the mid-19th century, but its rhythmic origins are in the Kaiso style of music that the enslaved peoples of West Africa brought with them to the Caribbean. The music told stories and frequently made social commentary through song, often performed in an intimate call-and-response setting. Calypso became widely popular with the first commercial recordings of the 1920s and 1930s.