Visitors will enjoy live music in Barbados when visiting venues that have entertained holiday makers from all over the world. Visitors will never be short of entertainment and fun when visiting ...

The back-up dancers wore short shorts. The hard thrum of fusion calypso coaxed the crowd to heave as one sweaty mass, as testosterone radiated from the stage. The scene was, in a word, sexy. Edwin ...

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At least, that’s what the local house and techno DJs tell me. During their four-on-the-floor sets at local haunts—in the land of soca, calypso, dancehall, and reggae—the dance floor is filled with ...

Elvis’ swiveling hips, rock ‘n’ roll, and a hit parade of pop and country ruled the 1956 music scene when a seemingly modest Caribbean calypso album struck “gold” for Brooklyn-born songwriter Irving ...

Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," has died. He was 95. By The Associated Press Composer Irving ...

Irving Burgie, a songwriter whose adaptation of the traditional Jamaican folk song "Day-O" became one of the definitive calypso songs of the 20th Century, died on Friday. He was 95. Burgie died as a ...

Barbados is justly famous for its sweeping beaches, sparkling bays and captivating flora and fauna. But tear yourself away from the sugary sands and beach bars, and you’ll also discover a rich musical ...

Irving Burgie, a songwriter whose adaptation of the traditional Jamaican folk song "Day-O" became one of the definitive calypso songs of the 20th century, died on Friday. He was 95. Burgie died as a ...

WASHINGTON — The song was simple enough, opening with a distant, a cappella rumble from singer Harry Belafonte. But with its swinging percussion, yearning refrain about a dock worker finishing his ...