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calypso artists

2 published calypso artists, led by Harry Belafonte and Luba.

At a glance

2 published calypso artists; 31 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 1 tier 3
2
Release groups
218
Studio albums
32
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
31
Timeline events
52
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
75 years
Full biographies
2
Biography words
7,180

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1940s (1 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1940s1
1 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most calypso artists. Canada leads with 1.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with calypso. The most shared is pop music, with 2 artists in both.

Covers from calypso

31 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Harry Belafonte has the most release groups (218); Harry Belafonte the longest career (75 years); Harry Belafonte the most awards (42).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Harry Belafonte218

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Harry Belafonte75

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Harry Belafonte42
Luba2

Most famous calypso artists

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