zinna moore is considered to be the mother of rapso.
who is considered to be the mother of rapso?
zinna moore
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rapso is a form of trinidadian music that grew out of the social unrest of the 1970s. black power and unions grew in the 1970s, and rapso grew along with them. the first recording was "blow away" by lancelot layne in 1970. six years later, cheryl byron (founder of the new york city based something positive dance company) was scorned when she sang rapso at a calypso tent; she is now called the "mother of rapso".
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modern rapso music can be described today as the trinbagonian equivalent of what is known as american rap music as groups like boyz 'n the road and khay (from boyz 'n the road) produce and chant to beats and rhythms more heavily influenced by the modern american hip-hop music culture fused with r&b and jazz, as opposed to the traditional or "roots" rapso (with calypso and soca music). nonetheless, traditional rapso continues to live on as super-group kindred and 3 canal maintain the balance with the calypso and soca music influences.









































section::::calypso influence on rap.
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