Calypso tents, where calypsonians perform during the Carnival season, were hugely popular for their "extempo wars", live contests in which singers would improvise lyrics on the spot mocking each other, or on a specific theme.
Abẹ́ àtíbàbà orin Calypso, níbi tí àwọn eléré calipso ti máa ń ṣeré ní àsìkò Ijó ìta-gbangba, gbajúmọ̀ fún "ogun àìròtẹ́lẹ̀ ", ìdíje tí àwọn akọrin yóò kọrin èébú sí ara wọn láì rò tẹ́lẹ̀ lójú ẹsẹ̀, tàbí lórí àkọ́lé kan.