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the rhythm that smuggled rebellion past colonial censors disguised as a party.
originBorn in Trinidad's enslaved kaiso traditions.
coded protestLyrics mocked the powerful through double meaning.
banned songsBritish authorities censored politically sharp calypsos.
steel drum kinSparked Trinidad's steelpan, the 1900s' only new instrument.
nymph tooShares its name with Homer's island-trapping goddess.