That's such an interesting subject to explore. I am of the Annang/Ibibio tribe in southern Nigeria (somewhere in West Africa) and I have learnt that the calypso music has origins from my native people who were sold into slavery in the Caribbeans. Down here we have a native dance called "ka iso" (which literally translates to going forward), where the dancers make forward dancing movements while passing below a cross bar that keeps getting lowered to make it even more difficult to dance under. The music that accompanies this dance I learnt is what morphed into calypso, as the tradition was exported in slave ships. There is a feature of this dance in one of Boney M's videos I can't remember the exact one right now.
Around me too I can easily find a local drum maker who still makes the instrument from real animal hides and wood sourced from huge logs. Glad the culture has taken roots in Venezuela. And interesting always to discover how we all connect.
wow it is very exciting to find someone who is connected to my origins. although it is white I feel afrodescendant. it is only enough to be born in this beautiful land Venezuela. just Kai is very similar to Kaikó although the Spanish translation would be more like Dance, party, collective meeting where they celebrate. ... not only is the calypso there are many manifestations that come from African roots and all are different. all undoubtedly a sample of the struggle to keep the origins intact. some of these traditions have been going on for 400 years. i invite you to review these two works related to African deities.
https://steemit.com/venezuela/@arrozymangophoto/the-cuatro-musical-soul-of-the-popular-venezuelan-culture
https://steemit.com/venezuela/@arrozymangophoto/celebration-of-saint-john-baptist-in-venezuela
Pleasure. Thank you for reading.
Funny how the languages here kinda intertwine at some point. "Ka iso" actually means "You have reached" in Hausa..