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Calypso music, an Uncommon card
Calypso is a style of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from Afro-Trinidadians during the early- to mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles by the mid-20th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century.
- It is characterized by highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals, and was historically most often sung in a French creole and led by a griot.
- As calypso developed, the role of the griot became known as a chantuelle and eventually, calypsonian.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Calypso music article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Calypso music
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Calypso music (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gasybeaugosse2020, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
