Historical culture of gender and hetero/sexual violence in Calypso in Trinidad: Treat “Em Rough

Gender based violence is pervasive staple of Trinidad’s calypso
music, presented and encouraged in some male calypsonians’
lyrics for a long time. A new breed of female caplyso singers are
now turning the tide, using the lyrics to speak out against gender
violence in the country. This paper explores a female point of
view on gender-related violence such as rape, incest, sexual
harassment, and shaming. Calypso lyrics sung by men will be
read against calypsos sung by women (particularly Singing Sonia
and Singing Sandra), many of which are eloquent responses to
the verbal and physical abuses to which women are subjected in
Trinidad.

Publisher: Gender Linnks
Edition: 3rd Edition
Year of Publication: 2007
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