Carnival and society -- Carnival -- Trinidadian society -- Trinidadian carnival in the nineteenth century -- Music -- The man of words -- From Chantwell to Calypsonian -- The Lord Kitchener -- The mighty sparrow -- The mighty chalkdust -- David Rudder -- Singing Sandra -- Calypso in the tent and on the road -- The tent -- The road -- Instrumentation -- Form -- Rhythmic feel -- Phrasing -- Breaks -- The national instrument -- Origins -- Changing perceptions -- The instrument -- The ensemble -- The music -- Form -- Texture -- Rhythm -- Steelband repertoire -- Music for the road -- Fêtes -- Music festival -- The bomb -- Panorama -- Framing tradition -- Bacchanal time -- Soca -- Rapso -- Ragga soca -- Chutney soca -- Defining musical genres --