The upper classes, especially, came to hear what the lower classes were doing, while the governor and his entourage came to see how high or low their political ratings were
पूर्वीच्या काळी, कलीप्सो गायक सहसा आफ्रिकन व त्रिनिदाद यांच्या मिश्र वंशांचे आणि समाजातील गरीब वर्गांतील असत.