About Extempo
Extempo is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of calypso.
From Wikipedia
Extempo (also extempo calypso) is a lyrically improvised form of calypso and is most notably practiced in Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago. It consists of performers improvising in song or in rhythmic speech on a given theme before an audience, which take turns to perform. It is inherently competitive, and success is judged by the wit and the ingenuity of the performance.
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What is Extempo?
Extempo is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of calypso.