Calypso has never been *exclusively* Black. One of the earliest calypsonians was a White Frenchman called Cedric Le Blanc, who sang in the 1800s-1900s, when calypsonians were known as chantwells. He was the composer of "Oh, Not A Cent", an English-language song and the subject of the thread Lyr Req: Oh, Not A Cent at the top of this page.