Soca
Trinidad's carnival engine
Soca és la música de carnaval de Trinitat i Tobago que es va fer més ràpid i més percnt que el caypso que va créixer, i es va construir per la marxa de carreteres. És el so del carnaval del Carib a través de les illes i el diaspora.
Origin & history
Soca developed in Trinidad in the 1970s, with the Trinidadian musician Lord Shorty — later Ras Shorty I — widely credited as its originator, fusing calypso with the Indian-Caribbean rhythms of the island.
It became the engine of carnival in Trinidad and then across the Caribbean and its diaspora, with carnivals in London, Toronto, New York and Miami built around it.
Artistes no imprimibles
El músic de Trinitat normalment va atribuir la soca als anys 70.
L'artista de la Mariiana, una figura central de l'època de carnaval moderna del gènere.
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Preguntes i respostes
What is soca?+
Soca is the carnival dance music of Trinidad and Tobago — faster and more percussive than calypso, and written for the road march.
How is soca different from calypso?+
Soca grew out of calypso but is faster, more rhythm-driven and built for dancing rather than for calypso's storytelling and social commentary.
Where did soca come from?+
Trinidad and Tobago, in the 1970s.