Soca
Trinidad's carnival engine
Sókra er hátíðartónlist Trínidads og Tóbagós - hraðar og meira að afsaka sig en kalyso - tónlistin óx úr og var byggð fyrir gönguna. Þetta er hljóð Karíbahafshátíðar yfir eyjarnar og þjóðsönginn.
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.
Nothæfir listamenn
Trínidadskur tónlistarmaður er almennt talinn hafa myndað akuryrkju á áttunda áratugnum.
Trínidadskur sókalistamaður, aðalpersóna á nútímahátíðartímabilinu.
Ūar sem hann bũr
Spurningar og svör
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.