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Soca
Trinidad's carnival engine
Soca is the carnival music of Trinidad and Tobago — faster and more percussive than the calypso it grew from, and built for the road march. It is the sound of Caribbean carnival across the islands and the 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.
Notable artists
Lord Shorty (Ras Shorty I)
Trinidadian musician generally credited with originating soca in the 1970s.
Machel Montano
Trinidadian soca artist, a central figure in the genre's modern carnival era.
Where it lives
Where these artists come from
74 Soca artists are on TimTim.Live, and 71 of them have a public hometown. Here is where they come from.
Countries
- Trinidad and Tobago33
- United Kingdom6
- Jamaica5
- United States5
- Barbados3
- Colombia3
- Antigua and Barbuda2
- Grenada2
- Saint Lucia2
- Canada1
- Dominican Republic1
- Germany1
Cities and places
- San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago3
- Borough of Arima, Trinidad and Tobago2
- Diego Martin Regional Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago2
- London, United Kingdom2
- New York City, United States2
- Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2
- Accra, Ghana1
- Auckland, New Zealand1
- Barranquilla, Colombia1
- Bridgetown, Barbados1
- Bronx County, United States1
- Castries, Saint Lucia1
Some of the artists
- Calypso RoseTobago
- CoolBlazePhiladelphia
- Erphaan AlvesTrinidad and Tobago
- Glen WashingtonMay Pen
- JadelTrinidad and Tobago
- Jus NowUnited Kingdom
- Kevin LyttleSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Matieu WhiteGuadeloupe
- RupeeBridgetown
- SadBoiToronto
- Biggie IrieUnited Kingdom
- CrocadileSaint Lucia
- Klassik FrescobarThe Bronx
- Ayanah Gordon-WallaceTrinidad and Tobago
- Bunji GarlinTrinidad and Tobago
- JahPlakaAccra
- Lord KitchenerBorough of Arima
- Machel MontanoTrinidad and Tobago
- Mighty SparrowGrenada
- Nailah BlackmanTrinidad and Tobago
- Teddyson JohnCastries
- Alison HindsLondon
- Alyssa JosephTrinidad and Tobago
- Byron Lee and the DragonairesKingston
Questions & Answers
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.
