Soca
Trinidad's carnival engine
Soca hija l-mużika karnival ta 'Trinidad u Tobago gerżum aktar malajr u aktar percussive mill-calypso li kiber minn, u mibnija għall-marzu triq. Hija l-ħoss tal-karnival tal-Karibew madwar il-gżejjer u d-dijaspora.
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.
Artisti notevoli
Il - mużiċist tat - Trinidad ġeneralment kien is - soka taʼ l - oriġini fis - snin 70.
L - artist Trinidad Soka, ċifra ċentrali fl - era tal - karnival moderna tal - ġeneru.
Fejn jgħix
Fejn dawn l-artisti ġejjin minn
90 Soca artisti huma fuq TimTim.Live, u 72 minnhom għandhom belt pubblika. Hawnhekk huwa minn fejn ġejjin.
Pajjiżi
- Trinidad u Tobago33
- Ir-Renju Unit6
- Il-Ġamajka5
- L-Istati Uniti5
- Il-Barbados3
- Il-Kolombja3
- Antigwa u Barbuda2
- Grenada2
- Saint Lucia2
- Il-Kanada1
- Ir-Repubblika Dominikana1
- Il-Ġermanja1
Bliet u postijiet
- San Fernando, Trinidad u Tobago3
- Borough of Arima, Trinidad u Tobago2
- Diego Martin Regional Corporation, Trinidad u Tobago2
- London, Ir-Renju Unit2
- Il-Belt ta' New York, L-Istati Uniti2
- Port of Spain, Trinidad u Tobago2
- Accra, Il-Gana1
- Auckland, In-New Zealand1
- Barranquilla, Il-Kolombja1
- Bridgetown, Il-Barbados1
- Bronx County, L-Istati Uniti1
- Castries, Saint Lucia1
Xi wħud mill - artisti
- Calypso RoseTobago
- CoolBlazePhiladelphia
- Erphaan AlvesTrinidad u Tobago
- Glen WashingtonMay Pen
- JadelTrinidad u Tobago
- Jus NowIr-Renju Unit
- Kevin LyttleKingstown
- Matieu WhiteGuadeloupe
- RupeeBridgetown
- SadBoiToronto
- Biggie IrieIr-Renju Unit
- CrocadileSaint Lucia
- Klassik FrescobarThe Bronx
- Aldo RanksPanama City
- Ayanah Gordon-WallaceTrinidad u Tobago
- Bunji GarlinTrinidad u Tobago
- JahPlakaAccra
- Lord KitchenerBorough of Arima
- Machel MontanoTrinidad u Tobago
- Mighty SparrowGrenada
- Nailah BlackmanSan Fernando
- Teddyson JohnCastries
- Alison HindsLondon
- Alyssa JosephTrinidad u Tobago
Mistoqsijiet u Tweġibiet
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.