Soca
Trinidad's carnival engine
Isoca ngumculo wecarnival waseTrinidad naseTobago 1917 okhawulezayo yaye ubukhali ngakumbi kunecalypso owawuvela kuyo, yaye wayakhela uhambo lwendlela. Kuvakala icarnival yeCaribbean kwiziqithi nakwiidiaspora.
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.
Amagcisa Abalaseleyo
Imvumi yaseTrinidad ngokuqhelekileyo yayidume ngokuvelisa isoca ngeminyaka yee - 1970.
Igcisa laseTrinidad elingumzobi wesoca, ilungu eliphambili kweli xesha lale mihla lecarnival.
indawo ohlala kuyo
apho la magcisa avela khona
74 Soca kwamagcisa ngomhla wama- TimTim.Live, 71 bakwidolophu kawonke-wonke. Kulapho avela khona.
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- eBarbados3
- EColombia3
- UAntigua noBarbuda2
- eGrenada2
- Saint LuciaName2
- CanadaName1
- Dominican Republic1
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Izixeko neendawo
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- Borough of Arima, Trinidad ne TobagoName2
- Diego Martin Regional Corporation, Trinidad ne TobagoName2
- London, United Kingdom2
- IsiXeko saseNew York, EUnited States2
- Port of Spain, Trinidad ne TobagoName2
- Accra, GhanaName1
- Auckland, New ZealandCountry name (optional, but should be translated)1
- Barranquilla, EColombia1
- Bridgetown, eBarbados1
- Bronx County, EUnited States1
- Castries, Saint LuciaName1
Amanye amagcisa
- Calypso RoseTrinidad ne TobagoName
- CoolBlazePhiladelphia
- Erphaan AlvesTrinidad ne TobagoName
- Glen WashingtonMay Pen
- JadelTrinidad ne TobagoName
- Jus NowUnited Kingdom
- Kevin LyttleSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Matieu WhiteGuadeloupe
- RupeeIJamani
- SadBoiToronto
- Biggie IrieUnited Kingdom
- CrocadileSaint LuciaName
- Klassik FrescobarBronx County
- Ayanah Gordon-WallaceTrinidad ne TobagoName
- Bunji GarlinTrinidad ne TobagoName
- JahPlakaAccra
- Lord KitchenerBorough of Arima
- Macheli MontanoTrinidad ne TobagoName
- Mighty SparroweGrenada
- Nailah BlackmanTrinidad ne TobagoName
- Teddyson JohnCastries
- Alison HindsLondon
- Alyssa JosephTrinidad ne TobagoName
- Byron Lee and the DragonairesKingstonCity in Ontario Canada
Imibuzo Neempendulo
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.