GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Caribbean
- Subgenres
- 6
- Starting recordings
- 80
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Caribbean
Caribbean is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Caribbean is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Sundar Popo, The Jolly Boys and Tabou Combo.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Single Forever (Remix)2012 · Chutney · socaOpen in new tab 02Trinidad & Tobago Land of Calypso1979 · ChutneyOpen in new tab 03Requimbine Song1991 · MentoOpen in new tab 04Rachel1991 · MentoOpen in new tab 05Tenement Yard1992 · MentoOpen in new tab 06We Want More Money1992 · MentoOpen in new tab 07Red Red Wine1995 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 08Musical Communion1999 · Caribbean · 1980sOpen in new tab 09Village Ram2002 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab 10Calypso Queen2016 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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