GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Caribbean
- Subgenres
- 6
- Starting recordings
- 19
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 The Jolly Boys, Stanley Beckford and Ernest Ranglin.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Requimbine Song1991 · MentoOpen in new tab 02Rachel1991 · MentoOpen in new tab 03Tenement Yard1992 · MentoOpen in new tab 04We Want More Money1992 · MentoOpen in new tab 05Musical Communion1999 · Caribbean · 1980sOpen in new tab 06Vero1974 · Calypso · reggaeOpen in new tab 07Banana1989 · MentoOpen in new tab 08Take Me Back to Jamaica1991 · MentoOpen in new tab 09River Bank1998 · Caribbean · 1980sOpen in new tab 10Haayo1998 · Calypso · calypsoOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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