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Soca
- Genre family
- Caribbean
- 2000s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Soca
Soca is a branch of the Caribbean family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Soca is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Iwer George, Baron and Bert.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCaribbean
Current genreSoca
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01To Take Away2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 02I Wanna Party Tonight (a cappella)2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 03Invasion2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 04Let Me See Yuh Hand (a cappella)2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 05Gyal Front and Back2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 06Jean and Dinah2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 07Arima Carnival2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 08Bump on the Beach2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 09Road March Bacchannal2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 10Turn Me On2006 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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