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Soca
- Genre family
- Caribbean
- 2000s recordings
- 6
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 Bunji Garlin.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCaribbean
Current genreSoca
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2000s · Trinidad and Tobago · Soca
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
6 recordings2000s starting recordings
01I Wanna Party Tonight (a cappella)2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 02Let Me See Yuh Hand (a cappella)2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 03Gyal Front and Back2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 04Jean and Dinah2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 05Arima Carnival2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 06Road March Bacchannal2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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