GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Soca
- Genre family
- Caribbean
- Starting recordings
- 8
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 Machel Montano.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCaribbean
Current genreSoca
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Trinidad and Tobago · Soca
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
8 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Single Forever (Remix)2012 · Chutney · socaOpen in new tab 02I Wanna Party Tonight (a cappella)2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 03Let Me See Yuh Hand (a cappella)2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 04Gyal Front and Back2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 05Jean and Dinah2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 06Arima Carnival2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 07Road March Bacchannal2001 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab 08Machel Montano: Tiny Desk Concert2025 · Soca · socaOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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