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The beginning
Soca began during the early 1970s.
Soca music originated as a fusion of calypso with Indian rhythms, thus combining the musical traditions to the two major ethnic groups of Trinidad and Tobago. -
The first song
The result was a new energetic musical genre called soca. In 1973, Lord Shorty introduced soca to the world with his hit song Ïndrani. -
The Spread
Soca has evolved since the 1980s through musicians from various Caribbean countries not only from its birthplace Trinidad and Tobago but also from Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Lucia, US and British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Guyana and Belize. There have also been significant productions from artists in Venezuela, Canada, Panama, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan -
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Soca Now
Soca now is a big factor of music in the Caribbean. Now its played in restaurants, radios and etc.