soca
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Soca is a lively Caribbean music genre that blends calypso with Indian and other global influences, known for its upbeat rhythms and central role in Carnival celebrations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| soca canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caribbean music genre
ⓘ
music genre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | sokah ⓘ |
| associatedDance | wining ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Carnival
ⓘ
surface form:
Caribana
Carnival ⓘ Crop Over ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago Carnival ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Barbados
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ Grenada ⓘ Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Afro-Caribbean culture
ⓘ
Indo-Caribbean culture ⓘ |
| derivesNameFrom | soul of calypso ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| developedInPlace | Trinidad ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Lord Shorty ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
bashment soca
ⓘ
chutney soca ⓘ groovy soca ⓘ power soca ⓘ ragga soca ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Caribbean pop
ⓘ
chutney soca ⓘ ragga soca ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
celebration
ⓘ
festivity ⓘ party ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
Carnival road music
ⓘ
dance music ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
African rhythms
ⓘ
Indian music ⓘ Latin music ⓘ cadence ⓘ calypso ⓘ funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| typicalFeature |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
dance-oriented beat ⓘ prominent percussion ⓘ strong rhythmic drive ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
brass section
ⓘ
drum machines ⓘ electric bass ⓘ percussion ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| typicalTempo |
fast
ⓘ
upbeat ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.