Chutney music
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Chutney music is a lively Indo-Caribbean musical genre that blends Indian folk melodies and instruments with Caribbean rhythms and often features lyrics in Hindi, Bhojpuri, and English.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chutney soca | 2 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Caribbean music
ⓘ
music genre ⓘ |
| associatedWithDance | Chutney dancing ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Carnival
ⓘ
Hindu religious celebrations ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Indo-Caribbean community ⓘ |
| derivesFrom |
Indian wedding songs
ⓘ
bhajan ⓘ matkor ⓘ sohar ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
British Guiana ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| emerged | 1960s ⓘ |
| fusionOf |
Caribbean rhythms
ⓘ
Indian folk melodies ⓘ |
| gainedPopularity |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
Chutney parang
ⓘ
Chutney music self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Chutney soca
Religious chutney ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
family life
ⓘ
humor ⓘ love ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Adesh Samaroo
ⓘ
Babla ⓘ Drupatee Ramgoonai ⓘ Kanchan ⓘ Ravi B ⓘ Rikki Jai ⓘ Sundar Popo ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Nani and Nana
ⓘ
Pholourie Bina Chutney Kaise Bani ⓘ |
| region |
Caribbean diaspora
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
Bhojpuri folk music
ⓘ
Bollywood music ⓘ Calypso ⓘ Caribbean music ⓘ Indian folk music ⓘ Soca ⓘ |
| typicalLanguage |
Bhojpuri
ⓘ
Sarnami Hindustani ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean Hindustani
English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| typicalMood |
dance-oriented
ⓘ
festive ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | fast ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
dhantal ⓘ dholak ⓘ drum kit ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ harmonium ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ tabla ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
call and response
ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chutney soca
this entity surface form:
Chutney soca