The term groovy soca was coined in early 2005 by the ISM organizers as a re-branding of the slower tempo soca styles that had been popular in Trinidad and Tobago since the inception of soca music in early 1970s. Bouyon soca. Bouyon soca, sometimes ...

La soca est un genre musical caribéen né à Trinité-et-Tobago dans les années 1970. Née du carnaval de Trinidad [réf. souhaitée], c'est une version accélérée du calypso (soca est la contraction de soul-calypso). Les premiers morceaux de soca évoquaient les problèmes sociaux de Trinidad et la politique mais la musique a pris différentes variantes, et le style a évolué en …

Compas, also known as compas direct or compas direk (French pronunciation: ; Haitian Creole: konpa, kompa or kompa dirèk), is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti. The genre was popularized following the creation of Ensemble Aux Callebasses in (1955), which became Ensemble Nemours Jean-Baptiste In 1957.

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Machel Jesus Montano (born 24 November 1974) is a Trinidadian soca singer, actor, record producer and songwriter. Known for his high energy, fast-paced, and often unpredictable on-stage performances, he is one of the genre’s most popular artists.

Soca is a dance music which is a mix of Trinidad's calypso and Indian music and rhythms, especially chutney music. It combines the melodic lilting sound of calypso with insistent kadans percussion, and Indian musical instruments—particularly the dholak, tabla and dhantal—as demonstrated in Shorty's classic compositions "Ïndrani" and ...

Die Soča entspringt im Nordwesten Sloweniens einer Karstquelle am Fuße des Travnik (2379 m. i. J. = m. ü. Adria) im Mangart-Jalovec-Massiv in den Julischen Alpen, hat eine Länge von 140 Kilometern und mündet südlich von Monfalcone in den Golf von Triest.. Die Karstquelle liegt im Nationalpark Triglav nahe dem Vršič-Pass (1611 Meter), der den Ort Trenta an der Soča mit …

International Soca Monarch is an annual soca music competition/fete event, the finals of which are held on every Carnival Friday (aka Fantastic Friday) in Trinidad and Tobago. Contestants in the event vie for two separate crowns or titles, the International Soca Monarch (aka the Power Soca Monarch) for uptempo songs (135 bpm and above), and Groovy Soca Monarch for …

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