This material is known primarily for people who are new to this genre of music designed to soca. As an artist, soca song was in the last eight years, exposure, and who has won Caribbean wide soca competitions, I will humbly attempt to present a comprehensive introduction to soca music.
Soca music originated in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago. It has been widely recognized to be created by Lord Shorty (born Garfield Blackman). He notedThe calypso music was the most popular reggae music and extinction, and tries a new hybrid that was more appealing to the masses to create. He fused Indian music with calypso music and the energy in a more hybrid Solka, called later known as the Soca conducted. Lord Shorty introduced soca to the world in 1973 with his hit, Indrani.
Naturally, soca music of the seventies is very different from what exists today. Today,There are two types, namely Power Soca and Groovy Soca. What is the main difference between the two?
Power soca music is very fast, with tempos of around 160 beats per minute. The music is largely educational in nature. Soca artists thrive on motivating audiences to respond to their dancing instructions. Power soca music is largely music to jump, wave and "wine". ( "Wine" from the word "wind is derived, and is a kind of dance, from the hipMovements). Crowd reaction is key.
Trinidad and Tobago Soca artist was credited with the launch of Super Blue "jump and wave" craze. His success with this type of soca was so incredible that since then most soca songs are with a lot written answer in mind.
Today, the challenge for power soca songwriters is, songs that move the audience, but writing is not a regurgitation of the jump and wave theme. This is not the easiest of tasks due to the nature of the festival that socaMusic is centered around. Soca music is largely carnival music. Since Carnival is all about jumping and waving, the music that drives them to be able to produce such activities. More and more artists to write songs in the following, not necessarily based on "jump and wave" or waving rags and flags. In an attempt to have stay free of monotony, themes like love, peace and coexistence are very common.
Groovy soca music is probably a betterMeans for driving soca music forward internationally. It is much slower, around 115 beats per minute. This newer kind of soca allows a wider range of topics that are addressed to. Unlike the total frenzy, the power produced soca, groovy soca is music to rock to dance and slowly. Artists like Kevin Lyttle and Rupee have demonstrated that this kind of music is very palatable to mainstream music markets, with international hits like "Turn Me On" and "Tempted ToTouch replaced. Another artist of international recognition with groovy / crossover soca is, is Barbados-based artist, Alison Hinds.
I think that should be fast and groovy soca music continued cooperation. I gladly accept all variations of soca and put none against the other. Music is dynamic. Throughout history no genre has always remained the same, and hybrids are constantly created.
In addition to power and groovy soca, other types of Soca Musicinclude ragga soca and chutney soca.
Ragga soca is a fusion of dancehall and soca music. Ragga soca performers include Trinidians, Bunji Garlin and Maximus Dan.
Chutney soca is a blend of East Indian chutney and soca music. Chutney soca is an up-tempo, rhythmic type of song, accompanied by traditional Indian musical instruments like Dholak, tassa, the harmonium and the dhantal.
The line between different kinds of soca music is becoming less and less clearly defined. It can sometimes be very difficult and controversial to pin-point what groovy, power, or ragga soca. There is so much fusion taking place that it is often difficult to tell whether a song is really a soca song. For example, some have argued that Alison Hinds' hit "Roll It Gal" influence is not really a soca song but an R & B song with a West Indian. While I can not hold this view, is to show that it no clear distinctions and definitions. Soca> Music, like other forms of music is an art and can not be confined to a specific or exclusive form.
Soca music is largely competitive. Every year artists try to outdo each other at carnival competitions such as Soca Monarch and Road March. At a Soca Monarch competition artists perform before a large audience and are judged by a jury. A road march song is the song that is played during a carnival street parade. Each Caribbean island holds its ownCompetitions. The prices can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars for each winner, especially in Trinidad and Tobago.
Some of the biggest soca artists in the industry have bowed out of competition. These include big names such as Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin and KMC. The popular notion is that "Music is a mission, no competition." Personally, I have found these competitions for a very negative force, so that undesirable friction between artists. As an artist, I havehad my own battles. However, gaining so much fun that it can be difficult to quit, too. Fans will be able to pressure an artist to compete against their will inexorably. The way how these competitions are set up, it's easy to remain unnoticed, if not to be, unless if you are already strongly established in the market.
Popular soca performers include Machel Montano, Destra, Alison Hinds, Atlantik, KMC, Shurwayne Winchester, Denise Belfon, Bomani, Bunji Garlin, Iwer George, Bomani, KevinLyttle, Tizzy, Maximus Dan, Mr Killa, Mantius, Fireman Hooper, Jamesy P, Tallpree, Claudette Peters, Burning Flames, Nicole David, Ricky T, Qpid and Krosfyah.
Some of the world's largest SOCA hits like "Turn Me On" by Kevin Lyttle, "Tempted to Touch" by Rupee, "Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men (originally sang by Anselm Douglas), "Sweet Soca Music" by Sugar Daddy, "Nookie" by Jamesy P, "Hot Hot Hot" by Buster Poindexter (originally sang by Arrow) and "Follow theLeader "by Soca Boys (originally sang by Nigel and Marvin Lewis).
Instrumentation
Brass instruments like trumpets and trombones were very typical of soca music. Sometimes, the saxophone is part of the horn sections. While these instruments still in live performances, synthesizers and samplers are used, they are increasingly taking the place, especially in the studio recordings and at smaller concerts. Soca is very percussion and drum driven, and these are often very loudin a soca mix. The bass is also very important. Other instruments are guitars and keyboards.
Leading soca-producing Caribbean islands including Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda.
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