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Soca music
Stylistic origins
Cadence
calypso
chutney
East-Indian music
kaiso
funk
soul
Cultural origins
Early 1970s, Afro-Caribbean, Indo-Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago
Fusion genres
Chutney soca
parang soca
rapso
ragga soca
bouyon soca
reggaeton
kuduro
punta rock
zouglou
afrosoca
Other topics
Music of Trinidad and Tobago
Tempo Networks
Music of Trinidad and Tobago
General topics
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Cariso
Kaiso
Calypso
Extempo
Bélé
Pichakaree
Soca
Chutney
Chutney Soca
Filmi
Baithak Gana
Bhajan
Indian classical music
Indian folk music
Parang
Parang soca
Chutney parang
Rapso
Ragga soca
Bouyon soca
Afrosoca
Groovy soca
Power soca
Reggae
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Tassa
Steelpan
Steelband soca
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Soca music is a genre of music defined by Lord Shorty, its inventor, as the "Soul of Calypso", which has influences of African and East Indian rhythms. It was originally spelled "sokah" by its inventor but through an error in a local newspaper when reporting on the new music it was erroneously spelled "soca"; Lord Shorty confirmed the error but chose to leave it that way to avoid confusion. It is a genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after. Soca was initially developed by Lord Shorty[1] in an effort to revive traditional calypso, the popularity of which had been flagging amongst younger generations in Trinidad due to the rise in popularity of reggae from Jamaica and soul and funk from the United States. Soca is an offshoot of calypso/kaiso, with influences from East Indian rhythms and hooks.[citation needed]
^Gentle Benjamin (2 October 2010), G.B.T.V. CultureShare ARCHIVES 1995: RAS SHORTY I "Interview" Seg#1of 2, archived from the original on 23 December 2015, retrieved 23 November 2018
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