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Music: Coca in Calypso
The catchy little ditty called Rum & Coca-Cola has been banned by all four major networks, but it is sweeping the U.S. Its sheet-music sales ... As sung in Trinidad, in its native state, the ...
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‘Less trinibad and dancehall, more calypso and soca’
“As a youth in Trinidad and Tobago ... we should have more jump-ups and instead of singing Trinibad music, we can sing more calypso and soca. There should also be community classes that can ...
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Machel Montano Brings the Islands to NPR ‘Tiny Desk' With Series' First Soca Set
On Monday (Jan. 13), the Trinidadian music icon treated NPR's Tiny Desk series to its very first soca set. Born out of '70s calypso in Trinidad and Tobago, soca music is characterized by its fast ...