Soca at 50: How Trinidad Changed the World's Music Forever
14 Feb 2025Marcus Williams
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#calypso
2 articles — Trinidad & Tobago news, culture, and lifestyle
2 articles — Trinidad & Tobago news, culture, and lifestyle
Half a century after Lord Shorty fused calypso with Indian rhythms to create soca, Trinidad's most important musical export continues to evolve, conquer global charts, and define Caribbean identity.
Long before hip-hop, calypso was using music as a weapon against power. Trinidad's national art form has a 200-year history of speaking truth — and it remains the country's sharpest political voice.