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Kaiso to soca: The genres that define Carnival music

How kaiso and soca shaped Carnival's rhythms.

The evolution of Carnival music in Trinidad and Tobago represents a sophisticated transition from ancestral West African oral traditions to a globally dominant multi-genre industry valued at millions of US$. This comprehensive analysis traces the rhythmic and lyrical metamorphosis of calypso, beginning with the 19th-century Chantuelle and the development of …

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