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Soca was originally a re-invention of Calypso music; a genre that in the 1970s was fast becoming usurped around the Caribbean by Jamaican reggae and American soul, funk and later disco. The originator of soca (or sokah as he called it), the calypsonian Lord Shorty, began experimenting and modernising on the formulation of calypso in the early 1970s. His first album featured a strong emphasis on East African rhythms and a punchier recording style that emphasised the beat, and introduced arrangements that often owed as much to American funk and soul as to calypso. Here we have 17 tracks of fine authentic Soca as selected by Soundway Records label founder Miles Cleret and DJ/collector Jeremy Spellacey.
Tracklist
Disc 1:
Cito Jarvis - Fighting Soldier
Roger Bain - Stand Up & Rock Your Body (Instrumental)
*D* Ivan - Fire (Extended Dub Edit)
Bill Campbell - Body Beat
Brother Resistance - Move It (Version)
Adonijah - It’s Alright
Disc 2:
Peter Britto - I Want Your Love
Juno D - Hotter And Hotter (Dub Edit)
Colin Jackman - D’Jab Jab Dance (Bad Lad Mix)
Levi John - S-O-C-A
Spiking - Liberation Train
Disc 3:
Mohjah - Zion Gates (Dub)
Andre Tanker - Wild Indian Band
Touch - Touch Music (Edit)
D’ Rebel Band - Solid
The Millers - Last Days
Chocolate Affaire - Jump To Calypso
Cito Jarvis - Fighting Soldier
Roger Bain - Stand Up & Rock Your Body (Instrumental)
*D* Ivan - Fire (Extended Dub Edit)
Bill Campbell - Body Beat
Brother Resistance - Move It (Version)
Adonijah - It’s Alright
Disc 2:
Peter Britto - I Want Your Love
Juno D - Hotter And Hotter (Dub Edit)
Colin Jackman - D’Jab Jab Dance (Bad Lad Mix)
Levi John - S-O-C-A
Spiking - Liberation Train
Disc 3:
Mohjah - Zion Gates (Dub)
Andre Tanker - Wild Indian Band
Touch - Touch Music (Edit)
D’ Rebel Band - Solid
The Millers - Last Days
Chocolate Affaire - Jump To Calypso
Soundwave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F55vQNoX-Uo