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This root stretches for three miles long holding a judging area for the competition of many bands and different pieces In this Ruth is a very old and traditional mix of English and West Indian culture on display
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soca without soca and calypso music carnival would not be the same thing these two types of music has Drive the carnival culture to where it is today pushing the fashion, the dance moves, people that attend and Caribbean culture as a whole and as soca music evolves so does the whole of the Caribbean but as much as the credit does and should go to soca music they have been other influences such as dancehall, reggae, hip hop, R&B and Jazz pushing carnival culture to where the audience is over two million each year. Like Ah Boss (Official Music Video) | Machel Montano | Soca 2015 Fay-Ann Lyons + Problem Child- We Ready BUNJI GARLIN - ME ALONE + FAYANN LYONS/PROBLEM CHILD - WE READY soca 2k11 DIFFERENTOLOGY (WE READY) - BUNJI GARLIN FEAT. NIGEL ROJAS Alison Hinds - Faluma/Makelele (Official Music Video)
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