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 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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