MuzikJunky1

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Member Since: 7/10/2000
Total Mixes: 36
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Unsafe Soca--This Ain't No Harry Belafonte!

Artist Song
Byron Lee  Tiney Winey 
WCK  The Buzz 
Burning Flames  Mud Dung 
Krosfyah  Hunting 
Denise Belfon  Drivers Wanted 
Iwer George  Hot up de Place 
Square One  Ragga Muffin 
Tony Bailey  Tina 
Cauldric Forbes  Roughness 
Candy Hoyte  D.J. Needle 
Ramesses Brown  Stamina 
Sally Edwards  Lotayla 
John King  Get on Bad 
Gailann featuring Rocky  On the Road 
Bunji Garlin  Fete is Fete 
Miss TC  Jammers (Yes) 
Fab Five  Good Buddy 

Comment:

The complaint that most Trinidadians have is that Harry Belafonte made calypso "safe for the white folks." Modern calypso, known as soca, or "soul calypso," however, is the real deal. Also included here is an example of the variant of soca known as chutney--soca made by the Indian population of Trinidad & Tobago. I first heard "Tiney Winey" back in 1988, but I was told that the version I heard was by the artist Crazy. Most of these songs confirm my theory about good songwriting: all you need is a phat beat and a hook, and the song will follow--no drum rolls, no choruses, no bridges, just an endlessly repetitive groove (that'll make you move); and the two great instruments: the drum machine and the synthesizer. Wine your body and have fun! This will fit on an 80-minute MiniDisc.

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TriniNomad
Date: 2/20/2003
nice to know someone aprecciates Trini music. is there more?
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MuzikJunky1
Date: 2/21/2003
I do have more, but these were the tracks that I liked the best. "Ragga Muffin" is REAL songwriting! Peace.