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Olatunji Yearwood (born September 3, 1985), better known by his mononym Olatunji, is a Trinidadian soca artist. ... the world's largest label for soca music. [4]
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Dubbed the "Super Bowl of soca music" it is a highly anticipated and well-attended event that has been graced with internationally acclaimed recording artists such as SuperBlue (Austin Lyons), Machel Montano, Fay Ann Lyons Superblue's daughter and Bunji Garlin's wife , Kevin Lyttle, Rupee (of Barbados) and Fay-Ann's husband Bunji Garlin (Ian ...
A calypso artist born in Trinidad, Lord Shorty decided to infuse the rhythms of East India with that of West Africa. That music became soca which, as opposed to the socially-conscious calypso was ...
Rikki Jai [2] (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, joint-2003 Chutney Soca Monarch) Sundar Popo; Neeshan Prabhoo; Drupatee Ramgoonai; Heeralal "Hero" Rampartap (1997, joint-2003, 2005 Chutney Soca Monarch) Adesh Samaroo; Kumari Kanchan Dinkerao Mail Shah; Ras Shorty [3] Rakesh Yankaran
Bouyon soca typically blends old bouyon music rhythms from the '90s and soca music creating a unique style soca sound. The style of music was made more popular to the Caribbean region by the likes of the producer Dada and artists ASA from Dominica with collaborations from Trinidadian and St. Vincentian artists such as Skinny Fabulous, Bunji ...
The music of Trinidad and Tobago is best known for its calypso music, soca music, chutney music, and steelpan. Calypso's internationally noted performances in the 1950s from native artists such as Lord Melody, Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow. The art form was most popularised at that time by Harry Belafonte.
Olatunji's most notable involvement comes from composing music for both the Broadway theatrical and the 1961 Hollywood film adaptations of Lorraine Hansberry's acclaimed play, Raisin in the Sun. Olatunji's musical compositions added a rich and evocative layer to these productions, enhancing the overall emotional impact of the storytelling.