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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.
In Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname, chutney soca music is a crossover style of music incorporating soca and calypso elements and English, Hindustani, and Hinglish lyrics, chutney music, with Western instruments such as the guitar, piano, drum set, and Indian instruments such as the dholak, harmonium, tabla, and dhantal.
Kes (commonly known as Kes the Band or KTB) is a Trinidadian soca group formed in 2005, known for their eclectic mix of R&B, Pop, Rock, Soca, EDM and reggae.The band originally comprised brothers Kees Dieffenthaller on lead vocals, drummer Hans Dieffenthaller, rhythm guitarist Jon Dieffenthaller along with friend Riad Boochoon on bass guitar.
Akil Anthony Borneo (born 18 April 1979), better known by his stage name 5Star Akil, is a Trinidadian Soca artist and disc jockey (DJ). Born in St James, a suburb in Trinidad and Tobago which locals have dubbed "the city that never sleeps", Borneo began his career in music at the age of sixteen as a DJ, playing live music at Club Prosperity in his neighbourhood.
Timothy Watkins, better known by his stage name Baron, is a Trinidadian singer and songwriter. He is known for many soca/calypso songs from the 80s, such as "Sweet Soca Man", "Doh Rock It So" and "Melosian Rhapsody" as well as the 2009 hit "Spanish Woman".
They won the Trinidad Road March title in 1997 with "Big Truck", and again in 1998 with "Footsteps". [1] In 1998, Peter C. Lewis joined as co-lead vocalist. [ 1 ] In the late 1990s, Xtatik album releases were attributed to Machel & Xtatik for Charge (1998) and Machel Montano & Xtatik for Any Minute Now (1999) .
Lil Bitts has performed in Antigua, The Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, [4] Grenada, Guyana, [5] Jamaica, [6] St. Vincent and the United States whilst regularly appearing on stage in Trinidad. [7] She is actively supported by her fan club, known as the Bitts Army. [3] International Soca Monarch and Groovy Soca Monarch Competitions
Soca music (4 C, 9 P) Steelpan music (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Trinidad and Tobago styles of music" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.