Pop musik: the sound of the charts in … Trinidad and Tobago

Calypso offers social comment, soca soundtracks carnival season, but what about chutney? That's music to drink toFor a country of little more than a million people to have created one thriving pop style would be impressive. For Trinidad and Tobago to have spawned three – calypso, soca and chutney – is remarkable. Trinidad's musical heritage is built on two solid foundations – its cultural diversity and its fundamental belief that nothing should get in the way of a party. Gang violence may...

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