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There is No Music Like Caribbean MusicThe Caribbean has always been blessed with many various types of music
genres. Most Caribbean music include some kind of African, European, or
Indian influence, making use of the many common musical instruments
like drums and percussion instruments. Some types of Caribbean music
like Reggae, Soca, Calypso, Salsa, Reggaeton and zouk have gained lots
of exposure and popularity outside of the Caribbean and throughout the
world.
Recently the Caribbean have been producing high quality musical artists
for the established and most common genres such as Rap, Hip Hop, Rock
and Pop. Many Caribbean Music artists have received awards for their
achievements, Beenie Man and Shaggy from Jamaica have received Grammys
as well as Rihanna from Barbados.
Below is a table which shows what Caribbean island plays what type of
music. Most Islands have their own unique music genre, for example
Trinidad has Soca, Barbados has Calypso, and Jamaica has Reggae. Make
sure to check you the different Caribbean Music genres as well as the
Artist Profiles to learn more about Caribbean Music.
Caribbean Music Genres
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Bahamas |
Barbados |
Belize |
| Soca,
Calypso,
Pan music |
Junkanoo,
Rake and Scrape,
Goombay |
Calypso,
Calypso jazz,
Pan music,
Ringbang,
Soca,
Spouge,
Tuk |
Punta,
Punta Rock,
Brukdown,
Garifuna music,
Reggae,
Roots reggae,
Lovers rock,
Dancehall,
Dub Poetry,
Calypso,
Souls,
Reggaeton,
Bachata,
Cumbia,
Country |
| Cuba |
Curaçao |
Dominica |
Dominican Republic |
| Abwe,
Areito,
Batá,
Batá-rumba,
Bolero,
Chachachá,
Changui,
Charanga,
Conga,
Comparsa,
Criolla,
Cuban jazz,
Cuban rap,
Danzón,
Guaguanco,
Guajira,
Guaracha,
Habanera,
Mambo,
Mozambique,
Nueva trova,
Punto guajiro,
Rumba,
Salsa,
Son,
Son-batá,
Son Montuno,
Timba,
UPA |
Tambú,
Tumba,
Zumbi,
Seú,
Ritmo Kombiná,
Wals |
Bélé,
Bouyon music,
Cadence-lypso,
Compas,
Jing-Ping,
Soca |
Bachata,
Gaga - Rara,
Merengue,
Salve,
Salsa,
Reggaeton |
| Haiti |
Jamaica |
Martinique and Guadeloupe |
Puerto Rico |
| Compas,
Conbite,
Cadence rampa,
Haitian hip hop,
Kadans,
Mini-jazz,
Mizik rasin,
Méringue,
Rara,
Zouk |
Dancehall,
Dub,
Kumina,
Lovers rock,
Mento,
Nyabinghi,
Ragga,
Reggae,
Rocksteady,
Roots reggae,
Ska,
Soca |
Zouk,
Compas,
Bèlè (or "Bel Air" in Martinique),
Biguine,
Dancehall,
Gwo ka (in Guadeloupe),
Ragga,
Reggae |
Aguinaldo,
Bomba,
Boogaloo,
Danza,
Décima,
Guaracha jibaro,
Latin jazz,
Latin Rap,
Plena,
Reggaeton,
Romantikeo,
Salsa,
Seis |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis |
Saint Lucia |
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines |
Trinidad & Tobago |
| Soca,
Calypso,
Steelpan,
Stringband music |
Kont,
Soca |
Soca,
Calypso music,
Steel pan music,
Strig Band music,
Dancehall,
Chutney,
Big Drum music,
Chutney-soca |
Calypso,
Chut-kai-pang,
Chutney,
Chutney-soca,
Dancehall,
Extempo,
Gospelypso,
Pan music,
Parang,
Pichakaree,
Rapso,
Reggae,
Soca,
Steel Pan,
Yahdees |
| United States Virgin Islands |
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| Soca,
Calypso music,
Steel pan music,
Scratch band,
Strig Band music,
Reggae,
Reggaeton,
Salsa,
Bachata,
Merengue,
Compas,
Zouk,
Rap,
Hip Hop,
R & B,
Rock & Roll |
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The Topgunner Djs comprising of 40+ radio professionals across the Caribbean provide the raw data for this, the original, Caribbean Music Chart, showing the top 30 songs, getting radio airplay across THE CARIBBEAN, all with some element of Caribbean origin. Our mission in sharing this weekly tabulation is to build awareness of the fantastic talent making music in THE CARIBBEAN. The Caribbean Hot 30 radio show is already breaking ground in 19 Caribbean Islands. |
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