soca
/ˈsəʊkə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsəʊkə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsō-kə -kä/ (ame, mw)
soca — 名詞
1. a popular style of dance music from the Caribbean, created in the 1970s by blend
索卡音樂
融合靈魂樂與卡利普索的加勒比舞曲
a popular style of dance music from the Caribbean, created in the 1970s by blending the strong vocals of soul music with the rhythm of calypso
The band played soca all night, and the crowd danced until sunrise.
樂團整晚演奏索卡音樂，群眾跳舞直到日出。
common collocation: play soca
Festival goers in Tobago filled the streets with the sound of soca music.
托巴哥的慶典人群讓街道充滿了索卡音樂的聲音。
The dance teacher taught the class how to move to fast soca beats.
舞蹈老師教全班如何隨著快速的索卡節拍舞動。
Several Caribbean radio stations play soca during the carnival season.
好幾家加勒比海廣播電台在嘉年華季節播放索卡音樂。
The DJ mixed soca with reggae and dancehall for the summer festival.
DJ 將索卡、雷鬼和舞廳音樂混合，為夏日祭典做準備。
- calypso
the older, more traditional Trinidadian music that soca grew out of; soca has a faster beat and stronger soul-music influence
- zouk
a French Caribbean dance music style with similar energy but a different rhythmic foundation and French creole lyrics
- dancehall
a Jamaican genre that shares soca's party atmosphere but uses a different beat pattern and is rooted in reggae rather than calypso