- Arrow
- Atlantik and Tony Prescott
- Barefoot Man
- Bone Daddys
- Byron Lee and The Dragonaires
- Derek Smith
- Fab Five
- James JT Taylor
- Lord Kitchener
- Manase Latu
- Mighty Sparrow
- Pluto
- Ronnie and The Ramblers
- Soca from Trinidad
- Spice
- The Troubadours
Soca MIDI Files
Soca music is based on a strong rhythmic section that is often recorded using synthesized drum sounds and then sequenced inside computers; however, for live shows, the live human drummer emulates the recorded version, often using electronic drums to trigger drum samples. The drum and percussion are often loud in this genre of music and are sometimes the only instruments to back up the vocal. Soca is indeed defined by its loud, fast percussion beats. Synthesizers are used often in modern soca and have replaced the once typical horn section at ‘smaller’ shows. Electric and bass guitars are found very often and are always found in a live soca band. A horn section is found occasionally in live soca bands mostly for the ‘bigger’ shows. It usually consist of two trumpets and a trombone, with saxophones being part of the section from time to time. Invariably other metal instruments may include cowbell or automobile break rotor.
While the Trinidad-born steel drum is known as the official instrument of the Caribbean, its waning presence in soca music, along with its coopting by other nations, has many soca and calypso purists concerned. It has since enjoyed a slow resurgence, appearing more in soca music, as well as in the slowed-down, melodic Groovy Soca and production-focused Rockso genres.
This excerpt is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soca_music