A kind of Caribbean dance music, born in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1970s. It grew out of calypso — the island's older storytelling song style — but with a faster beat and the feel of American soul music mixed in, so that it works for dancing rather than for listening to the words.

A kind of Caribbean dance music這是一種加勒比海的舞曲, born in Trinidad and Tobago誕生於千里達及托巴哥 in the 1970s1970年代。It grew out of calypso它是從calypso演變來的 — the island's older storytelling song style那是當地一種較早期、用來說故事的歌曲風格 — but with a faster beat但節奏更快 and the feel of American soul music mixed in還混入了美式靈魂樂的味道, so that it works for dancing所以這種音樂適合跳舞 rather than for listening to the words而不是拿來聽歌詞。

Soca is the sound of Carnival. In Trinidad, and in Caribbean communities in London, Toronto, and New York, it is what plays from the big trucks while people dance in the street. It is loud, fast, happy, and built around calling to the crowd — 'put your hands up', 'jump' — so a soca song often sounds like an instruction.

Soca Soca is the sound of Carnival就是嘉年華的聲音。In Trinidad在千里達, and in Caribbean communities in London, Toronto, and New York還有倫敦、多倫多、紐約的加勒比海社區裡, it is what plays from the big trucks這就是大卡車放出來的音樂 while people dance in the street讓大家在街上跳舞。It is loud, fast, happy它很吵、很快、很歡樂, and built around calling to the crowd而且常常是對著群眾喊話 — 'put your hands up', 'jump'像'put your hands up'（把手舉起來）、'jump'（跳起來） — so a soca song often sounds like an instruction所以一首soca歌聽起來常常像在下指令。

It is an uncountable noun for the music itself ('she loves soca', 'a soca beat'), and you will also meet it in front of other nouns: soca music, a soca singer, soca artist. Say it SOH-ka.

It is an uncountable noun for the music itself指音樂本身時，它是不可數名詞 ('she loves soca', 'a soca beat')（'she loves soca'、'a soca beat'）, and you will also meet it in front of other nouns你也會看到它放在其他名詞前面: soca music, a soca singer, soca artist像soca music、a soca singer、soca artist。Say it唸法是 SOH-kaSOH-ka。