Caribbean music
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The music of the Caribbean is a diverse grouping of musical genres. They are each syntheses of African, European, Indian and native influences. Some of the styles to gain wide popularity outside of the Caribbean include reggae, zouk, salsa and calypso.
- The Bahamas
- *Junkanoo
- *Rake and Scrape
- *Goombay
- Cuba
- *Abwe
- *Areito
- *Batá
- *Batá-rumba
- *Bolero
- *Chachachá
- *Charanga
- *Conga
- *Comparsa
- *Danzón
- *Habanera
- *Mambo
- *Mozambique
- *Nueva trova
- *Rumba
- *Salsa
- *Son
- *Son-batá
- *Timba
- *UPA
- Curaçao
- *Tambú
- *Tumba
- *Zumbi
- *Seú
- *Ritmo Kombiná
- *Wals
- Dominica
- *Jing-Ping
- Dominican Republic
- *Bachata
- *Gaga
- *Merengue
- *Salve
- Haiti
- *Cadence rampa
- *Konpa direct
- *Merengue
- *Rara
- Jamaica
- *Dancehall
- *Dub
- *Lovers rock
- *Mento
- *Ragga
- *Reggae
- *Rocksteady
- *Roots reggae
- *Ska
- Martinique and Guadeloupe
- *Biguine
- *Kadans
- *Zouk
- Puerto Rico
- *Bomba
- *Danza
- *Décima
- *Plena
- *Reggaeton
- *Salsa
- Trinidad and Tobago
- *Calypso
- *Chut-kai-pang
- *Chutney
- *Chutney-soca
- *Pan music
- *Parang
- *Pichakaree
- *Rapso
- *Soca
- *Steel Pan
- *the Yahdees
See also
- Caribana -- an annual Caribbean music festival in Toronto
- Caribbean Carnival
External links
Music of: Anguilla • Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Bermuda • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Cuba • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Haiti • Jamaica • Martinique • Montserrat • Navassa Island • Netherland Antilles • Puerto Rico • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos Islands • U.S. Virgin Islands
Belize • Costa Rica • El Salvador • French Guiana • Guatemala • Guyana • Honduras • Nicaragua • Panama • Suriname
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