soca

American  

[soh-kah] / ˈsoʊ kɑ /

noun

1. a style of Caribbean dance music derived from calypso and American soul music and having a pounding beat.

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SOCA ¹ British  

/ ˈsəʊkə /

acronym

1. Serious Organized Crime Agency: a British government organization set up in 2004 specifically to combat organized crime

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soca ² British  

/ ˈsəʊkə /

noun

1. a mixture of soul and calypso music typical of the E Caribbean

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Etymology

Origin of soca

1975–80; so(ul) + ca(lypso)

Example Sentences

And on Wednesday, she will be given the keys to the Royal Albert Hall to perform tracks from the LP - which is sprinkled in reggae, dub, calypso, soca and cumbia - at her own solo concert for the BBC Proms.

From BBC

Many locate the seeds of reggaeton in 1980s Panama, where the children of West Indian canal workers experimented with translating Jamaican dancehall, Trinidadian soca and other Afro-Antillean genres into Spanish.

From New York Times

The Soca Warriors have a draw and a loss going into Saturday’s game against Guatemala in Frisco.

From Seattle Times

Defending champion Mexico outshot the Soca Warriors 30-4 in the Group A match and had a 15-1 advantage in corner kicks.

From Seattle Times

He's West Indian - from Guyana - so we listened to a lot of reggae and soca and funk.

From BBC