Soca-Chutney: Rikki Jai - The Last Band

Here's a great Soca carnival song from Trinidadian Soca-Chutney artist Rikki Jai. Considered one of the pioneers of Soca-Chutney music, Rikki Jai has been in the scene since the mid 90s and arguably is the Chutney artist with the biggest crossover following as seen in this Soca song called "The Last Band." For those of you who are uninitiated in the genre, Chutney is the dance music of the Indo-Caribbean Desi diaspora. A unique fusion of Soca, (as well as Reggae and Dancehall sometimes) with traditional Indian music, Bollywood music and Bhangra. Crossing cultural boundaries to be hugely popular in both the Caribbean and the Indian diasporic communities in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and their communities in America, Canada and the UK, the Chutney music is a highly influential musical genre that evolved alongside Soca. Even today, it provides a strong musical musical influence on Soca and Dancehall Reggae.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: feloniousvindaloo

Length: 04:26
Rating: 4.84
Views: 150165

Tags: bhangra  bollywood  carnival  chutney  dancehall  guyana  hindi  indian  jai  reggae  rikki  soca  trinidad  

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