How to Use soca in a Sentence

soca

noun

• The diverse and hyped crowds dance along with the soca beats blasting from the floats along the 3.5-mile route.
  — Marthe Van Der Wolf, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2020
• There was soca music blended with classic hip-hop from the East Coast and the Dirty South.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 July 2023
• And, of course, the reggae, dancehall and soca stars onstage.
  — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2021
• In the park, women were pumping their fists to the rhythm of soca music and pulling their knees up to their stomachs.
  — Ferguson Bernard, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2019
• Those words from one of my favorite soca songs have often been on my mind this year.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
• Carnival, soca, and the first woman of color to win Miss Universe all come out of T&T.
  — Metanoya Z. Webb, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2021
• Bachanal at the Bullpen: How many dance parties get a crowd moving by spinning Afrobeats, bachata, soca and go-go?
  — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
• Flags waved high, soca filled the air and waistlines wined well into the night, proving once again that nobody fetes like Brooklyn.
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 3 Sep. 2019
• During the foam party the lifeguards were feeling the soca; at concerts the bartenders had an extra semi-wine in their step.
  — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 15 July 2022
• Full body workout to Afro-Caribbean, dancehall, soca and hip hop beats.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 July 2022
• There will be live performances of reggae, soca, and world music.
  — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• For me, the road has consistently served as a source of escapism and pure joy, where hearing the sweet sounds of soca music resonates deep within.
  — Wanna Thompson, refinery29.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• AuxGod offers four versions of the game based on music genres: pop; hip-hop and R&B; soca and dancehall; and country.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• These are the key ingredients to life here and, just like the local music genre soca, there's an inherently jovial rhythm to it all.
  — Dominic Kocur, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
• Related Machel Montano received a lifetime achievement award and also won male artist of the year (soca).
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2023
• There were four DJs at the reception; each played different genres of music: house, hip-hop, New Orleans bounce and soca and reggae.
  — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 26 May 2023
• There also will be DJ music every night spinning reggae, soca and afrobeats.
  — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
• The tropical sounds were born on the island, and though the music has given way to the more spirited soca—which channels soul and funk—steelpan can still be heard throughout the festival.
  — Tara Donaldson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2017
• One of the most interesting parts of St. Lucia’s growing Soleil carnival is its take on soca music.
  — Kristin Braswell, Vogue, 24 June 2018
• The Merry Gentlemen bring the sounds of soca, calypso and reggae, blending steel drums and ukuleles with unique twists on holiday hits.
  — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 16 Dec. 2019
• So naturally, across the pond in London soca junkies wave their flags with pride at the city’s annual Notting Hill Carnival.
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 26 Aug. 2019
• Sweet soca and calypso boomed throughout the capital city.
  — Natalie Meade, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
• For his take on the riddim, Trinidadian soca artist DEV shifts his focus to the intricacies of his vocal performance.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2024
• Dancehall is at the forefront of all events while including elements of popular music genres such as pop, house, hip hop, rap and soca.
  — Roger Sands, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• It's basically created its own sub-genre of music — dancehall/soca/rock — that needs to be a thing, like, yesterday.
  — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 11 Jan. 2016
• What makes this carnival so special is not just the soca vibes, but the infusion of reggae and rasta culture into the road march experience.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Jan. 2020
• The band plays a mixture of reggae, soca/calypso, beach music and their own originals, officials said.
  — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2023
• But the event is still big business, and an important way in which the island nation exports its culture elsewhere; notably, through its fast-moving soca music.
  — Car Drakes, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2021
• When the two encountered one another at the after-party, Whitney, of Bahamian descent, was taken by the soca tunes.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 13 Sep. 2022
• At the heart of Vincy Mas is the music, ranging from steel pan to calypso and soca, which is what makes the musical competitions (like the Soca Monarch competition) so fun.
  — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024