Reggae/Soca Music Awards

The Reggaesoca Music Awards were first presented in 1994 by its founder Winsome ‘Lady C’ Charlton at The Bailey Concert Hall in Davie, South Florida. The Awards became a reality after years of deliberation, pondering and due to the lack of recognition for Reggae and Soca music in the United States despite its continued popularity.

The ceremony consists of twenty five awards in various categories namely Vocalists, D.J.s, Producers, Albums, Songs, Record Labels, Instrumental, Video and many more.

Soca music

Genres	Soca music Rapso Chutney soca Parang soca

Related topics	Music of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Trinidadian English Disco¹ Caribbean music in (Canada, the United Kingdom) International Soca Monarch Reggae/Soca Music Awards

¹ Berry, Mick & Gianni, Jason (2003). "The Drummer's Bible: How to Play Every Drum Style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco", p.67: "Disco incorporates stylistic elements of Rock, Funk and the Motown sound while also drawing from Swing, Soca, Merengue and Afro-Cuban styles", ISBN 1884365329, 9781884365324

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