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As Lion of Zion Enterainment's Dancehall Baptism - Chapter One introduced the world to the powerful genre of Jamaican gospel dancehall, we now take you on a trip to a separate set of islands in the Southeast Caribbean--Trinidad & Tobago--for an introduction to soca. Renowned for its magnificent carnivals, calypso, and this century's only musical invention, the steel pan, Trinidad & Tobago has already shared its sounds with the world through secular soca songs like Arrow's "Hot, Hot, Hot." Now, in typical Lion of Zion Entertainment fashion, it's time to baptize soca for Jesus Christ!

If reggae music is the heartbeat of the Caribbean, then soca is the pulse. Created by the late Ras Shorty I in 1973, "Soca" is short for the "soul of calypso." It is a unique hybrid of Caribbean instrumentation and bangra/chutney beats, bridging the two major ethnic groups of Trinidad and Tobago--the African and the East Indian. Layered over the driving kick drum and bubbling bass lines are syncopated up-tempo chutney beats accentuated by militant snare stabs. These sounds can get any crowd moving and cause a sea of people to wave their rags--a Trinidadian favorite!

Lion of Zion Entertainment once again highlights a musical genre that can travel the world with plenty to offer both dancer and listener alike. Packed with seventeen tracks of powerful music and Word-filled lyrics, Soca Baptism presents a generous sampling of this Caribbean music for the mind, body, soul, and spirit.