Bouyon in Saint Lucia: the neighbor that created bouyon soca
Saint Lucia is the Creole-speaking island closest to Dominica. It is largely there, among producers who love Trinidad soca as much as Dominican bouyon, that the bouyon soca fusion took shape.
Two carnivals that answer each other
The audiences of Roseau and Castries share language, history and a taste for partying. Tracks travel from one carnival to the other, and bouyon soca has become their shared musical language.
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