Mikaela

ha.......I just found out something funny, and solved a long time mistery for me!
While I was researching about soca, reggae and the Carribean, this old song form grade 5 in

primary school suddenly came up my mind: Sweat (Inner Circle), it goes "a la la la la long,

a la la la la long long li long long long~" I checked up on google and it is actually

another reggae song!!

I remembered that it was a hit then, but we weren't encouraged to sing it at school coz

there's something about the lyrics that indicates sex..... but I really liked to dance to

it! Now I kinda know how to recognise reggae music: songs that have sexual implications and

are easy to dance along with!

I found some information about soca and reggae, it says that soca is reggae with a fast beat

and is easy to dance to. Here is another piece of information:

"Soca's still Caribbean music, but it's completely different from reggae. It's got more of a

dance beat. So I decided to put the two together for a show. It seems to attract the people

that aren't into reggae because it's 'too slow. 'And people who are into just soca have a

chance to listen to some reggae. It's a rare Caribbean mix."