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=== Afrosoca === {{Main|Afrobeats#Afrosoca|l1 = Afrosoca}} Afrosoca is a fusion genre of [[afrobeats]] and soca music and some influences from [[dancehall]]. Afrosoca songs typically have a similar tempo to [[#Groovy soca|Groovy Soca]] (110 to 135 BPM), often with West African-influenced melodies.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/03/soca-guide|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053628/https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/03/soca-guide|archive-date=2019-08-28|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref> The genre was pioneered in [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad & Tobago]] by Nigerian and Trinidadian artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2018/8/q-jamaica-center-caribbean-spirit-2018-08-10-cl.html|title=Caribbean spirit: Queens denizens celebrate Island culture|last=Alexandra Simon|website=Caribbean Life|date=10 August 2018 |language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828061013/https://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2018/8/q-jamaica-center-caribbean-spirit-2018-08-10-cl.html|archive-date=2019-08-28|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref><ref name=":29">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/278412/african-music-on-a-round-tripfrom-cotonou-to-cuba-and-back.html|title=African music on a round trip—from Cotonou to Cuba and back|website=Nigerian Voice|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828052657/https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/278412/african-music-on-a-round-tripfrom-cotonou-to-cuba-and-back.html|archive-date=2019-08-28|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref>
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