History thumb|Claudette Peters is a soca music singer and songwriter. Soca began its development in the early 1970s and grew in popularity throughout that decade. Soca's development as a musical genre included its fusion with calypso, kaiso, chutney, reggae, zouk, Latin, cadence, and traditional West African rhythms.
History thumb|Claudette Peters is a soca music sing,er and songwriter. Soca began its development in the early 1970s and grew in popularity throughout that decade. Soca's development as a musical genre included its fusion with calypso kaiso, chutney, reggae, zouk, Latin, cadence and traditional West African, rhythms.