Soca: "Soca" is calypso with rhythmic enhancements. It is characterized by the basic cut time of Calypso but features a syncopated intricate bass line as opposed to the "walking" bass, which is normally associated with traditional Calypso. The rhythmic enhancements provided by the percussion also add to the "Soca" feel. There is also some variation in the playing of the kick drum, especially in the use of double beats, which has have introduced in recent years.

Spouge: A Barbadian dance rhythm with accompanying lyrics and a quick, bouncy beat which is felt to combine something of both reggae and calypso.

Steel Band: A percussion band consisting of a set of steel pans tuned to cover together a complete range of musical notes, keys and pitches, so allowing for the arrangement and playing of any piece of music.

Saf: This is a fusion of Caribbean rhythms with jazz.

Salsa: Latin dance music originally developed in Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York, now thriving in Puerto Rico.

Ska: Jamaican music with a quick, lively 1-2-1-2 drum beat, accompanied by wind instruments, especially the trombone, and folk lyrics. It originated among poor Jamaican rural folk and was adapted for party dancing by urban dance bands.

Rock Steady: Precursor of reggae; slower, heavier, more vocal variation of Jamaican ska.

Ringbang: Ringbang uses the latest techniques of electronic guitars, digital synthesizers and ultra modern recording facilities and fuses this with an extraordinary marriage of the classical calypso lyrics and melody, with touches of Ragga, Reggae, Blues, Hip Hop, Soul, House, Jungle, Rock and Dancehall. Merge all of this with the lifestyle, the freshness of youth and the foundation of the culture. Ringbang was created by Eddie Grant.

Reggae: Jamaica and the Caribbean's most renowned music was popularized by Bob Marley and the Rastafarian movement, embracing the Rasta ideal of unity and brotherhood. (Respect, mon) The Maytals hit, "Do the Reggay," was the first widely played song to use the term.

Merengue: African-derived dance music from the Dominican Republic.

Mento: A type of rural folk music with a marked rhythm that stimulates hip swinging dancing; It is accompanied by a song in which one or two short, spicy verses related to some event are continually repeated.

Gwo Ka: Traditional drum- and voice-based Carnival music from Guadeloupe.

Fungi: Musical form native to the British Virgin Islands, whose name means "cook up" or "combination of," and characterized by a variety of instruments.

Calypso: Traditional form of song and comment, originating in Trinidad.

Bomba & Plena: Two forms of Puerto Rican folk music blending elements of both Spanish and indigenous cultures

Zouk: A Caribbean French Creole communal dance and the music for it which is provided by a band of brasses, drums, electronic guitar and keyboard, with usually two singers and two costumed dancers; The music is vigorously rhythmic, four crotchets to the bar, with bass and singers dominant, and is said to combine features of most other dance music of Caribbean origin.

Tumba: From Curacao; named after the conga drums played to produce it.

Steel Pan: The colonialist attacked the language and music of the Africans, restricted and in some cases, even banned the drum. Under such pressure the African innovated, and we ended up with the calypso and the wonder of the steel pan.