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> [ In the early '70s \[the late\] Ras Shorty and I took Indian dholak drumming \[from chutney music, another Indo-Trinidadian creation\], fused it with calypso's African rhythms, and soca was born against the wishes of the purists. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/machel-montano/in-the-early-70s-the-late-ras-shorty-and-i-took-indian-dholak/)

Machel Montano

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## Other authors on Calypso

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## More by Machel Montano

> [Hire people who intimidate you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/machel-montano/hire-people-who-intimidate-you/)

Machel Montano

> [ In the early '70s \[the late\] Ras Shorty and I took Indian dholak drumming \[from chutney music, another Indo-Trinidadian creation\], fused it with calypso's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/machel-montano/in-the-early-70s-the-late-ras-shorty-and-i-took-indian-dholak/)

Machel Montano

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