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… — Machel Montano Copy Share Image
![“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.” quote by Machel Montano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a7/machel-montano-93708_born_in-the-early-70s-the-late-ras-shorty-and_3122089.jpg)