Chutney music

Chutney music (Caribbean Hindustani: चटनी संगीत, 𑂒𑂗𑂢𑂲 𑂮𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂲𑂞, چٹنی موسیقی) is a fusion genre that blends Hindustani folk music, including Bhojpuri folk music, with Caribbean calypso and soca music, and later with filmi music. This genre of music that developed in Trinidad and Tobago amongst Indo-Trinidadians is popular in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, other parts of the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius, and South Africa. Chutney music emerged mid-20th century and reached a peak of popularity during the 1980s. Several sub-genres have developed, most notably chutney soca and chutney parang.