The
music of Dominica includes a variety of genres including all the popular genres of the world.
Popular music is widespread, with a number of native Dominican performers gaining national fame in imported genres such as
calypso,
reggae,
soca,
kompa,
zouk and
rock and roll. Dominica's own popular music industry has created a form called
bouyon, which combines elements from several styles and has achieved a wide fanbase in Dominica. Groups include
WCK (
Windward Caribbean Kulture), Native musicians in various forms, like reggae (
Nasio Fontaine,
Lazo,
Brother Matthew Luke), kadans (
Ophelia Marie, (
Exile One,
Grammacks) and calypso (
The Wizzard), have also become stars at home and abroad.