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Tropical Rock,
commonly referred to as "Trop Rock," is a musical genre that blends
numerous musical influences including Rock, Reggae, Blues, Country, Swing,
Beach, Zydeco, Caribbean and Latin with island/tropical instrument
arrangements and song themes that represent a way of life that is relaxing
and exotic. Although Trop Rock has its roots in the beach music scene
of the 60's, Jimmy Buffett is often credited as putting Trop Rock "on
the map". Crossover music stars like Jerry Jeff Walker, Kenny
Chesney, Jack Johnson and The Zac Brown Band have brought the Trop Rock music
genre to the mainstream public, resulting in a growing popularity that
has opened the door for a whole new generation of island-inspired
musicians.
 Sometimes called Buffettesque, Gulf
& Western, or Cari-Billy, evangelists like the members of the
"Margarita Mafia" have been working to create a single identity for the genre under the label of
"Trop Rock" going as far as establishing the "Trop Rock Music
Awards." Actually an acronym standing for Musicians
Artists and Fans
In Alliance,
the Mafia is made up of artists,
DJ's, club owners and music lovers that have joined together to support and
promote the Trop Rock style of music.
 The advent of the
Internet and internet radio have been a boon to many niche musical genres,
and Trop Rock is no exception. Jimmy Buffett's Radio Margaritaville began as
an Internet only radio station and has now migrated to Sirius XM Radio.
Another example is the Trop Rock station of the year, BeachFront Radio. Trop
Rock outlets continue to expand both on and off the Internet as demand grows
and with them the opportunities for artists.
 We
invite you to enjoy our guest artists, explore these resources and others
listed on our Links page, listen to the music, and
you just might find yourself in a "happy place" you never want to
leave! So, pour yourself a boat drink, pull up a deck chair, settle down
under that palm tree and let the waves of music wash over you.
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