It has been five years since the last Soca versus Reggae. Headlining the much anticipated event on Friday at Tiger Bay are ...

2005 – Rupee, "Tempted to Touch" Midway through the 2000s, two soca songs initially made their way onto the Billboard Hot 100, an unprecedented, and to date unmatched, feat for soca.

In the dynamic tapestry of Caribbean music, soca endures as the heartbeat of Trinidad and Tobago's world-famous Carnival celebrations, infusing the festival with joy, energy and infectious rhythm.

Soca Jam EP marks a return to the music business for Johnson, who has produced songs by Bob Andy, Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Capleton, Cutty Ranks, and Trini.

Machel Montano, onstage at the Essence Festival on July 1, 2022 in New Orleans. Montano became of soca's biggest stars following the release of his single "Big Truck" in 1997.

Soca, like calypso and the steel pan, the national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago, developed from festivities associated with Trinidad's world-renowned pre-Lenten carnival.