After much online discussion over whether the International Soca Monarch (ISM) competition, a fixture on Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival calendar for the past three decades, would be held in 2023 — the ...

Over the last few years, Montano has broken the record for the most wins in the International Soca Monarch competition, an annual, on-site battle among Soca artists at Carnival in Trinidad and ...

Many selections have won Trinidad carnival's prestigious competitions – the Calypso Monarch, Soca Monarch and Panorama, where steel bands with as many as 125 players compete, performing complex ...

The Monarch competition is a key event in the run-up to Trinidad and Tobago’s annual carnival, and one of the most prestigious music showcases in the Caribbean. Olatunji’s triumphant ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– Looking out at the thousands of people gathered on Fantastic Friday, aka Carnival Friday, for a soca concert in the middle of Hasely Crawford Stadium evoked a deep sense ...

2013 – Blaxx, "Leh Go" While EDM's impact has since receded, Afrobeats now exerts an even stronger sway. Olatunji Yearwood's tuneful Afro-soca "Oh Yay" embodies the reciprocal influences between ...

Long live soca! Celebrating 50 years of Trinidad's soundtrack to carnival By Patricia Meschino Published February 24, 2023 at 6:00 AM CST Bennett Raglin / Getty Images for Essence ...