Hailing from the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the hub of carnival in the Caribbean, the band breathes new life into a culture that has been largely sidelined due to the pandemic. We Home ...

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 ...

As a teenager in the early-to-mid '90s, motivated by the success of Barbadian artists at carnival and with the intention to make T&T's soca more appealing to his peers, Machel and his band Xtatik ...

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 ...

Trinidad and Haiti were truly represented at the ESSENCE Festival this year. Machel Montano, Kes The Band, and Wyclef Jean had some amazing sets that were full of surprises.

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 ...

I’m not just a soca artist, I have reggae, dancehall and Afrobeats tracks. But I love soca, that’s my culture, and that’s where I come from.