The 2024 Junior Party Monarch competition was an energetic showcase of young talent that demonstrated that the future of Soca is in good hands. This year’s event featured a mix of returning performers ...

An uptempo style of music influenced by British, French and native Caribbean tribal rhythms, soca features rhythms deeply rooted in Asia and Africa. It was created especially for Carnival and played ...

It will be a busy Carnival for soca artiste Dennis ‘Menace XL’ Roberts as the Urlings resident has revealed he will not only be participating in the soca-themed Party Monarch Competition, but the Sir ...

Two weeks prior to her 79th birthday, Calypso Rose -- who has broken down barriers for women in calypso, soca and other Caribbean genres throughout her 64-year trailblazing career - will once again… ...

Carnival season on the Caribbean island of Trinidad boils down to one thing: fresh soca music. Consider it Red Bull for your ears, or music with a purpose. "The intention of the energy of soca music ...

An icon in Caribbean music, a legend within the calypso art form and a powerful force in shaping calypso's up-tempo descendant soca, Winston "Shadow" Bailey died at Mount Hope Hospital, St. Joseph… By ...

In the vibrant arena of Guyanese soca music, Vinel Hinds stands as a rising star, her melodies weaving through the colourful tapestry of Caribbean rhythms Now just 20 years old, Hinds’ journey in the ...

In a deep dive into the evolving landscape of soca and calypso, The UWI’s Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies hosted its fifth U(We) Outside discussion, almost a year after its ...

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - The black-clad old man crept gingerly onto stage wearing a mournful expression, more funeral director than musical legend. Sign up here. Then Shadow, a Calypso legend, jolts ...

The mid-1970s was a period of cultural response to the strident shouts for change heard throughout the western world in the late ’60s. Bob Marley and the Wailers would answer the call from Jamaica, ...