The Caribbean marks the birthplace of tons of cultural fixtures that are widely enjoyed around the world, and one of its most celebrated exports is Soca music. The genre was founded in Trinidad and ...

Some artists break through with their very first single; others go their entire careers unheard. Trinidad Killa, who’s been in the music industry for a quarter-century now, got his long-overdue break ...

Raising the issue of security, Michael Phipps, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) and the current commanding officer for ...

On a Friday night last February, a singer in a gold lamé suit and matching kufi stepped off a throne to pounding drums and a loud chanting of his name. As Olatunji performed his single “Ola,” dancers ...

When I think about how soca music makes me feel, I beam from the inside. Charge it to my Trinidadian roots, but whenever a big “chune” plays (old or new) my eyes close, hands go up, head tilts back ...

“The Mother of All Carnivals” is finally here! Ever since the National Carnival Commission slapped that title on Carnival 2023 Carnival there has been a huge air of expectation. Whether that is a ...

Hip-hop isn't the only cultural movement celebrating its golden anniversary this year; soca, the up-tempo, propulsive descendant of calypso created in Trinidad and embraced across the Caribbean ...

The government has announced a major re-organisation of policing in England that will change which law enforcement agencies deal with cybercrime. Home secretary Theresa May on Monday introduced the ...

Machel Montano is the king of chutney soca. It was the first time Montano had entered the competition, singing his song Pepper Vine, alongside Drupatie Ramgoonai and Lady Lava. Neval Chatelal, a ...