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 ...
Soca has always been a forceful presence in my life. As a child of parents who were born and raised in Trinidad, the island of this musical genre’s birth, its enchanting rhythms have turned my frowns ...
Camille “Ranji Baby” Ranjitsingh’s “Sweet Ranji Wine” is a chutney soca parang ode to the most important element of a Trini ...
Inside, he has created a place that looks and feels like home. Banana and mango plants fill the corners, and photos of ...
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 ...
If you haven’t heard of soca music by now, you’re about to get a full dose of it in 2020 and beyond! This electrifying genre of music can be described as “jump-up music.” It combines East Indian and ...
A performer poses for photos during Miami Carnival at the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo in Miami, Florida on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Sydney Walsh [email protected] Go anywhere in the United States ...
Cayman Fiesta organiser Reynolds Entertainment Agency has refuted allegations of "unprofessionalism" and "disrespect" made by ...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s all-time leading goalscorer Stern John has called for Dwight Yorke to ...
Police officers have been tracking when downloaders of copyright-infringing files have deleted their download histories, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. On Wednesday evening, SOCA ...