These iconic riddims inspired generations of artists, fueled countless hits and transformed the way dancehall and soca are ...

If there’s a current “big three” when it comes to different styles of Caribbean music, it’s probably reggae, dancehall and soca. Between Buju Banton’s Stateside return and Vybz Kartel’s release from ...

A couple of days into 2015, I was wedged between two of my best friends in the backseat of a station wagon, gripping their hands as a drunk stranger sped us through a dark, winding road in small-town ...

A palm tree, gently swaying saltwater like those found on most Caribbean beaches, a towel spread across white sand, shoulders rocking from side to side almost instinctively while sitting in a brightly ...

Public Service Announcement: Check on your Trininadian friends. Check on all of your Caribbean friends. They're not OK. Because for perhaps the first time in Caribbean history, that time of year has ...

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 ...

With lockdowns and travel bans devastating the live music industry last year, musicians across the world turned to online performances and streaming platforms to make up the numbers. But for soca, a ...

Machel Montano is ready to make us dance with new music. On Wednesday, the Trinidadian soca musician announced his album One Degree Hotter, out later this month, as he released the high-energy music ...