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 ...

Three of Trinidad's buzziest soca acts chat with Billboard about the genre's future ahead of 2025 Carnival. By Kyle Denis If there’s a current “big three” when it comes to different styles of ...

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 ...

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 swalsh@miamiherald.com Go anywhere in the United States ...

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 ...

I still remember the sound of the truck horns, the signature fast-paced tempos and pumping bass. It was Labor Day in 1997, and “Big Truck” by Machel Montano and Xtatik was blasting through the ...

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 ...