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 ...

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 ...

*Singer and recording artist Imani Ray is a rising star, and she’s riding the electrifying waves of Caribbean music, specifically Soca, well into the stratosphere. Since bursting on the national music ...

Go anywhere in the United States and odds are somebody, somewhere is doing a celebration for the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The art form that was born in the Bronx, however, is not the only ...

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 ...

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 ...

Soca icon Machel Montano says it may take some time for soca music to become as widespread as reggae and dancehall, but he hopes to help lead the way. He also discusses his upcoming "Planet Brooklyn" ...