In the vibrant arena of Guyanese soca music, Vinel Hinds stands as a rising star, her melodies weaving through the colourful tapestry of Caribbean rhythms Now just 20 years old, Hinds’ journey in the ...

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 ...

After much online discussion over whether the International Soca Monarch (ISM) competition, a fixture on Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival calendar for the past three decades, would be held in 2023 — the ...

From Dash's Road March victory to a gorgeous steelpan showcase at Panorama, here are the five best music moments of Spicemas 2024 By Kyle Denis Music is more globalized than ever, which means cultural ...

2023 Soca Monarch, overseas-based Guyanese Adrian Dutchin said he is now ready to take a step back and explore other avenues for promoting Guyana as he is confident in the potential of upcoming local ...

Times have changed and now that the International Soca Monarch event has been cancelled, the annual Army Fete remains the last of the big, nationally-attended, ground-shaking fetes in existence.

FOR DECADES, the Soca Monarch competition occupied a prized and established position in the timetable of T&T’s Carnival, held on what has come to be known as Fantastic Friday. Soca Monarch preceded ...

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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 ...

In our newly minted FADER Five column, we ask the artists and producers orbiting our universe to riff on a theme and serve up five gems of their choosing. Former FADER cover star Machel Montano has ...

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 ...