By the time Kees Dieffenthaller, better known simply as Kes, and his bandmates step onto the stage of Frederick P. Rose Hall this ...

Soca music fans subsist in a feast-or-famine world. Feasts come during Carnival — especially Trinidad Carnival, king of them all — when the exuberant, dance-driven tunes are released faster than soca ...

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 ...

The Bajans celebrate their Afro-Caribbean heritage through music; and calyspo, reggae, drum and soca music can be heard easily throughout the island. But arguably the most musical time of year is the ...

Patrons will be wining up their bam-bam while munching on delectable delights at ‘Brunch and Soca’, a high-concept event that merges the elements of soca and brunch, offering a festive atmosphere, ...

The first law of soca music according to Machel Montano is: "it's dancing time all the time." And in his Tiny Desk Concert, the "King of Soca" provides irrefutable evidence to support that statement.

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 ...