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 ...

Some artists break through with their very first single; others go their entire careers unheard. Trinidad Killa, who’s been in the music industry for a quarter-century now, got his long-overdue break ...

In the heart of Arlington, a culinary gem has emerged — SoCa Fusion. This vibrant restaurant has taken over the beloved family kabob spot — 3205 Columbia Pike — that held a special place in the hearts ...

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 ...

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 ...

“I'm happy to finally see that the Caribbean culture and the American culture—where music is concerned—is coming together." Just in time for the West Indian Labor Day weekend festivities in New York ...

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 ...

The entrée and dessert — New York’s annual West Indian American Day Carnival Parade — is weeks away, but Everybody’s magazine’s Calypso-Soca Festival & Tent is an impressive appetizer leading up the ...

The churrasco that may be served at the new Soca restaurant opening January in Cameron Village. It includes grilled ribeye filet, charred baby sweet potatoes, roasted chayote, aji dulce and espazote ...