“It’s all about unity, togetherness” — these are the opening lyrics to one of Caribbean Soca sensation Destra Garcia‘s most recognizable hits, “ Fly,” and they perfectly signify the energy her music ...

Each week, FACT’s Mixtape Round-Up trawls through the untamed world of free mixes, radio specials and live blends so you don’t have to. We’ve now decided to break this into two features: the week’s ...

VP Records annual carnival compilation, Soca Gold is set for release on June 16, 2023. The longest-running compilation series celebrating the best in soca music features 18 high-energy tracks from ...

Notting Hill Carnival—live, loud, and absolutely unmissable—only on the BBC! BBC 1Xtra kicks off its highly anticipated Carnival Weekender, bringing the vibrant sounds of Soca and Dancehall to ...

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 ...

We first learned the West Indian slang "Carnival Tabanca" when FADER style editor Deidre Dyer fulfilled her birthright by celebrating Trinidad Carnival earlier this year. In her report on the unruly, ...

Soca Nawmal returned for its second staging bringing excitement to dancehall and soca lovers. The event took place on Carnival Saturday at the National Stadium. OSOCITY, the popular music producer, ...

Public Service Announcement: Check on your Trininadian friends. Check on all of your Caribbean friends. They're not OK. Because for perhaps the first time in Caribbean history, that time of year has ...

Every good party has three things: food, drinks and music. But Food, Wine and Fête isn’t just another party, it’s a cultural celebration that’s cooking up something special in SoFlo! Soca ’bout a fun ...

BBC 1Xtra kicks off its highly anticipated Carnival Weekender, bringing the vibrant sounds of Soca and Dancehall to audiences across the UK and beyond. From Friday through to Tuesday, listeners can ...