Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Yung Bredda and Lu City. By Kyle Denis Between Vybz Kartel‘s blockbuster Freedom Street homecoming concert, Machel Montano‘s historic NPR ...

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 ...

He’s the emperor of the dancehall whose explicit lyrics and Mr. Loverman vibes still move reggae fans around the globe. But for fans of ’90s dancehall music, it’s been years since Shabba Ranks made a ...

At Bayfront Park last week, waves of Caribbean flags splashed against the crowd donning all-white attire at Tipsy Music Festival. Soca, dancehall, and kompa emanated from the stage and electrified the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Electric Karnival's Inaugural Festival Kicks Off In Miami July 3rd - May 21, 2017 - Electric Karnival (EK) takes the stage as Miami's newest music festival on July 3 set amongst the lush tropical ...

Starting tomorrow and running through to Saturday, June 22, Scorch Radio will present its inaugural Soca and Dancehall (S&D) Week of activities as part of the Caribbean MusicOn (Caribbean Music ...

UPDATE (July 8): Grammy-nominated dancehall icon Bounty Killer will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards, which will be held on Thursday, Aug. 28, at Kings Theatre ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - On a recent subway ride from Brooklyn to Manhattan, soca phenomenon Machel Montano was jolted from the anonymity he enjoys in some areas of New York when a female passenger ...

If it sounds like soca, and makes you dance like soca – is it still definitely soca music? The success of the carnival song, Differentology, by the artist Bunji Garlin has spurred public debate about ...