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 ...

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 ...

Calvin Burnett’s song “HandyMan” has earned him the 2024 Soca Monarch crown, while Osei Clarke (OKC) is the new Calypso Monarch. According to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, in Mashramani ...

“OUT of the mouths of babes and sucklings”...and so it is that at just 11 years old, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s rising superstars is calling on the nation to sing less dancehall and trinibad music, ...

A comprehensive history of calypso and soca competition winners at Trinidad Carnival has been created in the book “The Finalists: A Graphical Look Back at Trinidad & Tobago’s Calypso and Soca Monarch ...

Earlier this year, David Rudder, one of the most loved and respected voices in calypso and soca, turned 70. He celebrated with a massive concert in his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, but the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Caribbean marks the birthplace of tons of cultural fixtures that are widely enjoyed around the world, and one of its most ...

ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, March 14, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- Calypso and Soca, two of the Caribbean's most influential and culturally significant music genres, are calling for recognition as distinct ...

Calypso and soca are both genres of music that originated in our twin-island nation, but they have distinct characteristics: 1.Calypso • Calypso emerged during the colonial period. Its roots have been ...

ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, March 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Calypso and Soca, two of the Caribbean's most influential and culturally significant music genres ...