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 ...

The Trini superstar also shared the stage with acclaimed jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles. Read Billboard's show review.

Machel Montano is known for his numerous collaborations across various genres, particularly within soca, reggae, and dancehall. His ability to blend different musical styles and work with a wide range ...

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 ...

On a normal day in early February, Trinidad and Tobago’s Queen’s Park Savannah would be bustling in preparation for Carnival. Vendors would be constructing their stalls, covering tables with water and ...

Camille “Ranji Baby” Ranjitsingh’s “Sweet Ranji Wine” is a chutney soca parang ode to the most important element of a Trini Christmas: togetherness. Ranji distills chutney, soca and parang into a ...

Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island nation in the southern Caribbean renowned for its annual Carnival celebration (3-4 March 2025), has far more to offer visitors than just massive parades. The ...

Three of Trinidad's buzziest soca acts chat with Billboard about the genre's future ahead of 2025 Carnival. By Kyle Denis If there’s a current “big three” when it comes to different styles of ...