Modern soca music ambassadors Kes steer their “Man With No Door” tour into Orlando this weekend, and there will be dancing. Kees Dieffenthaller and Kes the Band are in the midst of a monthlong U.S.

Go anywhere in the United States and odds are somebody, somewhere is doing a celebration for the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The art form that was born in the Bronx, however, is not the only ...

I used to hate soca music. I've been into dancehall music a long time but it took me so long to warm to soca. I grew up on the east end of Toronto where there is a big West Indian community, so I've ...

The first law of soca music according to Machel Montano is: "it's dancing time all the time." And in his Tiny Desk Concert, the "King of Soca" provides irrefutable evidence to support that statement.

When Nicole Jonjak, known on stage as YOUNI-T, first landed in Trinidad in 2012, the music scene buzzed with one question. “Who is this white girl singing soca?” To some, she looked like just another ...

With lockdowns and travel bans devastating the live music industry last year, musicians across the world turned to online performances and streaming platforms to make up the numbers. But for soca, a ...

A performer poses for photos during Miami Carnival at the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo in Miami, Florida on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Sydney Walsh swalsh@miamiherald.com Go anywhere in the United States ...