“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 ...

Soca imbues the listener with a sense of freedom and puckish abandon, but for those that make a living off it, the genre’s never-ending fête can sometimes be creatively limiting. The annual carnival ...

She can command a crowd like few others — and during her career, she's broadened the definition of soca, established herself as a brand and... It's not enough to make list after list. The Turning the ...

Few soca music videos have gone viral to the degree that singer Destra Garcia's “Me Gusta” has. The song — one of Destra's offerings for Trinidad and Tobago's upcoming 2020 Carnival season, which has ...

In just over two weeks, soca queen Destra Garcia’s life will come full circle. She began in the church choir, and now she’s stepping into the spotlight for her first gospel concert, “Reflections”, on ...

OK, if you weren?t at Snorkel Park on Wednesday night, then you simply will not appreciate the extent of my exuberance in this review article. The Atlantik, featuring Destra and Maximus Dan show was ...

Final preparations are underway for the 2022 edition of the creative, colorful, and musical New York Carnival — returning to Brooklyn Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 through Sept. 5. The West Indian ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's not enough to make list after list. The Turning the Tables project seeks to suggest alternatives to the traditional popular music canon, and to do more than that, too: to stimulate conversation ...