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 ...
My first time visiting Trinidad was for Carnival earlier this year—something friends and people I met during the two-week-long revelry described as a baptism of fire, in the best way possible.
From its opening line — “Doh worry lover, doh worry ‘fren, doh worry pardna, yuh go see ‘ting again …” — this one gives you all the feels. You can just envision what the streets of Port of Spain will ...
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 ...
Well, it took us a while to get there, but we're smack dab in the middle of summer. And for Torontonians, particularly its Caribbean-lineaged residents, one of the most prominent signs of summer is ...
Every good party has three things: food, drinks and music. But Food, Wine and Fête isn’t just another party, it’s a cultural celebration that’s cooking up something special in SoFlo! Soca ’bout a fun ...