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Celebrate Caribbean Flavours – nominate your favourite today

Nominations for the 2025 UK Caribbean Food Awards (UKCFA) will close on Monday 1 September. Now in its third year, the event features twenty...

Dunstan Creavalle - Fri 29 Aug 2025

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Windrush Day 2025 celebrations sweep the UK

Communities across Britain came alive on Windrush Day 2025, marking the 77th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush. In city squares, museums...

ggoodis - Thu 28 Aug 2025

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Swiss Soca Festival brings Carnival Flavour to Zug

The Swiss Soca Festival, celebrated as The Swiss Caribbean Experience, will light up Zug with three days of music, culture, and celebration. The festival...

Stephanie Coleman - Wed 27 Aug 2025

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Notting Hill Carnival – Monday – Adult’s Day

For the carnival-lover, the last Monday in August is not the ‘August Bank Holiday’ but Carnival Day. It’s essentially a repeat, on a bigger,...

Soca News Staff - Sun 24 Aug 2025

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Notting Hill Carnival – Sunday – Children’s Day

Sunday 24 August 2025Time. 10am@ Carnival Parade Route By the time J’Ouvert finishes (around 8.30 - 9am), it’s time for Children’s Carnival. The kids’ mas...

Soca News Staff - Sun 24 Aug 2025

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Notting Hill Carnival – J’Ouvert

Sunday 24 August 2025Time. 6-9am@ Starting at Sainsbury's, by Canal Way Roundabout J'Ouvert is one of the last mysteries of Carnival, spoken about but rarely...

Soca News Staff - Sat 23 Aug 2025

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Melly Rose rises with powerful new single Still Ah Rise

Rising Caribbean singer Melly Rose is preparing to release her new single Still Ah Rise, a song that speaks to hope and self-belief. With its...

Stephanie Coleman - Sat 23 Aug 2025

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Bounty Rum Brings Saint Lucian Spirit to Notting Hill Carnival 2025

Bounty Rum returns to Notting Hill Carnival this year with a full programme of floats, after-parties, and nationwide events. In partnership with distributor Mangrove...

Stephanie Coleman - Sat 23 Aug 2025

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Triniboi Joocie From Panorama Glory to Soca Ambassadorship

From the steelband stages of Trinidad to the heart of the UK's soca scene, his journey is a story of passion, purpose, and cultural...

Stephanie Coleman - Wed 20 Aug 2025

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Antiguan Super band Burning Flames turns Forty

Legendary Antiguan band Burning Flames celebrated their 40th anniversary during Antigua Carnival 2025 with concerts, tributes, and a surprise performance by soca star Machel...

Stephanie Coleman - Wed 20 Aug 2025

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Steelpan anniversary to be celebrated in London next July

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of steelpan’s first landfall in Britain, the 12th Steelpan/Carnival Arts Conference will be held in London in July 2026,...

Stephen Spark - Tue 19 Aug 2025

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Reuben P. Joseph, is bringing Carnival Spirit to the Stage

Reuben P. Joseph, based in London, is an Artistic Creative Director and Fashion/Beauty Pageant Choreographer with more than 20 years’ experience. Of Black African...

Stephanie Coleman - Tue 19 Aug 2025

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Residents issue a Notting Hill Carnival manifesto

Notting Hill residents aren't known for their love of Carnival. Some take refuge in their country cottages to escape three days of crowds, chicken...

Stephen Spark - Sun 17 Aug 2025

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Mr General

London-based DJ MR GENERAL is a veteran of the global soca scene, with over 22 years of experience and Trinidadian Jamaican roots. Since launching...

Stephanie Coleman - Sat 16 Aug 2025

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Calypso in London – it ent dead yet!

You wait a year for one calypso show and then five come along at once! The London bus analogy seemed appropriate as, just days after...

Stephen Spark - Fri 15 Aug 2025

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Yung Bredda releases Remix of ‘The Greatest Bend Over’ with Chlöe...

Trinidadian soca artist Yung Bredda has released a remix of his hit The Greatest Bend Over, this time featuring Grammy-nominated singer-producer Chlöe and Ghanaian...

Stephanie Coleman - Fri 15 Aug 2025

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My Trini Shop marks Fifth Anniversary as Romford Store Opens

My Trini Shop, the UK's first online Trinidadian grocery store, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month, while also marking a significant milestone with...

Radeya Osman - Fri 15 Aug 2025

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Trinidad’s Nessa Preppy makes her mark at Festival Latinidades

On Saturday, 26 July 2025, Trinbagonian soca artist Nessa Preppy (Vanessa John) made history as the first soca artist to perform at Festival Latinidades...

Stephanie Coleman - Thu 14 Aug 2025

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Carib Lager is now available on Draught in the UK

Carib Brewery marked a significant milestone in early June 2025 with the official launch of Carib Lager Draught at a celebratory event held at...

Radeya Osman - Wed 13 Aug 2025

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Sonny Blacks – cultural pioneer and impresario

It never took long to spot Sonny Blacks if he was in the hall or on the road at Carnival. You just looked out...

Stephen Spark - Mon 11 Aug 2025

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Lime Time at the Tabernacle

With no Calypso Tent for the second year running, fans of lyrical ingenuity have had to rely on monthly injections of Kaiso Lime during...

Stephen Spark - Mon 11 Aug 2025

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Aaliyah Knight crowned Grenada’s National Carnival Queen

Grenada's National Stadium came alive on Thursday 7 August 2025, as hundreds braved wind and rain to witness one of Spicemas' signature events –...

Soca News Staff - Sat 09 Aug 2025

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We Limin is the latest release from Bristol music group Jus...

Soca and dance music group Jus Now have released their new single, We Limin (The Weekend), through Road Music and Monk Music. The song...

Stephanie Coleman - Fri 08 Aug 2025

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R&B sensation Kehlani and dancehall star Masicka added to WCMF lineup

The World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) has expanded its 2025 artist roster with the addition of two international headline acts: Masicka, the Jamaican dancehall...

Radeya Osman - Fri 08 Aug 2025

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Carnival of the World returns to Reading this August

Carnival of the World is set to return to the streets of Reading this coming Saturday 9 August, promising a celebration of global culture,...

Radeya Osman - Fri 08 Aug 2025

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Shadiamond Assanah of Guyana crowned Miss Caribbean Culture Queen 2025

Shadiamond Assanah, representing Guyana, has been crowned Miss Caribbean Culture Queen 2025, marking an unprecedented third consecutive win for Guyana at the regional pageant....

Radeya Osman - Fri 08 Aug 2025

Art Culture News

Alvaro Barrington brings Art to the streets at Notting Hill Carnival

The renowned London-based artist Alvaro Barrington will be the featured visual artist for the Notting Hill Carnival Commission 2025, showcasing his work on a...

Radeya Osman - Wed 06 Aug 2025

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Kaiso Lime is the only place to hear Calypso this August

Kaiso Lime returns this coming Saturday 9 August, with an evening of live calypso, extempo and soca in the heart of Notting Hill. Hosted...

Stephanie Coleman - Wed 06 Aug 2025

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Tian Winter dominates Inet Party Monarch with a double win

Soca sensation Tian Winter captured both the Groovy and Jumpy crowns at the 2025 INET Party Monarch competition held on Sunday 3 August at...

Radeya Osman - Wed 06 Aug 2025

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Step into Carnival with with Elimu’s Mas Workshop

Elimu’s Mas Camp Workshop, curated by Helen and Sherrell Davenport, will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 10 AM to 1 PM...

Stephanie Coleman - Sat 02 Aug 2025

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New organiser promises rebirth of Carnival in Bermuda

Celebrate Caribbean Flavours – nominate your favourite today

Windrush Day 2025 celebrations sweep the UK

Swiss Soca Festival brings Carnival Flavour to Zug

Notting Hill Carnival – Monday – Adult’s Day

Notting Hill Carnival – Sunday – Children’s Day

Notting Hill Carnival – J’Ouvert

Melly Rose rises with powerful new single Still Ah Rise

Bounty Rum Brings Saint Lucian Spirit to Notting Hill Carnival 2025

Triniboi Joocie From Panorama Glory to Soca Ambassadorship

Antiguan Super band Burning Flames turns Forty

Steelpan anniversary to be celebrated in London next July

Reuben P. Joseph, is bringing Carnival Spirit to the Stage

Residents issue a Notting Hill Carnival manifesto

Mr General

Calypso in London – it ent dead yet!

Yung Bredda releases Remix of ‘The Greatest Bend Over’ with Chlöe...

My Trini Shop marks Fifth Anniversary as Romford Store Opens

Trinidad’s Nessa Preppy makes her mark at Festival Latinidades

Carib Lager is now available on Draught in the UK

Sonny Blacks – cultural pioneer and impresario

Lime Time at the Tabernacle

Aaliyah Knight crowned Grenada’s National Carnival Queen

We Limin is the latest release from Bristol music group Jus...

R&B sensation Kehlani and dancehall star Masicka added to WCMF lineup

Carnival of the World returns to Reading this August

Shadiamond Assanah of Guyana crowned Miss Caribbean Culture Queen 2025

Alvaro Barrington brings Art to the streets at Notting Hill Carnival

Kaiso Lime is the only place to hear Calypso this August

Tian Winter dominates Inet Party Monarch with a double win

Step into Carnival with with Elimu’s Mas Workshop

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