News

The Caribbean has a new currency DCash

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has launched DCash, created in partnership with Barbados-based fintech company Bitt. This new digital currency is intended to address...

Soca News Staff - Sun 02 May 2021

Books News

Canisia Lubrin wins Caribbean literature prize

The NGC Bocas Lit Fest team hosted a virtual ceremony via its website and social media on 24 April to announce the winner of...

Radeya Osman - Sun 02 May 2021

Lifestyle News Travel

The Great House Antigua: fairytales can come true!

Just occasionally you find somewhere that’s almost too good to be true. Some 20 minutes from V C Bird International Airport is such a...

Radeya Osman - Sun 02 May 2021

News

Soca artist Erphaan Alves wants you to grow it yourself

Erphaan Alves has started a Grow It Yourself (GIY) challenge, with support from Trinidad & Tobago’s Ministry of Sport and Community Development and the...

Soca News Staff - Sat 01 May 2021

Carnival News

J’Ouvert comes to BBC Four’s Lights Up season

The play J’Ouvert premiered at Theatre503 in Battersea, South London, in 2019. It tells the story of two friends, Nadine and Jade, who must...

Joseph Charles - Mon 26 Apr 2021

News

Caribbean culture showcased in Taiwan

The inaugural Culture Uma Fest was held on April 17 in Taiwan’s capital Taipei, and was positively received by enthusiastic individuals who gathered at...

Radeya Osman - Sun 25 Apr 2021

News

Bunji Garlin, Lyrikal, Azaryah and Adam O join Stadic’s Riddim challenge

Trinidadian music producer Stadic Music (Kevin Charles) recently launched a challenge looking for artists to duet FREESTYLE on a new riddim. The successful act...

Joseph Charles - Sun 25 Apr 2021

News

Berger presents Bold the Concert featuring Destra, Nikita and Beenie Man

To celebrate the launch of their rebrand and new campaign, entitled ‘Boldy Berger’, paint company Berger hosted a concert on Friday 23 April. ‘Bold The...

Joseph Charles - Sat 24 Apr 2021

News

Wetty Beatz releases Ting Go Nice Again in Support of St...

Vincentian singer, songwriter, and producer, Wetty Beatz has released Ting Go Nice Again in support of St Vincent and the Grenadines who are currently...

Joseph Charles - Sat 24 Apr 2021

News

Soca Love Story postponed as further covid restrictions hit Trinidad

Soca Love Story which was scheduled to be held at the Naparima Bowl, Trinidad today, Saturday 24 April, has been postponed until further notice....

Joseph Charles - Sat 24 Apr 2021

News

The Sound of Music: Prime Minister curates Live Playlist to promote...

The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Hon. Allen Michael Chastanet, has recently curated two playlists featuring live music from Lucian artists. The playlists...

Radeya Osman - Sat 24 Apr 2021

News

Nevis Culturama 47 registration underway

Culturama is a cultural festival that takes place in Nevis to celebrate a significant period in the history of the island; it is a...

Radeya Osman - Sat 24 Apr 2021

News

The Art of Flex: Nessa Preppy on breaking the glass ceiling...

German-born Trinidadian artist Nessa Preppy has taken tremendous strides in establishing herself as a soca artist over the past couple of years. Giving her...

Radeya Osman - Thu 22 Apr 2021

News

Shurwayne Winchester: Carnival Please Stay Vol.1 EP”

Shurwayne Winchester has launched a new EP entitled Carnival Please Stay Vol.1 (Live). The Tobagonian artist, who has gained recognition as a versatile soca...

Radeya Osman - Wed 21 Apr 2021

News

Dalgety Tea makes Ghana its next stop

Guyanese-born Mark Dalgety chose to make tea instead of following a career in his chemical engineering, and founded what is now an award-winning company...

Radeya Osman - Tue 20 Apr 2021

News

St Vincent suffers shortages and fears Covid outbreaks as La Soufriere...

La Soufrière volcano, which had been dormant since 1979 but started rumbling in December 2020, erupted on Friday 9 April. Since then, molten rock...

Stephen Spark - Sun 18 Apr 2021

News

Dawg E Slaughter goes Back to Basics

Derek Francis Pereira whose stage name is Dawg E Slaughter released his fourth album, Back to Basics under the iTron Music label on Thursday...

Soca News Staff - Sun 04 Apr 2021

Feature News

Miss Pat, My Reggae Music Journey

Miss Pat, the founder of VP Records, has released a memoir entitled Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey. The book, which is part-memoir and...

Nana Akua Frimpomaa Amofa - Sun 04 Apr 2021

Carnival News

Notting Hill Carnival Ltd keeps faith with Ansel Wong

Notting Hill Carnival organiser NHCL has affirmed in a statement to Soca News that it will not be taking any action against Board member...

Stephen Spark - Thu 01 Apr 2021

News Travel

The Soca News guide to Caribbean travel

If you’re pining for that Caribbean getaway or a chance to catch up with friends and family in the islands you may need to...

Stephen Spark - Tue 30 Mar 2021

Carnival News

Cape Town Carnival 2022: Anticipate

The next instalment of Cape Town Carnival has been moved to summer 2022 because of Covid-19 restrictions. South Africa’s popular Cape Town Carnival is normally...

Soca News Staff - Tue 30 Mar 2021

News

Today Tuesday 30 March marks Spiritual Shouter Baptist Day

Spiritual Shouter Baptist Day is held in Trinidad & Tobago on 30 March, where a public holiday has been in place since 1996. Spiritual...

Joseph Charles - Tue 30 Mar 2021

Carnival News

St Paul’s Carnival cancelled again

Bristol’s biggest carnival, traditionally held on the first Saturday in July, has been cancelled the second year in a row due to the Covid-19...

Soca News Staff - Mon 29 Mar 2021

Books News

David Kalloo, Trinidadian-born author

Trinidad-born author David Kalloo grew up in the eastern borough of Arima. A self-taught writer, Kalloo migrated to London in 1989 and joined the...

Joseph Charles - Sun 28 Mar 2021

Carnival News

Jamaica Carnival 2021 cancelled!

Jamaica Carnival road march, which had been scheduled for Sunday 11 April, 2021, will not now go ahead, tourism minister Edmund Bartlett announced recently. In...

Soca News Staff - Sun 28 Mar 2021

News Soca People

Up close and personal with UK soca artist Nikie Baby

London-based soca artist and music lover Nikie Baby (Nikie James) is of Saint Lucian and Jamaican heritage. The sobriquet originally came from her peers....

Mia Cadette - Sat 27 Mar 2021

News

Nailah Blackman and Anson Soverall are songwriting finalists

Trinidadian singer Nailah Blackman and manager Anson Soverall are finalists in the prestigious International Songwriting Competition. Boujee and Games earned Blackman and Soverall nominations in...

Joseph Charles - Wed 17 Mar 2021

News

Blaxx and D All Starz welcome Richard Gordon on board as...

Dexter Stewart, known in soca circles as Blaxx, has announced Richard Gordon as his new manager. Blaxx confirmed the news to fans in a...

Soca News Staff - Sun 14 Mar 2021

News

Lyrikal and Skinny are ready for a Showdown

Trinidad soca artist Lyrikal will battle Vincy soca artist Skinny Fabulous in the second session of Showdown. The show is a concept by Perception...

Soca News Staff - Wed 10 Mar 2021

Feature

Calypso Rose – an icon for International Women’s Day

Rose McCartha Linda Sandy Lewis ‑ known to millions as Calypso Rose ‑ is the undisputed Calypso Queen of the World. Born on 27 April...

Soca News Staff - Tue 09 Mar 2021

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The Caribbean has a new currency DCash

Canisia Lubrin wins Caribbean literature prize

The Great House Antigua: fairytales can come true!

Soca artist Erphaan Alves wants you to grow it yourself

J’Ouvert comes to BBC Four’s Lights Up season

Caribbean culture showcased in Taiwan

Bunji Garlin, Lyrikal, Azaryah and Adam O join Stadic’s Riddim challenge

Berger presents Bold the Concert featuring Destra, Nikita and Beenie Man

Wetty Beatz releases Ting Go Nice Again in Support of St...

Soca Love Story postponed as further covid restrictions hit Trinidad

The Sound of Music: Prime Minister curates Live Playlist to promote...

Nevis Culturama 47 registration underway

The Art of Flex: Nessa Preppy on breaking the glass ceiling...

Shurwayne Winchester: Carnival Please Stay Vol.1 EP”

Dalgety Tea makes Ghana its next stop

St Vincent suffers shortages and fears Covid outbreaks as La Soufriere...

Dawg E Slaughter goes Back to Basics

Miss Pat, My Reggae Music Journey

Notting Hill Carnival Ltd keeps faith with Ansel Wong

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Cape Town Carnival 2022: Anticipate

Today Tuesday 30 March marks Spiritual Shouter Baptist Day

St Paul’s Carnival cancelled again

David Kalloo, Trinidadian-born author

Jamaica Carnival 2021 cancelled!

Up close and personal with UK soca artist Nikie Baby

Nailah Blackman and Anson Soverall are songwriting finalists

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