News

A New Journal For Carnival Arts

Studying Carnival arts will never be the same again. Research will be so much easier after a new academic journal dedicated to the subject...

Stephen Spark - Tue 10 Mar 2020

News

Coronavirus reaches the Caribbean

The first cases of Covid-19 – the new strain of coronavirus that’s killed nearly 3,000 people worldwide since December 2019 – were confirmed in...

Stephen Spark - Sun 01 Mar 2020

Results

Trinidad & Tobago – National Calypso Monarch Competition Winners

The National calypso Monarch competition is a yearly event that is held during the carnival season in Trinidad & Tobago. The competition is organised...

Soca News Staff - Sat 29 Feb 2020

News Results

Trinidad National Panorama 2020 Results

The National Panorama finals were held last evening at the Queens Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Here are the results: 1st. Desperadoes 2nd. BP Renegades, Massy...

Joseph Charles - Sun 23 Feb 2020

Results

International Soca Monarch Winners – Groovy

YearArtistsSong2020College Boy JesseHappy Song2019SwappiParty Start2018VoiceYear For Love2017VoiceFar From Finished2016VoiceCheers To Life2015OlatunjiOla2014Kerwin De BoisToo Real2013Machel MontanoFog2012Machel MontanoMr. Fete2011Kes DieffenthallerWotless2010Shurwayne WinchesterMurdah2009Fayann Lyons AlvarezHeavy Bumper2008Shurwayne WinchesterPlease Star2007Biggie...

Soca News Staff - Sat 22 Feb 2020

News

International Soca Monarch 2020 results

The finals of the International Soca Monarch competition were held last evening at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad. There were 23...

Joseph Charles - Sat 22 Feb 2020

News

King and Queen of Carnival return to Dimanche Gras

The King and Queen of Carnival will return to the Dimanche Gras show on Trinidad Carnival Sunday night after an absence of two years. The...

Joseph Charles - Tue 18 Feb 2020

News

Destra releases Queendom, her 15th album

Queen of Bacchanal Destra Garcia released her fifteenth album, Queendom, on 15 February. The album includes the songs Me Gusta, Need Love, Daddy Reach, a...

Joseph Charles - Tue 18 Feb 2020

News

Asa Bantan becomes Goodwill Ambassador

Asa Bantan, the Wet Fete King, has been made a Goodwill Ambassador for Dominica. The artist is known for tunes such as Wet Fete, Task...

Joseph Charles - Mon 17 Feb 2020

News Results

Trinidad National Calypso Monarch finalist

The semi-finals of the National Calypso Monarch competition were held last night at Guaracara Park, Trinidad. Up to 40 calypsonians competed for a place in...

Joseph Charles - Sun 16 Feb 2020

News

Get some more Zouk in your life

If you want to experience a little more Caribbean music than just reggae and soca here in London – well, you can. Since the...

Joseph Charles - Sun 16 Feb 2020

News Videos

No Tomorrow

Soca News Music - Sat 15 Feb 2020

Film & Television News

Alison Hinds stars in new film

Bajan soca artiste Alison Hinds appears in new movie that features actors from Ghana, Jamaica and Barbados. The movie, Joseph, focuses on Kevoy Burton,...

Joseph Charles - Tue 11 Feb 2020

News

Calypso Fiesta finds a new home

The annual Calypso Fiesta competition has been moved to Guaracara Park. The move was forced on organisers by renovation work at Skinner Park, the...

Joseph Charles - Mon 10 Feb 2020

News

International Soca Monarch Finals – the race is wide open

The International Soca Monarch Finals will take place on Carnival Friday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. In total, 62 competitors took...

Joseph Charles - Mon 10 Feb 2020

News

Mr Killa is out and there was no Storm

Mr Killa, 2019 International Power Soca Monarch, will not compete in this year’s Soca Monarch final. In a post on his Facebook page on Saturday...

Joseph Charles - Sun 09 Feb 2020

Carnival News

Notting Hill Carnival 2020 Band Launches

We may only be in February, but preparation for Notting Hill Carnival 2020, which this year will take place on the Sunday 30 and...

Joseph Charles - Thu 06 Feb 2020

News

Machel Monday will end at Ten with a Wedding

There has been, for the last 10 years, one day in the Trinidad Carnival calendar when no other promoter has dared to throw a...

Joseph Charles - Wed 29 Jan 2020

News Results

International Soca Monarch semi-finalists announced

It’s the time of year when we wait feverishly for the roll call of artists who’ve made it through to the semi-final rounds of...

Joseph Charles - Tue 28 Jan 2020

Film & Television News

Help support the Queen of Soca movie

With just a few days left to reach their target of US$15,000, producers of Trinidad’s first ‘soca movie’, Queen of Soca, are calling on...

Joseph Charles - Mon 13 Jan 2020

News

Chutney Soca Monarch semi-finalists

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Trinidad’s Chutney Soca Monarch competition. This year’s theme is The Journey, and to celebrate the anniversary both...

Joseph Charles - Sun 12 Jan 2020

News

Benjamin, Lloyd and Walker in 2020 Honours

Three bright stars from the Caribbean are among those recognised in the Queen’s 2020 New Year Honours. Despite their archaic titles, the Honours remain...

Stephen Spark - Sat 04 Jan 2020

Feature News

Maxine Collins, Entrepreneur

Maxine was born in Hackney, to Trinidadian and Jamaican parents, but spent her early childhood in Couva, Trinidad, with her maternal grandparents. Since returning...

Katie Segal - Wed 01 Jan 2020

News

Musician Roy Noel passes away

It is with sadness that we report the passing of musician Roy Jeremiah Noel. Roy was born in Grenada in 1952, subsequently attending Henry...

DRM Jones - Mon 30 Dec 2019

News Soca People

Helena B

There wasn't a dry eye in the Tabernacle, Ladbroke Grove, as Helena B (Helena Bedeau) sang her moving song, A Mother's Tears. This was...

DRM Jones - Sat 28 Dec 2019

News

Baron marries his manager and partner Sherma Orr

Trinidadian soca crooner The Baron (Timothy Watkins) has married his long-time manager and partner Sherma Orr, she has been managing Baron for the past...

Joseph Charles - Sat 28 Dec 2019

News

Cummin Up offers a free Christmas meal

Richard Simpson, owner of the Caribbean takeaway chain Cummin Up, takes that sentiment seriously. For the eleventh year, Cummin Up will be providing a meal...

Joseph Charles - Mon 23 Dec 2019

News Review

Ten Years of Chocolate Nation

Saturday 23 November saw Chocolate Nation Mas celebrate their tenth anniversary, which they combined with their thank you party for Notting Hill Carnival 2019....

Sharon Buckley - Fri 20 Dec 2019

News

Miss Jamaica takes Miss Word 2019 crown

The final of the 2019 Miss World competition was held on Saturday 14 December at Excel London in Docklands, and Miss Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh,...

Joseph Charles - Mon 16 Dec 2019

News Soca People

Brother B, we all need some brotherly love

As we sit down to talk about life, soca and, in particular, his new album, you cannot help but notice the tall, elegant and...

Sharon Buckley - Fri 13 Dec 2019

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Anguilla's 50th Summer Festival will be a Celebrated Reunion

A New Journal For Carnival Arts

Coronavirus reaches the Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago – National Calypso Monarch Competition Winners

Trinidad National Panorama 2020 Results

International Soca Monarch Winners – Groovy

International Soca Monarch 2020 results

King and Queen of Carnival return to Dimanche Gras

Destra releases Queendom, her 15th album

Asa Bantan becomes Goodwill Ambassador

Trinidad National Calypso Monarch finalist

Get some more Zouk in your life

No Tomorrow

Alison Hinds stars in new film

Calypso Fiesta finds a new home

International Soca Monarch Finals – the race is wide open

Mr Killa is out and there was no Storm

Notting Hill Carnival 2020 Band Launches

Machel Monday will end at Ten with a Wedding

International Soca Monarch semi-finalists announced

Help support the Queen of Soca movie

Chutney Soca Monarch semi-finalists

Benjamin, Lloyd and Walker in 2020 Honours

Maxine Collins, Entrepreneur

Musician Roy Noel passes away

Helena B

Baron marries his manager and partner Sherma Orr

Cummin Up offers a free Christmas meal

Ten Years of Chocolate Nation

Miss Jamaica takes Miss Word 2019 crown

Brother B, we all need some brotherly love

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