Soca People

Shelly Alfred - The Journey Behind the Music

An honest conversation on growth, purpose, and building a life in musicShelly Alfred has been on stage for most of his life. From competing in …
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Nadia Batson is aiming for the stars

Nadia Batson continues to grow as a soca songstress, and has slowly become a more prominent name this Trinidad carnival season with every performance...

TB Joocie, The Man , The Artist

Rodell ‘Triniboi Joocie’ Sorzano is a UK-based, Trinidadian born and bred musician, pannist - and ambassador for Notting Hill Carnival. In 2008, Triniboi was awarded...

Viking Ding Dong

Viking Ding Dong and a venue is all you need to get the party started! For more than 16 years Viking Ding Dong -...

Fakekou

Fakekou (Sterling Callender) aka Kou is a brilliant, hardcore London-based soca artist from Marabella, South Trinidad. His passion is simply to make and perform...

Kisha Kay is Catching Feelings

Kisha Joseph, known as Kisha Kay or Sweet Kay, is a young soca artist known for songs such as Broque and Catching Feelings. Kisha hails...

J’urgen for the Love of the Culture

Meet J’urgen, formerly known as Little Nick - a newcomer to the National Groovy Soca Monarch and Calypso Monarch finals stage. Although this is...
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Dhirv 2 Funny….the All-round Entertainer

Saint Lucia’s Dhirv 2Funny gained notoriety with his comedy sketches on social media, but fans grew to love him as Dhirv the artist and...

Dezral continues the legacy

Known to many as a comedian, musician, calypsonian and the son of The Mighty Pep and the beloved ‘Purple Crab’, Dezral Long has been...

Teddyson John

Teddyson John has carved a name for himself in the world Caribbean music and has an enthusiastic following. Teddyson was born and raised in a...

Red Plastic Bag

Red Plastic Bag (Stedson Wiltshire – also known as RPB or just Bag) is a successful calypsonian from Barbados. RPB was born on 17 June...

Triple Kay Combo heading to I Love Sewo Jam

Originating from Laudat in Dominica and founded by three friends, the Triple Kay Band is now home to nine artists who have nine albums,...

Lil Bitts and a little Talawa

Versatile Lil Bitts (Shivonne Liesl-Anne Churche) from Trinidad has been making soca music for many decades. But there is more to know about Lil...

A closer look at UK soca artist Simbaarley

Talented Simbaarley (Nathaniel Seún Leigertwood) represents both Saint Vincent and Antigua in the soca scene. How does he define himself as an artist and...

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....

Get to know… UK Soca artist Pahjo!

Getting to know a man who proves that it’s never too late to follow your dreams! Pahjo gives us an insight on his profound...
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No System Failure for Dominican soca artist Starsha

There is a young lady doing her thing on the Dominican soca scene and her name is Starsha. I came across her soca music...

Its Endless for Anguillan soca artist Viggy Da Artist

Soca News received a request through Instagram and at the end of that request was Viggy Da Artists asking if we would share his...

Savanna steps out of the shadows with first solo track ‘Name...

The name Savanna may not be a household one, but her voice has been heard on some of the biggest soca tracks of the...

Bahamian Soca Queen Wendi is ready to Walk Out

If you haven’t heard the melodic voice of Bahamian sensation Wendi, the time is now!! Though being in the northern stretch of the Caribbean...

Kes The Band, make yuh put up yuh hand

After months of teasing, Kes the Band’s latest album, We Home, is finally here. The band, which consists of Kees, his brothers Hans and...

Soca Divettes

The Soca Divettes – otherwise simply The Divettes are a London-based trio of singers: Michelle Cross-Glasgow, Geraldine Reid and Carlene McLean. They have provided...

Zinaida makes a Big splash in the Soca Industry

Despite the cancellation of the Saint Lucia 2020 carnival season, the ever-enterprising Zinaida McNamara-Phillip has added the title of Executive Producer to her list...

Jus D

Antonio Patrick Johnson or, as he is more commonly known, ‘Jus D’, is a Barbadian singer, songwriter and producer. Beginning his musical career as...

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...
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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...

Ms Desire

After a three year break, Barbadian soca artist Ms Desire returned to the Groovy Soca Monarch competition stage at The London Calypso Tent, rocking...

Sergie, Soca is in her DNA

Where does the name Sergie come from? My Christian name is Sergia. My family and friends would always call me Sergie, and I felt it...

Fya Empress, is in Excess

Soca singer Lornette ‘Fya Empress’ Reid has been a resident of Tobago for over 15 years, but stays true to her Vincentian roots. Her...

Fakekou, Trini To The Bone

KOU, aka Sterling Callender, is a die-hard, Trini-to-the-bone, soca artist. This performer’s passion is to simply make soca music and perform soca music, so...

Kaiso Lime ignites new soca singing ambition for veteran artist

Kaiso Lime’s June edition, on Saturday 1 June, saw new artists entertain the crowd. One of these was Betty ‘Soca Baby’ Alexander, who is...
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