The news that the Sweet Soca Man himself, Baron (Timothy Watkins), has transitioned to a care facility plays a sombre note among the melodies of Carnival 2026. Baron’s voice is the soundtrack for ...

Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel, Masicka, Shenseea, Lila Ike, newcomer Ayetian, and Trinidad’s Yung Bredda are the nominees in the Best Caribbean Music Act category of the 2026 Music of Black Origin ...

Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride, a song produced by Jamaican Damion “Jkeez” Hewitt. Released in late ...

Blenders stopped spinning behind the swim-up bar when we requested Dezral’s The Car, Saint Lucia’s winning power soca song of 2025. I’d guess international guests usually favour karaoke in The ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands take part in Saint Lucia's parades during carnival season (Grey Card Media / Phillen / Saint Lucian Tourist Authority ) ...

The band from Trinidad and Tobago will headline the Unity Jazz Festival this week, bringing “a sense of joy” and its genre-blending sound. By Salamishah Tillet The high-energy soca group Kes the Band ...

Millions of people sing it each year at the stroke of midnight, some beaming with joy and others overcome with emotion as they bid goodbye to the year that has passed. But what does the New Year’s ...

Christmastime is unofficially "Mariah Carey Season," as the pop star's ubiquitous Christmas hit, "All I want For Christmas," is the most-streamed Christmas song of all time, according to Forbes. But ...