Hip-hop isn't the only cultural movement celebrating its golden anniversary this year; soca, the up-tempo, propulsive descendant of calypso created in Trinidad and embraced across the Caribbean ...

Now that you’ve made the decision to attend Trinidad Carnival, it’s important to get prepared for this trip because it will challenge you both physically and mentally. Remember this a marathon, not a ...

On a normal day in early February, Trinidad and Tobago’s Queen’s Park Savannah would be bustling in preparation for Carnival. Vendors would be constructing their stalls, covering tables with water and ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– Looking out at the thousands of people gathered on Fantastic Friday, aka Carnival Friday, for a soca concert in the middle of Hasely Crawford Stadium evoked a deep sense of ...

On a Friday night last February, a singer in a gold lamé suit and matching kufi stepped off a throne to pounding drums and a loud chanting of his name. As Olatunji performed his single “Ola,” dancers ...