and nowhere is this more evident than in the genres of soca and calypso. These two styles have shaped the musical landscape of Trinidad and Tobago and influenced music far beyond the Caribbean shores.
Naturally, Billboard’s monthly Reggae/Dancehall Fresh Picks column will not cover every last track, but our Spotify playlist — which is linked below — will expand on the 10 highlighted songs. So, ...
In a historic performance, Machel Montano, the “King of Soca,” delivered an electrifying Tiny Desk Concert, marking the first time the high-energy dance music of the Caribbean took center stage in the ...
Montano's performance is the first to bring soca, the high energy dance music of the Caribbean, to the Tiny Desk. The genre was born in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s when calypso artist Lord ...
Montano's performance is the first to bring soca, the high energy dance music of the Caribbean, to the Tiny Desk. The genre was born in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s when calypso artist ...