Music is the heart and soul of these twin islands, 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 ...

FOR Darryl “Farmer Nappy” Henry, the unimaginable has happened—soca music, a genre rooted in revelry and the road, is now ...

On Monday (Jan. 13), the Trinidadian music icon treated NPR’s Tiny Desk series to its very first soca set. Born out of ’70s calypso in Trinidad and Tobago, soca music is characterized by its ...

Dil-E-Nadan stands as one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most enduring and influential music bands. With a history spanning nearly ...

Tiger Steel, the Advanced Steel Drum Ensemble, specializes in the performance of calypso and soca music from the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago — the birthplace of steel pans — but also ...

Music and recording career In 1999 Roy Cape ... and also placed third in the Trinidad and Tobago Soca Monarch competition in that same year. She is yet to win either the Road March or Soca Monarch ...

On Monday (Jan. 13), the Trinidadian music icon treated NPR's Tiny Desk series to its very first soca set. Born out of '70s calypso in Trinidad and Tobago, soca music is characterized by its fast ...