Top 10 Soca Songs that Crossed over to Mainstream

Top 10 Soca Songs that Crossed over to Mainstream

Soca has only palanced its way into the mainstream on a handful of occasions since it first developed in Trinidad some 40 years ago. In light of Bunji Garlin’s recent success bringing unadulterated Carnival music to the fore with “Differentology”—as well as the 10th...
Is ‘Carnival Mentality’ a bad thing?

Is ‘Carnival Mentality’ a bad thing?

Many things come to mind when you think of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: soca and steel pan music, costumes, fetes, and the spectacular street parade on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. But some people argue that the passion Trinbagonians have for their national festival...