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 ...

Carnival season officially got under way during Harbour Nights last night when the weekly Front Street party was given a soca soundtrack. The event, Family Fete, was the first of more than a dozen ...

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 ...

Devotees of Trinidad Carnival study the season for sport. This means that we take meticulous, scholarly note of every single thing about the Caribbean’s biggest annual bacchanal: which food was served ...

Go anywhere in the United States and odds are somebody, somewhere is doing a celebration for the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The art form that was born in the Bronx, however, is not the only ...