Some artists break through with their very first single; others go their entire careers unheard. Trinidad Killa, who’s been in the music industry for a quarter-century now, got his long-overdue break ...

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 ...

When I think about how soca music makes me feel, I beam from the inside. Charge it to my Trinidadian roots, but whenever a big “chune” plays (old or new) my eyes close, hands go up, head tilts back ...

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 ...

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 ...

The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is famous for calypso and soca, infectious music that takes center stage during the island's annual Carnival. But during the Christmas season another type ...

The soundtrack of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, especially where calypso music is concerned, has traditionally been topical, dealing with national or even global issues that have captured people's ...

Olatunji Yearwood’s “T.L.Y. (Trinidad Love You)” captures the best of Trinidad and Tobago. On it, Yearwood marries Trinidad’s ...

Ever since it was announced that Trinidad and Tobago's 2021 Carnival celebrations would be cancelled because of COVID-19, enthusiasts of the national festival have been feeling a tad maudlin. This ...

Trinidad and Tobago, a twin island nation in the Caribbean, is a small place with a big musical presence. It's the home of calypso and the steel pan and chutney but not the edible kind. Reporter Ike ...