On a Friday night last February, a singer in a gold lamé suit and matching kufi stepped off a throne to pounding drums and a loud chanting of his name. As Olatunji performed his single “Ola,” dancers ...

What do you get when you put some of Barbados’ top artistes and an internationally renowned band in one place? A guaranteed good time. Only in its second year, Platinum Soca, hosted by the Barbados ...

Music from all over the Caribbean is gaining international recognition as it increasingly draws on influences from all around the world. In this first programme, Gemma Cairney looks at the new sounds ...

Departure Festival opens with a celebration of Barbadian talent, launching four days of music and culture in Toronto.

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 ...