A musical stew made up of the deeply flavorful ingredients of the wildly different styles of Soca and Chutney music, which incorporates Hindi lyrics and Indian instruments most typically the dholak, ...

SOMETIMES the truth in a song does not belong to the singer. It belongs to the people listening.That quiet contradiction sits ...

Three-time Chutney Soca Monarch Kris ‘KI’ Persad will return to the competition this year, where he will attempt to dethrone ...

Machel Montano is the king of chutney soca. It was the first time Montano had entered the competition, singing his song Pepper Vine, alongside Drupatie Ramgoonai and Lady Lava. Neval Chatelal, a ...

“Guyana holds a special place in my heart,” expressed 20-year-old Chutney and Soca singer Emily Moore. Born in Canada, the Toronto resident’s family’s roots run deep in Guyana. Her father hails from ...

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 ...

Sandton resident and renowned DJ Mitesh Prahalath, popularly known as DJ Desiblue, brought his passion for musical fusion to life at Emperors Palace centre court on June 21. DJ Desiblue, founder of ...

At 17, Riaz Bacchus was DJing on pirate radio stations in London when he stumbled on a genre of music that seemed to perfectly express his heritage. “It was Bollywood and soca mashed together – both ...

Raymond Ramnarine and Mitesh ‘DJ Desiblue’ Prahalath energise the packed venue with their electric performance. Photo: Yolanda van der Stoep The atmosphere was electric at Emperors Palace’s centre ...

If there’s a current “big three” when it comes to different styles of Caribbean music, it’s probably reggae, dancehall and soca. Between Buju Banton’s Stateside return and Vybz Kartel’s release from ...