LargeUp Mix Series: Essential Trinidad Soca 2018 (Mixed by Nic Peña)
Your official guidebook to TnT Carnival 2018, in mix form.
Jammin Still: Listen To Our 2017 Trinidad Carnival Playlist on Apple Music
Get pumping with these modern calypso jams, groovy soca and power anthems from Trinidad Carnival 2017.
AUDIO: Destra + Tanya Stephens Connect For “Liar Liar”
Trinidad's Queen of Bacchanal dives into reggae with one of Jamaica's finest.
Toppa Top ’15: The Best Soca Tracks of 2015
Party Done! Machel Montano, Destra and Olatunji top our list of the year's biggest Carnival anthems.
Vintage Vibes from Vincy: Kubiyashi Pays Tribute to Harry Belafonte
Calypso's crossover king inspires some sweet soca from St. Vincent.
Fashion Fridays: Tobago Fashion Weekend 2014
Trinidad & Tobago's top fashion designers, including Delia Alleyne, House of Wadada and DAWW Creations, are set to showcase their wares at the 2014 Tobago Fashion Weekend.
Road Movies: Eight Soca Videos For Trinidad Carnival
Words by Kimberly Burgess—
If you're ready for Carnival, but can't revel in the bacchanal of Trinidad & Tobago's second-to none annual street party (the best street party in the world, in our opinion... Read More...
Soca Non-arch: Ten Wikked Soca Tunes That Didn’t Win In 2011
Words by Rishi Bonneville—
The steady march of Trinidadian and Bajan soca music has, over the course of the last decade, had an unexpected consequence. Jamaican dancehall reggae has become more uptempo... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Anthems of the 2000s
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, as determined by the LARGE UP crew
Our reg'lar Friday Toppa Top 10 this week also happens to be our tenth and final Top 10 looking back over 2010 and the whole 2000s decade... Read More...
Soca Twins: Exclusive Interview with Germany’s Carnival Kings
Words by Rishi Bonneville
For a century, German brands have been known for their steely precision, quality and expense. Vehicles from Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche, for example, can be found in every co... Read More...
Post-Game: Notting Hill 2010 Wrap-up
Words by Gabriel Myddleton, photos courtesy of the Heatwave crew
As we here in New York get suited up for North America's largest and maddest carnival this weekend, checking in with UK friends who just w... Read More...