Bashment Soca is the New Sound of Young Barbados
Rihanna's been turning up to this hybrid of old-school dancehall and new-school soca. Here's what it's all about.
LargeUp Mix Series: Bashment Soca Mixed by Jon Doe
Get up to speed with the sound of young Barbados on this essential mix from Bajan DJ kingpin Jon Doe.
PLAYLIST: Listen To “The Music of Barbados” On Apple Music
The ultimate streaming primer on soca music from Barbados
LargeUp TV: The Music of Barbados with Peter Ram
On top of the rock with Barbados' soca king and people's champion.
The Music of Barbados: A LargeUp Series
Dive into the Crop Over season in our webisode series featuring the best in Bajan soca.
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.
Selector’s Choice: DJ Crown Prince (Miami/Dubai)
A soca soundtrack for Miami Carnival 2015.
Throwback Thursdays: Square One’s “Top Class Bubbler”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Crop Over is just about to kick into full swing, so it only makes sense to take our weekly journey into Caribbean music (video) history down to Barbados.
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Check It Deeply: Rihanna’s Primetime ‘Pat & Crank’
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
"Check It Deeply" is a new recurring feature here on LargeUp, in which we zoom in on a particular trend of Caribbean culture and break it down in detail for the uninitiated.... Read More...