and promises to uphold Nailah’s commitment to deepening and broadening the scope of her soca foundation. Featuring ...

March 12, 2025 • Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras gives his co-host Anamaria Sayre a primer on Latin Jazz. She returns the favor with a new track from Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso (of Tiny Desk fame ...

Diana Chapman achieved a remarkable milestone by clinching the coveted 2025 Soca Monarch crown in her hometown of Linden with her electrifying song, “Welcome to My Home.” After years of ...

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Academics from leading universities have condemned the decision to pull a scheme aimed at expanding the teaching of Latin in the state sector. The £4m, four-year project was introduced by the ...

Three of Trinidad's buzziest soca acts chat with Billboard about the genre's future ahead of 2025 Carnival. By Kyle Denis If there’s a current “big three” when it comes to different styles ...

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 ...

HE came and he conquered. Soca king Machel Montano is now king of chutney soca. And he is like the satisfied cat that licked the butter. Montano has won the International Soca Monarch six times ...

Donald Trump is a wild card in Latin America. Who will he galvanize more? His natural allies, including leaders who share many of his culture-war obsessions? Or politicians and activists who see ...

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Soca musician Machel Montano shares his recs for enjoying his home nation during Carnival season and beyond. Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island nation in the southern Caribbean renowned for its ...