Celebrity choreographer and dancer, Shakira Marshall has taken her talents from the dance studios of Brooklyn all the way to Broadway. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Soca sensation Destra Garcia will be the main headliner of Afro Soca, one of the signature events of the Sybaritic Weekend, which will be held on Saturday, July 27. The event will ...

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 ...

Supposedly, “Afro Soca” is a term coined by original Fela! cast member Shakira Marshall, who appears on the cover of this pleasantly raucous mixtape. In this genre, for the most part, the beats are ...

CALLING ALL CARIBBEAN AND AFRICAN FOLKS!!! Fried Plantains Queer Soca Fete is BACCCK. [The ONLY Queer Soca Fete in Toronto. ] Come buss ah wine. Bubble on a DJ and do the Azonto. The RUDE Collective ...

What began with Lord Shorty's song "Indrani" in 1973 has evolved considerably since – to follow along, here's a playlist with a song for every... Hip-hop isn't the only cultural movement celebrating ...

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 ...