Soca music is still not widely recognised by major radio stations, although there have been international hits by artists such as Kevin Lyttle (St Vincent), Rupee (Barbados), Alison Hinds (Barbados) and in the very early days Arrow (Montserrat), soca, the Soul of Calypso, has come a long way since its inception in the 1970s. Soca music can now be heard on stations such as Choice 96.9FM & 107.1FM, BBC 1Xtra and a large number of community stations up and down the country.
SHE IS BUFFY
Leading the pack of 'newbies' on the Soca scene is the female phenomenon who goes by the name Buffy, has been performing in all the major events for Carnival 2k10 and hopes to continue flying the Soca Flag high, regionally and internationally in the future.
SW STORM BRINGS CARNIVAL ALIVE
Storm brings Carnival alive: For Carnival 2010, SW Storm has given us three musical contributions 'De Hammer', 'Carnival' and 'Wha we Drinking' creating quite a stir in the Chutney Soca arena.
LUTENANTS (LT)
The soca/reggae duo known to the world as Lutenants (lt) started off nothing more than passionate soca lovers but are now recognised as a fast up-coming talent that will soon take the world over with their infectious distinctive Caribbean sound.
PUKSHOP
The music industry is about to welcome yet another entity into revolutionary world of digital music sale and distribution as leading events management company neXt Level PoisonUK, announces the launch of PUKSHOP - the newest software based online digital media store.
SOCA MUSIC AWARDS
The second annual Soca Music Awards will bring together, in recognition, the pioneers and the new artists of soca and calypso and hosted by Martin Jay of Choice FM.
UK SOCA MONARCH
Calling all UK Soca Artists - 2009 will see the introduction of the first ever UK Soca Monarch Competition, scheduled to take place this summer.
CHARDANAI
The Best UK Soca Artist at the Calabash awards, Chardanai is the 1st soca artist to add Yoruba lyrics in a Soca production.
SCRAPPY
Scrappy has now finished recording a new EP titled 'The Caribbean Dream' which is scheduled for availability in digital download format in January 2009.
CARIBBEAN UNITY
Caribbean Unity the compilation, is a compiled selection of artists from the far reaching corners of the Caribbean coming together for a common cause, to embody the spirit of Caribbean Unification.
ALISON HINDS NEW VIDEOS
Alison is doing it again! The queen of soca recently released two new videos for tracks from her album Soca Queen.
DJ ICEMAN
DJ Iceman is the awesome DJ behind Rampage Carnival Club. Born and bred in Barbados, he is one of the worlds top soca DJ's.
‘SEQUINS, SOCA AND SWEAT’
Filmmaker reveals decades of Sequins, Soca and Sweat at Notting Hill Carnival.