On Monday (Jan. 13), the Trinidadian music icon treated NPR’s Tiny Desk series to its very first soca set. Born out of ’70s calypso in Trinidad and Tobago, soca music is characterized by its ...

“We couldn’t have Christmas breakfast without it,” he said. Natasha Laggan, a Trinidadian cook who posts on social media as @TriniCookingWithNatasha, says she teaches her 8-year-old ...

The first law of soca music according to Machel Montano is: "it's dancing time all the time." And in his Tiny Desk Concert, the "King of Soca" provides irrefutable evidence to support that statement.

2025 has been around for less than two weeks, and Machel Montano is already making history.

This is the essence of Trinidadian street food, and it’s exactly what Dana Mohammed is trying to capture with her Vancouver restaurant Baby Dhal. Nestled on Commercial Drive, the counter-service ...