At times, along the New York Caribbean Carnival Parade route, music blares and singers wail, but the loudest element by far is the cascade of colorful, elaborate carnival costumes born of uniquely ...

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 ...

Trinidad’s Carnival grips the island with an energy unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. From the moment you arrive, you’ll feel it: the beat of the soca music vibrating through your body, the ...

Stepping into The Oasis on Carnival Tuesday was like slipping into a dream amid the exhilarating bliss of Trinidad Carnival. As someone experiencing Trinidad Carnival for the first time—despite both ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– Looking out at the thousands of people gathered on Fantastic Friday, aka Carnival Friday, for a soca concert in the middle of Hasely Crawford Stadium evoked a deep sense of ...

Days before the Carnival on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, multiple US officials tell CNN they are aware of a terror-related threat to the popular annual event. This year’s Carnival will be held ...