Known as the “Greatest Show on Earth,” there is truly nothing in the world like the Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago.

When most people think of Trinidad Carnival, they picture the bright costumes, the infectious soca beats, and the endless energy of the road. While all of that is true, Machel Montano, the King of ...

Now that you’ve made the decision to attend Trinidad Carnival, it’s important to get prepared for this trip because it will challenge you both physically and mentally. Remember this a marathon, not a ...

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 ...

I am a little afraid of Trinidad Carnival 2023. Correction: I am very afraid of it. On account of the pandemic, the Caribbean’s biggest, brashest Carnival has not been staged since 2020. This means ...

You can do it. That’s what I tell myself when my alarm goes off between the hours of 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. for four consecutive days. On this particular morning, I’m in the middle of a field with a sea of ...

I am about to do something sacrilegious: offer up reasons to not go to Trinidad for Carnival. Number one reason—well, the only reason: your bank account. The Caribbean’s biggest, brashest bacchanal, ...

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 ...