It’s been a year since we lost Braff, who left us on 13 May 2022. Soca News lost a retired editor and true pioneer of soca. Ishmael Braithwaite, warmly known to many as ‘Braff’, Ishmael passed away peacefully with his family on the eve of what would have been his 80th birthday. He had been…

This 2023 remake of Johnny Osbourne's 1983 song 'Get Up' is Directed, Filmed & Cut by Valentin Campagnie Post Production by Candice Rey. Source

“For years people didn't look at me as credible because I was making music that is hybrid. That used used to bother me, but not anymore,” Source

The official Music video for “GOOD BYE” performed by Beenie Man ft ViaaBoss & Hirawkey, produced by MD Music Group Source

Mama Africa is a conversation between a son and a mother. They talk about the situation She is going through and promise Her that through her children all will be corrected. Source

It’s another month and just over 100 days before Notting Hill Carnival 2023. Here are a few more upcoming band launches that may be of interest. If you are a mas band and would like to get listed, please submit your details to info@socanews.com. We will continue to update this list as and when we…

Victoria Monét (McCants), an American singer, songwriter, and record producer teamed up in Jamaica with Buju Banton for 'Party Girls”. Source

Rosa Guy’s My Love, My Love, or, The Peasant Girl (1985) has embraced its Trinidadian roots to inspire the riveting new Ola Ince directed theatre piece, Once on this Island. Whilst the source novel was itself based on Han Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid (1837), it not only inspired the 1989 film adaptation, but also…

Elijah Salomon presents Salomon Dub, including the remixes of eight songs first released on Salomon album last September. Source

For Notting Hill Carnival 2022, we were very proud to partner with a non-profit organisation called Maasai Water Project. Source