Known as one of the Caribbean’s purest carnivals, Grenada’s renowned Spicemas is a global and local preserver of carnival tradition, history and music in the wider West Indian region. Primarily ...

From Dash's Road March victory to a gorgeous steelpan showcase at Panorama, here are the five best music moments of Spicemas 2024 By Kyle Denis Music is more globalized than ever, which means cultural ...

Some tears were of pain. About 11 percent of Africans brought to Grenada as slaves between 1669 and 1808 are believed to have been Sierra Leonean, like my parents, whose direct lineage avoided the ...

I arrived at the Carenage — Grenada’s historic waterfront in the capital city — around 4:30 a.m. on J’ouvert morning, ready to “play Jab.” The streets were still cloaked in darkness, but the energy ...

Kevin Lyttle, Rupee, Edwin Yearwood and Tall Pree are some of the soca stars who are lending their voices to the fund raising drive for victims of Hurricane Ivan in Grenada. They will be featured on a ...

I must say congratulations to our Soca and jab jab artists for taking Grenadian music and talent to the highest level of carnival entertainment in Trinidad and Tobago. They have shown the world that ...

The Trini superstar also shared the stage with acclaimed jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles. Read Billboard's show review.

On a Friday night last February, a singer in a gold lamé suit and matching kufi stepped off a throne to pounding drums and a loud chanting of his name. As Olatunji performed his single “Ola,” dancers ...