KINGSTON, Jamaica – The first edition of Brunch and Soca at the Police Officers Club in St Andrew on Friday was a big success. It was a great way to start off the Jamaica carnival weekend, with many ...

Each week, FACT trawls through the untamed world of free mixes, radio specials and live blends so you don’t have to. This week we’ve got missives from Moscow and Düsseldorf, tough-as-boiled-boots ...

With Carnival 2025 just around the corner, we asked three of the hottest soca DJs on the planet–DJ Private Ryan (Ryan Alexander), DJ Ana (Ana-Leesa Ramnarine) and DJ Adam 2MV (Adam Gonzales) – to ...

D.Tee holds down the soca vibes.

DJ Private Ryan is no stranger to shaping the sound of Carnival. For nearly two decades, he has dictated the pace of the season through his globally celebrated mixes, expertly curating soca’s biggest ...

It's no secret that we've been hankering for warmer times (and tunes) pretty much since winter began, and now we have the tune half of the equation in the form two soca mixes from Ebony and Ivory ...

BBC 1Xtra kicks off its highly anticipated Carnival Weekender, bringing the vibrant sounds of Soca and Dancehall to audiences across the UK and beyond. From Friday through to Tuesday, listeners can ...

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If the Rytz all-inclusive showcase on Carnival Thursday was anything to go by, then socaphiles are ready to beat the streets of Kingston with Yardmas. Sweet soca music aside, the pre-Carnival event ...