Monarch semi-finals at the Rienzi Complex, Couva, on Friday night. Forty artistes competed for a place in the grand finals of the competition where they will compete for a first prize of $2 million in ...

There have been some complaints about the very popular Radika Invasion, the latest in a long line of productions in Guyana featuring chutney-soca performers from Trinidad. These productions represent ...

We're not talking about the jam, though Chutney does jam. It's a kind of music from Trinidad and Tobago that blends Indian folk, brought to the island nation by indentured Indians in the 19th century, ...

She became the first ever female Chutney winner, but the victory has been marred by controversy. Acknowledging that competitions often bring out the best in participants, 2026 Chutney Soca Monarch ...

Shenseea, Kes, Joé Dwèt Filé and Moliy each took home multiple awards at the Trinidad-set ceremony.

HE came and he conquered. Soca king Machel Montano is now king of chutney soca. And he is like the satisfied cat that licked the butter. Montano has won the International Soca Monarch six times, Road ...

At 17, Riaz Bacchus was DJing on pirate radio stations in London when he stumbled on a genre of music that seemed to perfectly express his heritage. “It was Bollywood and soca mashed together – both ...

Dancing along and enjoying the evening were Neethu Behari of Walkerville, Nita Junkoon of Mondeor, Nicha Lutchman Amarlal of Brackenhurst and Soni Lutchman, also of Walkerville. Photo: Yolanda van der ...

When Chutney Soca’s biggest star from Trinidad and Tobago, Raymond Ramnarine, landed in South Africa last year he expected safaris and wilderness. What he got were sold-out shows in Durban and ...