The first law of soca music, according to Machel Montano, is: "it's dancing time all the time." And in his Tiny Desk Concert, the "King of Soca" provides irrefutable evidence to support that statement ...

With Trinidad and Tobago’s 2025 Carnival set to kick off this weekend (March 1), Machel Montano has gifted his island — and the whole world — a new album full of soca bangers and international ...

2025 has been around for less than two weeks, and Machel Montano is already making history. On Monday (Jan. 13), the Trinidadian music icon treated NPR’s Tiny Desk series to its very first soca set.

Machel Montano, known as the “King of Soca,” reached another milestone in his long, storied career as a calypsonian. The 50-year-old soca great from Trinidad was named the Road March champion as ...

Stretch and loosen up before pushing play on this one, because there is no sitting still when soca fills the room. The first law of soca music, according to Machel Montano, is: "it's dancing time all ...