Soca ball: the stars of the Trinidad and Tobago carnival
It is carnival in the southern Caribbean, with fierce competition to see which soca songs will become this season's anthems. Here are some of the favourites ...Carnival 2011 celebrations climax on Tuesday 8 March with the parade of bands. But the big story this year involves the controversial Soca Monarch competition held (as every year) on Fantastic Friday. The relevance of this competition has been hotly debated lately as many of soca's biggest stars – Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin, Alison Hi...
Guardian Music — It is carnival in the southern Caribbean, with fierce competition to see which soca songs will become this season's anthems. Here are some of the favourites ...Carnival 2... more info