Kes the Band is returning to the Toronto venue where they made history last year, as revealed in a new tour announcement.

When Kees Dieffenthaller was growing up in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1980s, the lively rhythms of soca and its predecessor calypso were the island’s sound — although they were usually exclusive to ...

ABC News’ Morgan Norwood goes behind the scenes of calypso music with singer Kes Dieffenthaller to learn more about the genre and how it’s making waves in unexpected places.

When I think about how soca music makes me feel, I beam from the inside. Charge it to my Trinidadian roots, but whenever a big “chune” plays (old or new) my eyes close, hands go up, head tilts back ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2025, Machel Montano helped kick off a whirlwind year for Caribbean music and culture with NPR Tiny Desk’s first-ever soca set; ...

Modern soca music ambassadors Kes steer their “Man With No Door” tour into Orlando this weekend, and there will be dancing. Kees Dieffenthaller and Kes the Band are in the midst of a monthlong U.S.

Go anywhere in the United States and odds are somebody, somewhere is doing a celebration for the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The art form that was born in the Bronx, however, is not the only ...

Kes' concert was a sonic trip to Port of Spain’s Savannah, filled with brand new and longtime Carnival-ready tracks that brought the Trinidadian heat to a chilly winter night. Facebook Twitter Reddit ...

A performer poses for photos during Miami Carnival at the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo in Miami, Florida on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Sydney Walsh swalsh@miamiherald.com Go anywhere in the United States ...