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 ...

Popular soca act Kes the Band will ignite the Clamshell stage at Emancipation Park this Carnival Sunday, as part of the offerings by GenXS. Emancipation Park will serve as the sole hospitality and ...

Trinidad and Haiti were truly represented at the ESSENCE Festival this year. Machel Montano, Kes The Band, and Wyclef Jean had some amazing sets that were full of surprises. Following the Grammy Award ...

KES THE BAND is returning to the Tampa Bay area on Saturday, June 21 for a redo of his rained-out headline performance slot that was scheduled to take place in Downtown St. Petersburg in 2024. The ...

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.

Shaggy and Kes Set The 'Mood' For Carnival 2023 by A.A. Cristi - December 23, 2022 GRAMMY-Award winning performer, songwriter and producer Shaggy has set the 'Mood' for Carnival with his new release ...

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 ...