Each week, FACT’s Mixtape Round-Up trawls through the untamed world of free mixes, radio specials and live blends so you don’t have to. We’ve now decided to break this into two features: the week’s ...

DJ Private Ryan is no stranger to shaping the sound of Carnival. For nearly two decades, he has dictated the pace of the season through his globally celebrated mixes, expertly curating soca’s biggest ...

BBC 1Xtra kicks off its highly anticipated Carnival Weekender, bringing the vibrant sounds of Soca and Dancehall to audiences across the UK and beyond. From Friday through to Tuesday, listeners can ...

Hip-hop isn't the only cultural movement celebrating its golden anniversary this year; soca, the up-tempo, propulsive descendant of calypso created in Trinidad and embraced across the Caribbean ...