An uptempo style of music influenced by British, French and native Caribbean tribal rhythms, soca features rhythms deeply rooted in Asia and Africa. It was created especially for Carnival and played ...

In 2006, a young student named Ryan Alexander uploaded a mix of soca tunes to Facebook from his dorm room in Miami, Florida. Today, the 33-year-old is known as Private Ryan to the global soca ...

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 ...

With Carnival 2025 just around the corner, we asked three of the hottest soca DJs on the planet–DJ Private Ryan (Ryan Alexander), DJ Ana (Ana-Leesa Ramnarine) and DJ Adam 2MV (Adam Gonzales) – to ...

Notting Hill Carnival—live, loud, and absolutely unmissable—only on the BBC! BBC 1Xtra kicks off its highly anticipated Carnival Weekender, bringing the vibrant sounds of Soca and Dancehall to ...

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 ...