Island Scoop is your one-stop article for Soca news during the 2025 Trinidad & Tobago Carnival season which will take place from 3rd to 4th March. So what has...

Reggae history and Montreal’s vibrant sound system culture will be the main focus at The String Up, a new exhibition by the Afrosonic Innovation Lab launching on Feb. 7,...

As we are in the heart of the Christmas season. Here’s some reasons why Christmas is my favourite season. There’re parties aplenty. I can finally rock my ugly Christmas...

Edwin Ayoung, better known as Crazy, was born in 1944 at Maraval Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad, one of eleven children to a Chinese Trinidadian father and an Afro-Venezuelan...

Jamaican reggae singer Sanchez is set to captivate audiences in Montreal with a live concert on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at L’Olympia. Sanchez is one of the all-time favourite...

Unfortunately summer is over, but here’s a recap of recent summer events. Vybz Kartel is finally free and planning a concert, Skinny Fabulous wins 4 Caribbean Music Awards and...

New docu series tells the stories of legendary reggae artists and their journey to success in Canada. In the late 1950’s the West Indian Domestic Scheme allowed for women...

Now that Montreal’s 2024 Carimas is over, on to the next one! See you on the weekend of July 19th at Ottawa’s Carivibe. Before that, a quick review of...

Jamaican reggae singer Beres Hammond is set to captivate audiences in Montreal with a live concert on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at L’Olympia. Known for his lovers rock tunes,...

“My name is Susan Elrington and I have a problem that maybe you can help me solve.” An unexpected phone call on a bright summer day in 1986 changed...