The ultimate carnival compilation, Soca Gold 2023 is here and provides the soundtrack for all carnival babies and lovers of Soca. The longest-running compilation series celebrates the best in soca music and features eighteen high-energy tracks from some of the genre’s most exciting artists, including Bunji Garlin, Nailah Blackman, and Shaggy. The release of Soca Gold marks a milestone in the genre’s history as it coincides with…
The largest Caribbean-party tour festival, Beach Road Trip (BRT) Weekend will take place at Cabrillo Beach in Los Angeles beginning this Thursday September 13-Sunday September 16th. VP Records is proud to be a sponsor of the festival. This go around, the star-studded BRT lineup features the best of Soca and Dancehall with Bunji Garlin and Alkaline. Special invited ambassador Marvin The Beast will be there to capture all of the…
This past weekend, the star-studded BET Experience Weekend hit the Staples Center in Los Angeles, leading into the BET Awards held Sunday June 24th. On Friday, July 22nd BET Experience Live featured VP Records artists Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons. The show also featured a special 25th anniversary Reggae Gold Tribute by dancehall sensation Shenseea whose “Nothing Dem Nuh Have Ova Mi” is featured on this year’s album. Other artists who performed included Derez Deshon, Konshens and…
Carnival lovers unite once again, with “Soca Gold 2018.” The compilation, available for pre-order now and out everywhere May 25th, features a curated selection of the past year’s biggest soca tunes that are sure to start a party wherever it’s played. This announcement comes on the heels of Beach Road Trip Weekend (BRT Weekend) in Dominican Republic starting today, May 3-6th. VP Records is a 2018 sponsor and is…
Premiering today on Noisey, the video to the remix of ‘Big Bad Soca’ Remix by VP Records artist Bunji Garlin and dancehall vixen Shenseea embodies the energy and flavors of the current carnival season. Filmed in Trinidad during carnival in February, the colorful and exuberant visual further catapults the soca anthem, that shows no signs of slowing down. Directed by Tom Swindell, who also directed the original ‘Big Bad Soca’…
VP Records artist Bunji Garlin and dancehall vixen Shenseea, have collaborated right in time for the peak period of Trinidad & Tobago’s 2018 Carnival Season with a remix to his 2017 hit single “Big Bad Soca”, out today. Produced by Jus Now, the fusion of Shenseea’s energetic vocals with Bunji’s iconic captivating sound gives listeners a 3-minute earful of carnival vibes. The two will perform the song for the first…