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 ...

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 ...

But just in time for the start of carnival season 2022, Kes—whose musical aesthetic quenches the soul like a delicious rum punch made from a mix of soca, calypso, reggae, and pop—joined forces with ...

Lead Vocalist Kes, of “Kes the Band”, joined host Olivia Horton to chat about his career and new music. Watch the clip to learn what he wants people to take away from his “Man With No Door Tour”.

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 ...

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 ...

It seems like it was only yesterday that Kes The Band premiered "Endless Summer", an easy-on-the-ears yet heavy-on-the-rum soca tune set to Ricky Blaze's Uptown Julie Riddim. But in an all actuality, ...

Trinidad and Tobago’s KES The Band is set to take the stage in the America’s Cup Village on Saturday for Conquer Cancer Foundation Day. The pop/soca group have become known for their blend of “soulful ...

Soca icons Kes the Band are primed to ride out the last days of summer, sharing their live album We Home last week. The album features familiar and re-worked versions of their biggest hits including ...