The first law of soca music, according to Machel Montano, is: "it's dancing time all the time." And in his Tiny Desk Concert, the "King of Soca" provides irrefutable evidence to support that ...

2025 has been around for less than two weeks, and Machel Montano is already making history. On Monday (Jan. 13), the Trinidadian music icon treated NPR's Tiny Desk series to its very first soca set.

SOCA star Machel Montano wants to become the next chutney king. Montano was named among 34 artistes who will compete in the semifinal round of the Chutney Soca Monarch (CSM) on February 8.