VP Records annual carnival compilation, Soca Gold will be on Toronto’s famed Lakeshore Blvd West for the cities annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival.
The longest-running compilation series celebrating the best in soca music will have banners on trucks in the Revellers Band sections and will give promotional merchandise to masqueraders and onlookers participating in the Grande Parade. What’s more, international stars Shaggy and Kes will meet with festival organizers at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s head office for an exclusive meet and greet.
The duo’s groovy-soca track “Mood (Road Mixx)” is available on the Soca Gold 2023 compilation, and is joined by genre heavy hitters Ricky T, Lyrikal, Fay-Ann Lyons, Nadia Batson, Bunji Garlin and more. 2023 marks Soca Gold’s 25th anniversary while Soca (as a genre) celebrates its’ 50th anniversary.