Soca Gold 2019 features only the best soca songs of the season, including work from international artists that represent the best of the Caribbean (including Trinidad, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada and more). Some of the songs featured in this years compilation include “Come Inside” by Sean Caruth, “Sweet Woman” by Tony Prescott, “Issa Snack” by Nessa Preppy, “Savannah Grass” by Kes and many more. The two-disc CD set includes 17 tracks on Disc 1 and a Soca Gold 2019 Mega-Mix by Team Soca- DJ Spice on Disc 2.
To celebrate the release of Soca Gold 2019, the label will host their third installment in the VP Live Series with Soca Gold Live on June 29th, live from Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records in Montego Bay Jamaica. The event will be a platform for a big annoucement from VP Records and will feature performances by Tony Prescott, Jamesy P, Tizzy, Alison Hinds, Ricky T and will be hosted by DJ Crazy Neil. All artists either currently or previously had a track featured on Soca Gold and represent an array of Caribbean Islands. Previous multimedia showcases included Strictly The Best Live in January 2019 and most recently Christopher Martin’s live album showcase for his new album “And Then” on May 3rd. Like its predecessors, Soca Gold Live (presented by RJR Gleaner Group) will be streamed live on VP Records YouTube page, air on top Jamaica TV station RETV, heard on radio stations globally and broadcasted later on TVJ.
Additionally, a watch party in New York will be held the same day and time at the Maracas venue in Queens from 8pm-11pm and will feature music from Chinee of Triple9 HD Radio.