VP Records To Release Soca Gold 2020 With Live Party

VP Records brings a solid collection of 17 soca tunes with this year’s Soca Gold 2020, out July 31st.

The albums lead track comes from Barbados’s own Jus D with “Touch.” The Bajan artist was named one of Complex’s artists to watch in 2019. 

VP RECORDS SOCA GOLD 2020

In addition to the highly anticipated album, the label will present “The World’s Greatest Soca Party” which will be presented live on VP Records YouTube page on release day and feature live performances by featured artists from all over the Caribbean; GI and Ding Dong (Trinidad), Edwin Yearwood, Jus D, Hypasounds and Leadpipe (Barbados), Menace XL (Antigua), Ricky T (St. Lucia), as well as New York locals Super Mario and Rikki Jai.

Another focal point of the event will be the renowned international Soca DJ’s including DJ Quest (Antigua), Ding Dong (Trinidad), Big Red The DJ (Barbados), DJ Hersheys (St. Lucian), Soca-holics (UK) and more.

The event will be hosted by The Bajan King and Redd of Reggae King Radio.

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SOCA GOLD 2020 TRACK LISTING

This year’s album features the hottest songs from the most recent Trinidad Carnival including Iwer George who was Trinidad Carnival 2020 Soca Monarch and Road March King with “Wet Fete” featuring Viking Ding Dong.

Also on the compilation is the Peoples Monarch and Road March King Barbados of 2019, Lead Pipe and Just Jay with “Sometime”. The Viking family Bunji Garlin with “The Struggle”, and Fay Ann Lyons with “Dive” also appear as well as “The Nookie Man” Jamesy P with “Doh Give Ah”. The 17 tracks give listeners a taste of music from Trinidad, Barbados, St. Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Antigua and Venezuela.

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“Soca Gold was established in 1997 and it keeps getting better”, said Edwin Howell, A&R at VP Records and Program Director for Reggae King Radio. “We can’t wait to bring the album to life with the virtual event and to showcase this genre to new audiences,” he continued.

Soca Gold 2020 TRACKLIST

1. Wet Fete – Iwer George & Viking Ding Dong

2. Dive – Fay Ann Lyons

3. Freaky Gal – Menace XL & Rucas HE

4. Don’t Stop – Super Mario

5. The Struggle – Bunji Garlin

6. Touch – Jus D

7. I Can’t Help Myself – Edwin Yearwood

8. Anna Anna – GI

9. Omalay – Super Blue & Ravi B

10. Wine Low – Bunji Garlin

11. Sometime – Leadpipe & Just Jay

12. Fair Sa (Feh Sa) – Hypasounds

13. It Ain’t Me – Lil Rick

14. Doh Give Ah – Jamesy P

15. Party – Tony Prescott

16. Manita (feat. Nenita) – Rikki Jai

17. Especially – Ricky T.

Pre-orders for VP Records Soca Gold 2020 – 2 disc physical CDs are available now and it includes a megamix by DJ Frankie P aka #MaddYute.