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Machel Montano Radio
Machel news from our newsroom, and the soca mixes playing live around the clock.
11 stories about Machel Montano in the Roadblock Radio archive.
No carnival season passes without Machel Montano in it, and our soca shows and our news desk both spend the run-up to Trinidad Carnival and Labor Day following him.
The stories below are from our archive, newest first.
Where to hear it
- Island VibezIan D. GooseSundays, 12PM to 2PM ET
- Island Vybz SaturdayzJen and DavidSaturdays, 10AM to 12PM ET
- Roadblock Island MixDJ Mr. FamousSaturdays, 8PM to 10PM ET
The full week is on the show schedule, and the hosts have their own pages under talent.
What plays
Reggae
Roots, rocksteady, lovers rock and the singers carrying it now. Culture Time and Back To Basics are where the catalogue lives.
Dancehall
The current riddims and the ones that built them, mixed live by DJs who play the parties as well as the radio.
Soca
Trinidad, Barbados, Antigua and the whole carnival calendar. Island Vibez and Roadblock Island Mix run it every week.
Afrobeats
Lagos and Accra sitting next to Kingston and Port of Spain, the way they sit next to each other in a Caribbean party.
Reggaeton and Latin urban
DJ B19 takes Saturday evenings for the Latin urban hour, so the dial does not stop at the English-speaking Caribbean.
Talk and community
Community Connection on Sunday afternoons, and Wealth Mornings With Jen every weekday at noon.
Machel Montano in the news
Grammy Winning Star Ne-Yo Is Coming To DominicaBy NAN ET EDITOR, NewsAmericas Now News Americas, ROSEAU, Dominica,…Ne-Yo Among Star-Studded Lineup For Dominica’s World Creole Music FestivalGlobal R&B superstar NE-YO forms part of an exciting WCMF 2026…
Soca’s Biggest Star Machel Montano Gets A Shrine In Brooklyn, Right As Carnival Season Kicks OffBy NAN ET Editor, NewsAmericas Now News Americas, BROOKLYN, NY,…
New Caribbean Music You Should Know: Ky-Mani Marley, Queen Ifrica, Sean Paul & Anthony B Drop New MusicBy NAN ET EDITOR, NewsAmericas Now News Americas, NEW YORK,…
Machel Montano Brings Trinidad Carnival To Central Park For Two Sold-Out NightsBy NAN ET EDITOR, NewsAmericas Now News Americas, NEW YORK,…Summer of Soca Festival: Jadel’s Unforgettable PerformanceTrinidad and Tobago Soca artist Jadel commanded the spotlight at Colours…