Braveboy on Trapso, Soca, Zumba & Building a Global Music Career | Corie Sheppard Podcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of The Corie Sheppard Podcast, we sit down with Braveboy — artist, songwriter, and cultural strategist — for a deep conversation on music, identity, and navigating global creative spaces from Trinidad and Tobago.Braveboy traces his journey from early soca and trapso roots to international collaborations across EDM, Zumba, hip hop, and global club music. He shares how studying law and the business of music shaped his independence as an artist, why soca travels further than we often realise, and how Trinidadian culture shows up in global DJ pools without us even knowing.We also explore:The rise and impact of trapsoWhy soca is both local fuel and global currencyPerforming internationally vs Caribbean audiencesZumba as a powerful global music platformNavigating stereotypes, visibility, and identity as a Caribbean artistThe importance of ownership, publishing, and long-term strategy in musicThis is a conversation about artistry, survival, culture, and legacy — and what it really means to build a career beyond borders while staying rooted.