Maximus Dan, who just came back from his tour in Europe, already released a new tune - a collaboration with reggae artists Maxi Priest and UB40. You can see the original version of the song without Maximus Dan here.
Grab it here.
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New video of “When I See You” on the Soft Tune Riddim (The Great Zee). Directed by Dion McKenzie.
via islandmix
This week people in Berlin celebrate the annual Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures). As the name might indicate, this festival is different from other Caribbean Carnival all-over the world. The KdK is a presentation of all cultures and communities living in Berlin.
During the Carnival of Cultures, visitors to the German capital, and “Kiezbewohner” alike, can experience the unique atmosphere of Berlin when the Metropolis shows itself at it’s best: cosmopolitan, multicultural and passionate. (Source)
Berlin used to have two Trinidadian mas camps: Caribbean Heatwave and TnT Masqueraders. A few years ago soca DJs and enthusiasts started to do their own soundtruck, followed by over 1000 people jumping and waving. No suprise that the demand for a new mas camp was high.. 2008 was the start with 30 costumes, 2009 with more than 80.
Here is a short list of soca events:
29/05: Carnival Jump-Up (Icon, U2 Eberswalder Strasse): Tony Tempo, Soca Twins
30/05: Hendrik’s / MashUp Crew traditional BBQ @ 1500h (Falkplatz, U2 Eberswalder Strasse)
30/05: Street festival in Berlin Kreuzberg with many stages (unfortunatly no soca, but nice)
30/05: Glow (by Escobar and Yard): for many years the main soca event for Berlin Carnival you shouldn’t miss: Mista Vybe (Trinidad), Scrappy (Montserrat), Jam Masters (NL), Soca Revolution (Sweden), MashUp Crew (Berlin), Threeks (Berlin) - Flyer (Bohannon, U+S Alexanderplatz)
31/05: KdK procession: get ready for the road (starting 1300h U Hermannplatz - map):
Truck numbers:
28 - Caribbean Connection
60 - T’n’T-Masqueraders (with MashUp Crew)
84 - Caribbean Heatwave
96 - Yard/Escobar All-Star Soca truck (with all sounds and artists from the Glow)
97 - YAAM
full list of groups
31/05: Caribbean Invasion (Yaam & Maria): Kevin Lyttle, Maximus Dan, Soca Twins and many reggae artists and sounds - flyer
More info: buy your rum at Ganick (map) - or try Berlin’s best energy drink Club Mate (available at almost all clubs and convenient stores). Shops are open till 20.00 or 24.00, but there are late night stores (so called Späti) open till late.
Grab the latest tune by Maximus Dan feat. MX Prime - Union, produced by Madmen Productions:
via twitter
Twitter is getting more and more popular as medium of choice to communicate easy with other people. Many artists and other soca workers are already active and worth a read.
Feel free to add more in the comments section.
@mistavybe (Mista Vybe - artiste)
@THEGREATZEE (Great Zeee - producer)
@nursekaren (Nurse Karen - soca blogger)
@socaprince (Dr Jay - DJ)
@marflixone (MarflixOne - producer)
@AlisonHinds (Alison Hinds - artiste)
@WhenSteelTalks (When Steel Talks - pan magazine)
@3canal (3Canal - band)
@faluma (Faluma - soca label)
@bajantube (Bajan media portal)
@madmanjohann (Johann Seaton - producer)
@MastamindProd (Shawn Noel - producer)
@PrecisionProd (Precision Prod - producer)
@lilbitts (Lil Bitts - artiste)
@izatrini (Izatrini.com - portal)
@msalysha (Ms Alysha - artiste)
@maximusdan (Maximus Dan - artiste)
@SanMan_ish (San Man - blogger)
@knycky (Knycky Cordner - artiste)
@bacchanalist (that’s us..)
Yesterday we had the new Tara on the Soft Tune riddim here at DeCooler, now we bring you the full riddim with songs by Problem Child, Skinny Fabulous and Zeee himself.
Click on the tune name to download the song.
For more info on the riddim check out Zeee’s blog.
Riddim-Mix by Marflix1 for DeCooler
(direct download)
PROBLEM CHILD - WHEN I SEE YOU (BANG) (zshare)
SKINNY FABULOUS - LIKE JELO (zshare)
THE GREAT ZEEE - ONE NIGHT (zshare)
TARA - THE WAY YOU (zshare)
One of the longest running awards ceremony in the world that honors reggae and world beat music, the 2009 IRAWMA took place at the state-of-the-art York College Performing Arts Center in Queens, New York on Sunday, May 3, 2009. It was a star-studded affair, emceed by Copeland Forbes and Tony Rebel.
The audience was entertained all night with exciting performances from some of the top names in Caribbean music, including Tarrus Riley, Calypso Rose, Beenie Man, Machel Montano, Alison Hinds,Tony Rebel, D’Angel, Gramps Morgan, Duane Stephenson and Barbee, all backed by the Dean Fraser Band.
The awards presentation saw some funny moments as fans screamed their choices and awardees teased each other.
Machel Montano walked away with two trophies (”Most Outstanding Stage Personality” and together with the HD Band: “Most Outstanding Show Band”), Calypso Rose was awarded “Most Consistent Entertainer” and Alison Hinds scored “Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer”!
Congratulations!
Listen to the new song by Tara - “The way you”, produced by Great Zeee/Hysyanz Recordings.
Listen/download (zshare)
Ghislain Poirier, producer and dj who recently released his ep, is now touring Europe. Poirier is representing “nova soca”, a mixture of heavy bass music and Caribbean soca music.
Soca Sound System DJ Tour pt.2 / EU
May
5/14 - LUXEMBOURG - Dqliq
5/15 - GRAZ (Austria) - Absolutely Free Festival - Joanneum
5/16 - BRISTOL (UK) - Ruffneck Diskotek - The Black Swan
5/20 - COPENHAGEN (DEN) - KB18
5/21 - PARIS (FRANCE) - Batofar
5/22 - LAUSANNE (CH) - Le Bourg
5/23 - LUZERN (CH) - Sudpol
Listen/download Soca Sound System Mini Mix :
Listen/download Major Lazer “Hold The Line” (Poirier remix) :
- Tim Turbo´s refix of @majorlazer´s “Hold the Line” feat. in Eddie Stats (@thefader) Ghetto Palms: http://cli.gs/HjBzTH (via @tobiashuber) #
- Good interview with Zoelah at TAPtv http://bit.ly/33qGtD (via @Angrypothound @socaprince) #
- “The Father of Soca & Jamoo Music, Ras Shorty I | Shockout Blog” ( http://tinyurl.com/dysrmo ) via @meppublishers #
- Next week in Grenada: Drum festival 2009: http://www.grenadadrumfestival.com #
Neither the death of its greatest supporter, nor the financial problems and the official cancelation, nor the highjacking of an airplane at the same weekend were able to stop Jamaicans to celebrate a colourful mas with lots of soca music last weekend. Bacchanal Jamaica took place against great odds - it seems like the spirit of the late founder and supporter of the Jamaican carnival, Byron Lee, lives on and made this possible.
There were performances from the likes of Alison Hinds, Destra Garcia, Imij & Co. and Denise “Saucy Wow” Belfon on the Bacchanal stage.
Some beautiful photos can be found on toronto-lime [click!].
A new documentary film features the legendary singer Calypso Rose. She made musical history by becoming the first female Calypso Monarch and winning the Road March, too, being the first person holding both titles.
The now 69 year old resident of New York was born in Tobago and spends every Carnival season in Trinidad. Not even cancer stopped her from performing regularly and worldwide. She was on stage with stars like Michael Jackson and Harry Belafonte and her song “Fire in Me Wire” became a calypso anthem around the World and was recorded in eight languages.
According to the “Soca News” magazine, the film entitled “Rose, Calypso Diva”, follows Rose through her narrative and her travels, telling the story of her life, its influences and impact. It is scheduled for submission to various film festivals.
Soca artiste Destra is about to release her new album. Destra Garcia unveiled it earlier this year with a Trinidad release in February, in time for the annual Trinidad Carnival celebrations. Now the soca icon will launch the album internationally in Manhattan, on Saturday, April 25 at the famed live-music venue, SOB’s.
“I am really excited about the launch of my sixth album, HOTT, in New
York,” states Destra. “I haven’t been there in a while and I feel a bit out of touch with my fans there. I am therefore extremely ecstatic about seeing and performing for them.”
Already having produced four hit singles for the new season, “Hott,” “Sassiness,” “Bacchanal,” and fete favorite “Obsessive Winers,” featuring fellow soca stars Alison Hinds and Denise Belfon, Destra is now taking her pulsating soca sounds and high-energy performances to audiences worldwide.
via rhonafox.com
- Alison Hinds - Soca Nation (Stronger RMX by MarflixOne) ♫ http://blip.fm/~47mj8 #
- Trini Reggae Mix from 2006.. with all the classic reggae tunes from Trinidad & Tobago #reggae #trinidad ♫ http://blip.fm/~47mr7 #
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