http://www.decooler.com Weblog for Caribbean music - Soca, Calypso, Pan and Carnival Culture - Est. 2003 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:34:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nurse Karen is reporting in her blog that there will be an international version of the Machel Montano HD album called "Wining season" out soon. According to Karen the album will be released on Delicious Vinyl. No info on the label's website so far. Machel already released two 12" on ... http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/machel-montano-back-on-delicious-vinyl New video out of Barbados by Keisha. Directed by Get Bizi Browne. [via Boyce Voice] http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/keisha-christain-totally-unacceptable-video David Rudder recently did his Calypso Journey show in Toronto, Canada. It combined calypso music of three generations starting in the 30s and the show also features Lord Superior and Toronto's singer Drew Gonsalves. Read a concert review here or listen to the audios at CBC (unfortunatly you might need ... http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/david-rudders-calypso-journey The discussion about a "soca"-category on digital audio plattforms is coming back - starting at the Saucy's Trinidad Carnival Blog (also see a comment at bandwaggonist and the facebook group). Here are my 2cents: The main problem is that soca music is too unknown and also a very small market. ... http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/soca-genre-category-on-mp3-stores Doubles in Trinidad is now 4$ - wonder how much they are in Tobago. - See a video of the panist Duvone Stewart (with NFM Pantasy) playing Shurwayne's "Dead or alive" in Canotier, France. [pan-jumbie] - Carnival Corbeaux still fires against the "William Monroe Show" aka Fantastic ... http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/more-news DeCooler recently looked like one of those numerous blogs that repost youtube videos. But hey, that's cool - thanks to Tempo so many artists nowadays doing videos which helps the artists to get more exposure. Here we go again with a video directed by Kevin Fires Morgan. Sanell ... http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/sanell-dempster-heat-video Directed by Remy. [via Bandwagonist] http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/tony-wylie-feel-like-dancing-video Read an interesting interview with the calypsonian Mighty Duke. He made some good points on money and the latest carnival music. You've seen Trinidad music grow from ? Yes, from one stage to the other. From being way on top to now being nothing. We don't have music now... We don't ... http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/mighty-duke-interview This is how the new National Carnival and Entertainment Centre, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, TT, will look like: More info at UDECOTT http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/03/make-a-stage Adrian Dutchin took the 2008 Soca Monarch title back with his tune ""No Place Like Home" from last years' champion Marlon 'Malo' Webster. Malo who performed the song "Celebrate", didn't make it in the Top3 this year. 2nd place: Wilbur 'Lil Man' Levans 3rd place: Onikha Joseph [Stabroecknews] http://www.decooler.com/socanews/2008/02/adrian-dutchin-is-carib-soca-monarch-gy