The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Company has added new Vincy tunes: Fireman, Skarpyan, John Legend feat. Skinny Fabulous, Fa Fa and Maddzart feat. Bunji.
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Archive for April, 2005
Witco Desperadoes won the competition with the John Legend ballad “Ordinary People”. Second is Petrotrin Phase 11 Pan Groove with Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean”. Read article here and here and check the photo gallery.
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For a comment on this years Jamaica Carnival read on socacdproject.
Tags: carnival, jamaica
A nice picture gallery from the 5th Annual Kitch Fete under The Pommecythere at DMPI, April 16 can be found on pan-jumbie.com taken by Cathy George.
Check out this video interview (no permalink) and music video-clip with chutney artist Rikki Jay on Muzikmedia.com.
Read an interview with Jamesy P.’s producer Mark Cyrus at socacdproject.com.
Trinidadian Road March Champion Shurwayne Winchester, who won the title the second time, was yesterday presented with the keys to his brand new Ford Focus car at a ceremony at McEnearney Motors, Richmond Street, Port of Spain.
[Trinidad Express]
BBC Caribbean on Dirty Jim’s, the Trinidadian version of Bueno Vista Social Club. Dirty Jim’s was a club in Port-of-Spain of the 50s. A documentation movie will be available soon. Featured artists are Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Rose, Bomber and more. The cd is already available and comes with a snippet dvd.
Vincy artist Fireman Hooper released his first tune for this season: “The beginning”. Check out Hysyanz Recording website for a small clip and more info.
Read a biography about the Vincean Soca Monarch 2004 Bowmani. There’s also a video of his 2k4 tune “Booty Call” for download.
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Former Pan in the 21st Century champions, bpTT Renegades, who won the contest two years ago, is among the power-bands eliminated after the preliminary round of the competition for conventional orchestras. Panorama 2005 winner Phase II Pan Groove was topping the category, playing Len “Boogsie” Sharpe’s. Read more..
[Trinidad Express]
There have been rumours, but now it seems official. The next soca artist signs a record deal. KMC will release 4 albums on Ultra Records of New York. . Like Jamesy P.’s new label, Ultra Records is new to the soca industry and has released techno, house and trance so far.
[Trinidad Express | Islandmix]
Trojan Records announced a Soca Box in their Box series. A tracklist is not available yet, but we are curious since Soca never was a main focus for Trojan.
Nigel “Frame” Fabien has updated his tune “Time fuh Germany” to the situation of the Trinibagonian football team right now. A download is available on his site. The Remix was done in T&T by Daryl Braxton. Check also our old article.
Cayman Island carnival is near. Join the Soca-robathon every saturday to get fit for partying all Carnival weekend, tone up for their parade costumes, hear the latest music and road marches for the street parade and learn some soca dances.
[Caiman Netnews]
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