As reported in March by the TnT Guardian, Rapso newcomer Rizon was working on a video for his smashing debut single “Reach”, which was released back in November 2k6 for last carnival. Now here it is, directed by Stephan Jones.
The tune also made it onto the ‘Best Of The Best Soca Grooves 07′ sampler, available @ Faluma.
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Archive for October, 2007
Just found on Boyce Voice - Square One’s (with lead singer Alison Hinds) famous song “Faluma”, performed the first time in Suriname 1997. This one is a all-time soca classic!
Here’s a song I recorded with international Soca recording artist David Rudder for the Burmese people. If you haven’t heard, the monks of Burma need your attention, says producer Derek Brin.
Download: David Rudder - Burma
Composed & arranged by Jeremy Ledbetter & Derek Brin
The auditions for the this years season of Synergy Soca Star started in Port-of-Spain.
The contestants lined up for a chance to get into the competition, with crash courses in voice echniques and image-grooming. Successful contestants also participate in a series of training sessions including band practice, money management sessions and public relations training.
The winner will collect a prize of a Dhatsui Terios as well as automatic entry into the Soca Monarch Finals.
Past winners have gone on to success on the soca scene. Fireball, as the first season’s winner and last year’s winner Umi Marcano have received a lot of airplay for their debut soca tracks:
First season winner Fireball’s collaboration with Bob Sinclair.
Last season’s winner Umi Marcano.
Source: newsday
The annual World Music Exhibition (WOMEX), held in Sevilla (Spain), will see a 45min soca set by Trinidad based trio 3canal.
2.500 delegates and 1.400 companies from more than 80 countries will visit the event. The new founded T&T Entertainment Company assits the band with the travelling expanses to have Trinidad & Tobago represented on the exhibition.
3canal and The cut + clear crew have recorded a live concert, ReThePublic [Sep 22+23], for a Live album release. This album will be the main promo for the WOMEX Showcase.
3canal also gives away a free mp3 of the song “Salt” - go on their myspace and grab the 4th song in the player.
Source: Guardian, 3canal website (no direct link)
Alvin Daniell, producer of MAJOR & minor, who gave us so many nice pan music cds, just released his CD compilation for Panorama 2008, “Pan On Fire”.
Older releases are still available on all major mp3 platforms.
We are heading to the next season of Soca music from Trinidad, as the carnival date is early next year. Many songs are already out and can be found in filesharing networks. I don’t give you any artist or songname as long as the mp3s are not available officially. But artists should make sure, that their music is available early in all (legal) major mp3 plattforms. There are labels and services which are specialized in that - so why not releasing mp3-singles? Better wait till everybody got it already from the filesharing networks?
New costumes for Trinidad Carnival 2008 are already online - here are some of the major bands:
Legacy
Masquerade
Harts
Evolution
Image Nation
Genesis
Trini Revellers
Wee International
Oracle
Not really soca, but reggae artiste David Kirton is from Barbados and has now a new video out - “Green Carmouflage”.
via: Boyce Voice
Technorati Tags: Reggae BarbadosBajan Alison Hinds releases her solo debut album, titled “Soca Queen” (1720 Entertainment/Black Coral) on November 6, 2007.
“Soca Queen” is produced by Salaam Remi (Amy Winehouse, Nas, Fugees), Shelshok (Wyclef Jean, Machel Montano, Maximus Dan), Chris Allman (Rupee, David Kirton) and Nicholas Brancker (Shabba Ranks, Simply Red, Rob Flack).
The “Roll It Gal” video has now been added to MTV Jams and VH-1 Soul.
