New SVG 2009 soca by Problem Child and Skinny Fabulous, produced by Friktion.
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New slow soca tune by Maddzart from St. Vincent – Don’t stop the carnival. Composed, arranged and produced by R. Primus.
download Maddzart – Don’t stop the carnival (promotional only, will be deleted after a while)
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Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts (CPF) is today holding the nation’s soca artistes who performed in its Carnival 2009 competitions to ransom, by withholding their cash prizes until they sign over a percentage to the organisation. The contestants in the bmobile International Soca Monarch Competition and the National Lotteries Classic Groovy Monarch have no access to their price money until they sign a contract with the organisation. The contract commits the artists to give five per cent of their winnings back to the foundation, and in the case of Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez, the document obligates her to defend her crown. Former Power monarchs Bunji Garlin and Shurwayne Winchester, Hunter and Nadia Batson are the artistes who have gone public with the matter. Other artists, who did not sign the contract, had cheques cut in their names for Friday’s prize-distribution ceremony held at the Ballroom of the Cascadia Hotel and Conference Centre in St Ann’s, Port-of-Spain. However, the money was deducted without their consent, a source revealed. Many local contestants boycotted the awards.
Read full story at Trinidad Guardian.
Video of one the biggest road tunes of T&T Carnival 2009
Soca is getting more and more attention from the outside world. Diplo / Mad Decent featured a Carnival 2009 mix on his wide-read blog by Double L and LP of the G13 crew. Go grab it.
New soca video by artiste Crossovah with his tune on the Coconut Tree Riddim.
Photographer Marc Lyndersay sent us the photoset to Tribe’s production for the 2009 band “Birds of a Feather”. See the full set here. Enjoy!
Also available a essay in the Trinidad Guardian including Lyndersay’s pictures. We already featured Mr Lyndersay last year.
Here are the results of this years’ Mas Domnik in Dominica.
Calypso Monarch
1. King Karessah
Songs: ‘Pastor’s Rod’ and ‘Calypso too patriotic’.
“Best Stage Presentation” Award
2. Observer
Songs: ‘Shut up legislation’ and ‘EIO’
3. Tarina
Songs: ‘Endangered Species’ and ‘Gwayé’
Junior Calypso Monarch
Sheldon Alfred / De Professor
Soca Monarch
Chester Letang/Daddy Chess (full article see also here
Road March
“Carnival is Colour” — Lloyd Wayland/De Energiser
Band of the Year
1. Go Girls and Kairi Mystique
Depiction: “Western Bacchanal”
2. Carnival Corner
Depiction: “Mélé Mélanjé”
3. Thunder Bird
Depiction: “Fire and Ice”
J’ouvert
First Lapo Kabwit on the road — The Gutter Lapo Kabwit
Best Pappy Show — The Religious Ones
Best Individual on the road – Rohan James
Best Sennsé on Carnival Monday – St. Joseph group
First Steel Band on the road – Real Steel Band
Best Jou ouvé group — Newtown pre-school
The award for the lapo kabwit band which played the longest on the road – The Newtown Lapo Kabwit.
Queen Shows
Carnival Queen (Miss Dominica) – Kayan Toussaint
Carnival Princess – Chrislin Tavernier
Miss Teen Dominica – Kelcia Righton
Source: (Nurse) Karen (Etc), thanks Monika.
Brand new video by Ghislain Poirier for his tune “Get Mad feat. Mr Slaugher” on his new ep “Soca Sound System” released on Ninja Tunes label. It is very important for Soca music to crossover in various club-oriented genres – Ghislain from Montreal hopefully opens a door for many artists and producer to come.
Continue reading ‘Video: Ghislain Poirier feat. Mr Slaughter – Get mad’
Last week the famous cuatro player and parang singer Tito Lara died at the age of 82. He was part of the Lara Brothers. Together with his brother Willie Lara he kept traditional parang music alive with their band the Lara Brothers.
National Parang Festival in Arima 1999
Source: Guardian | newsday | via ban-d wagonist
Here is a link to a photo gallery of the Carnival in Carriacou. From the Carriacou Soca Monarch, J’ouvert, Dimanche Gras to the Carriacou Pageant… have a look and enjoy!
Soca Monarch 2008 Chester Letang aka Daddy Chess defended his crown with an explosive performance of his tune “Ready or Not”.
2nd: Clint “Clinty” Henderson – We Jumping Up
3rd: Wayne Benjamin aka Mr. Benji – Fire
Find more videos like this on www.caivideos.ning.com
Source: Dominica Weekly | video taken from Islander
Here are four of the biggest tune for Haiti Carnaval 2009.. this year we have seen a great season with some nice kanavals. Check out these videos by Kreol La (La Ri A Cho), Sweet Micky (Lage 2 Gidon), Carimi (Zandolit), Krezi Mizik (Vinn Pile’l). I love them all four, but I have to say that Kreol La tune is massive!
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