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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 that label in the 90s (1995 to be precise).
[Photo: caribbeancricket]
Technorati Tags: soca Trinidad 
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 some special media plugins to listen to the audios).
[Photo: Tanja Tiziana]
Technorati Tags: Trinidad CalypsoRead 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 have music. As a matter of fact, Carnival don’t have any music.
Imagine a festival like Carnival and we have rhythm but not music. When you lack music in something, you lack the heart of it all. There’s no sweetness, nothing at all; except you jump and you get tired.
We Magazin Online has an article about the N.Y/Vincean artist Johnny Fontainne aka Problem Child. Problem Child became known this year with his St. Vincent & Grenadines 2007 roadmarch “Party animal”, which is based on the popular Kassav song “Zouk la le sel medicament nou ni”. But he is not a newcomer - last year he had also a big tune with Kevin Lyttle, produced by the Great Zeee who also did the power soca riddim for “Somebody get mad”, probably the biggest Problem Child hit in Europe.
Read the full article here.
Digicel’s newest Rising Star is the dominican Tarina Simon. She competed with Antiguan Daina Barnes, as crowd favourite from early on in the competition and walked away with 10 000 US$ and a recording deal with CRS Music.
The “reveal show” featured last year’s winner Kyron Baptiste who perfomed together with Peter Ram Ram’s tune ”Woman By my Side”.
Technorati Tags: Calypso soca Antigua 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)
Congrats to Ultra Sonic Band, who took the title this year! Their winning song was “Double Bubble”. It’s the bands fourth Roadmarch title (2002 “Big Banana”, 2003 “Sponge Bob”, 2005 “Sun Or Rain”).
The Culturama Senior Kaiso Contest was won by Keith Scarbrough, better known as “Dis and Dat”. Astro placed second, Ginger third.
Technorati Tags: Culturama roadmarch st.kitts nevis The famous band Zouk Look from the French West Indies (Guadeloupe/St Marteen) joined forces with the soca singer-duo from Trinidad. Now they just released the new single “Let’s fall in love”. This song will also be on Zouk Look’s next album. Released by The Big W.I. (Guadeloupe).
More colaborations between French and English speaking Caribbean artist please!
El-A-Kru’s new Album “Fully Loaded” is available as download in almost all digital music stores.
1. Red Plastic Bag
2. Blood
3. Kid Site
Guyana artist Adrian Dutchin and Bajan soca band Krosfyah recently released this nice girls tune. The video was produced by Martinique born and Barbados based video artist Maharaki
Trini artist Iwer George - recently on rotation with songs as ‘Fete After Fete’, ‘It Must Work’ or his 2k6 masterpiece ‘We Reach’ - finally announced his new stage name at the Soca 4 The Summer Show in Mucurapo. At least for the next Carnival season the reigning Soca Monarch will be known as “The Boss”.
The famous soca and calypso veteran already had a few nicknames throughout his career, so it’s up to you fans to guess about his upcoming ones 
Neil “Iwer” George is looking for a new name and image.
“I’ve been 20 years in the business and you can’t stay one way all the time. I started out with Kangols, then went to baseball caps, now its time for a new look. If you want to stay on top you have to live up to the times and don’t let time catch up with you.”
[full article at Trinidad & Tobago Express]
Technorati Tags: Trinidad Following a stabbing incident on Carnival Tuesday last year, arrest warrants have been prepared for the famous Trinidadian soca singers Machel Montano and Mr. Slaughter. Montano is currently on $50,000 bail after being charged with a series of offences arising out of an April 26 incident at the Zen nightclub in Port of Spain.
[full article at Trinidad & Tobago Express]
Machel Montano yesterday emphatically denied allegations made against him of violent actions towards individuals at the Zen nightclub in Port of Spain. [full article here]
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