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The Nookie Man goes international?

With his big 2004 hit "Nookie" the vincy artist Jamesy P. is heading for international success. It is said that he already signed a record deal.

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Hail the soca queen Alison Hinds

Read why Alison Hinds is the soca queen (article). Still, the main question is: What will happen to Square One?

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Soca Warriors coming

Another tune for the Trinbagonian football team Soca Warriors: Bunji Garlin voiced a tune on the Pot of Gold - Riddim called "Warriors coming". Check it out on Trini Bashment.

New post-carnival Riddims

Usually most soca productions are released near a carnival. This year we have to nice riddims which came shortly after this years Trinidad season:
Mystic Riddim is a nice slowtempo soca riddim with steel drums. Best tunes are "Soca" by Mr. Slaughter and Nicky Cordner's "Only you".
Remember Elephant Man's "Bun Badmin", which was the most played tune of Notting Hill Carnival 2004? This riddim came out on several labels over the years. Now there's a soca version: Soca Tabernacle. Featured artists are Bunji Garlin ("Wave something"), Wanski, Fayann and more.

Caribbean Warriors

The German soccer magazine Kicker writes about the Soca Warriors and Trinidad & Tobago. Funny thing about this is the translation of "Soca Warriors": Fußball Krieger (soccer warriors).. Kicker might know a lot about football, but they lack the basics in music. :D

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15th Annual Rapso Fest

Veteran Rapso artist Brother Resistence
The Festival for Rapso and the Oral Tradition, Rapso Fest, will take place from May 1 -12. The festival, in its 15th year, will pay tribute to Felix Edinborough for his contribution to the promotion of the Pierrot Grenade tradition.

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Traditional mas characters explained

In the current issue of the BWIA - magazine Caribbean Beat you can find a nice article about traditional carnival characters of Trinidad: from Burrokeets and Dame Lorraine to Midnite Robbers.

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Guyana carnival canceled

Due to the floods in Guyana several fetes and the main carnival procession have been canceled!

Soca Monarch People's Choice Awards with online vote

Islandevent.com presents a new award: the Soca Monarch People's Choice Awards. It takes place on Fantastic Friday. There will be also an online vote on islandevents.com from Friday January 28, 2005 on.
[see also Trinidad Express]

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Tobago Calypso Monarch finalists

The finalists for the Tobago Calypso Monarch competition in Scarborough are:
* Kenrick Andrews
* Sherwin Cunningham
* Leslie Ann Ellis
* Wendy Ann Thomas-Garrick
* Ingrid Braithwaite-John
* Rheena Riley
* Henson Wright (Calypso Prince)

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Soca Warriors on their journey to Germany

In two weeks from now our favorite football team Soca Warriors will face the soccer team from the US. For the mental support Ronnie Macintosh did the tune "Deutschland" (means Germany where the World Championship is held). Now there's an official answer version from Germany by the MashUp Crew feat. Volkanik:"Soca Warriors (Who de stars?)". Part of the lyrics are in German.
And there's another Soca Warriors tune by comedian and actor Nigel ‘Frame’ Fabien, produced by JaQuzzi: "Time fuh Germany".

Maximus Dan the ragga soca General

An interesting interview with Maximus Dan in the Trinidad Guardian.

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Impulse is Young King Calypso Monarch

The controversal singer Impulse won the Young King Calypso Monarch (by the National Action Cultural Committee(NACC))with his song "Shadow Jumbie". Second is Abbi Blackman (with "Ah seeing"), who won the National Calypso Queen title last week. 3rd place won Jervae Caesar doing “Pioneers of Emancipation".

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Carnival on D'Promenade

The Trinidadian daily morning show on TV 6, Carnival on D'Promenade is now fully online as videostream. Watch all the shows from the past few weeks.

One of my favorite is the Maximus Dan performance. Check out also Cro Cro's new tune Chop yuh hand off.

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