S. Rise has been around. He helped form Frenglish Connexion along with Dundee and K9 (UK rapper and producer). He has also supported artists such Beenie Man, Féfé (Saïan Supa Crew), Phife Dawg, Chip-Fu…
Year: 2017
Blog posts
E.sy Kennenga : Solda Lanmou (The Soldier of Love)
Esy Kennenga can be considered the Machel Montano of the creole world. He was also a child prodigy learning the guitar from the age of 4. From the creole caribbean island of Martinique, he…
UCOM 2018: Equality in Bling!!
United Colours of Mas (UCOM) is unbelieveably consistent. Consistently having one of the best production teams in London UK so that costumes are out in time. Consistently bringing the bling and stand out head…
Soca Loco; Come Out To Fete!!
Going to a Soca Loco event? The energy is different, fresh. These are high energy events with a very personable touch. I’m always curious about new teams; how they come together, what their main…
Notting Hill Carnival??? NO THANKS
We know the thoughts of those who love Notting Hill Carnival. It is also interesting and useful to hear the thoughts and feelings of some against Notting Hill Carnival. This was not easy listening.…
An interview with Pumpa: The Soca Artist from the US Virgin Islands
There are some artists, celebrities, entrepreneurs you meet, you talk to and you want them to succeed. Do you ever get that feeling? You want them to succeed so bad it feels similar to…
Just Vibez: Football, Liming and Hurricane Relief
Just Vibez had a vision to bring the community together through sport. And that they did. The Greenfell Tragedy showed us very clearly that the London Carnival Community is not all about the feathers,…
MX Prime from Ultimate Rejects; More than ‘Full Extreme’!
I was at a boat fete over this year’s Notting Hill carnival season (Duck Wuk or Ruk A Tuk, I can’t remember) and my friend and I were having a conversation with a random…
Japan Canaval 2017: West meets East, Day 2
Hackney and Notting Hill carnivals happened so recently in London, UK, naturally I thought about my experiences of carnival in Japan which occurred only two weeks before that. I spoke about Day 1 of…
Notting Hilll Carnival 2017! The Best One Yet!!
Let me tell you the story of my 2017 Notting Hill Carnival Experience. This is a fun, joyful, beautiful and different story to the persistent telling of the supposed acid attack, policemen complaining and…
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