Raquel Arty, the road manager for Patrice Roberts, is one female manager’s story I’ve wanted to share for a long time. She’s a successful female road manager in a male dominated industry. Yes, it…
Category: Interviews
Interviews with Soca artists, promoters and more..
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Patrice Roberts: Woman of Soca
Patrice Roberts immediately comes to mind when I think of female soca artists and her achievements in music began from an early age. In 1995, she won the Sangre Grande Junior Calypso Monarch competition…
Pioneers of Notting Hill Carnival: Wilf Walker
Some individuals are visionaries, can think about making decisions that will impact generations. That is the mindset of some of the most wealthy families and business men on the planet. They are not just…
Pioneers of Notting HIll Carnival: Leslie Palmer
Notting Hill Carnival would not be as inclusive as it is today if not for Leslie Palmer. Real Talk. There would be no multiple trucks on the road, costume bands, stalls, sound systems or…
Mr Killa: International Soca Monarch 2019
Mr Killa, musical artist from Grenada has on the scene for years and it was not a case of ‘IF’ but ‘WHEN’ he would reach the top. ‘Rolly Polly’ in 2013 brought him more…
Koffee: Reggae, Positivity and Individuality
Koffee. There are people who you can feel have the talent and appeal, that spark to reach and captivate a global audience. When I first heard Koffee two years ago, I knew she was…
Riggo Suave: ‘The Stage God’.
So far, in 2019, with reference to Caribbean Music, some discourse and creativity has focused on reminiscing. For soca, there has been talk of bringing back old sound riddims, bringing power soca back to…
An Interview With Sekon Sta
Sekon Sta is a character, I will tell you that much. I had the opportunity to interview him whilst in Antigua for carnival this year. He had me laughing throughout the interview with his…
Paul O’Donoghue: Getting To Know The Designer (Part Two)
Are you happy being known as ‘The Gay Band’? I’m not happy being known as ‘The Gay Band’ because there are a lot of bands with gay masqueraders out there who are not branded…
Paul O’Donoghue of UCOM: Getting To Know This Designer
Conversations. Social Media. Assumptions. Paul O’Donoghue. If you listen to some conversations and look at social media, you will have a few assumptions of the man Paul O’Donoghue. Whether you want to accept it…
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