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…
Category: Interviews
Interviews with Soca artists, promoters and more..
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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…
E.sy Kennenga in London!!!
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Belgian, Creole. The Caribbean and its culture is made up of all of these and more. In this article, the focus is on the creole culture and music of…
Frolic Nation And The Man That Is JP Poteon!
Jean-Pierre Poteon is one of those individuals on the London carnival scene I’ve seen around for years. He does all types of things in a fete or on the road (carrying on wotless as…
Lord Edit: The Usain Bolt of Video Production
He is known as Lord Edit. As he has the speed of Usain Bolt for video production. In addition, he has worked with most of the top artists in the soca industry. We were…
Manager Series: Lyndon Gomez, Manager of ‘Voice’.
Next up in the Manager Series is Lyndon Gomez, manager of Aaron ‘Voice’ St. Louis, 3-time winner of International Soca Monarch. Voice has won International Soca Monarch three times with the hits Cheers to…
Manager Series: Nicholai Assam, Road Manager for Ricardo Drue
Meeting Nicholai in Antigua the day after Ricardo Drue’s very successful ‘Druesday’ concert, I find out more about his role as road manager for Ricardo Drue. He is an interesting individual. As well as…
Managers Series: Anson Soverall, Manager of BET Nominee Nailah Blackman
Starting off the manager series, Anson Soverall was on the mind to have a conversation with. In the space of 17 months? He has taken Nailah Blackman from international obscurity to becoming well known…
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