Ilovecarnivall catches up with Triniboi Joocie at London Southbank a couple of days before his ‘Unplugged Event’. Must be at least three years since we last spoke. I remember last time we spoke, you…
Category: Interviews
Interviews with Soca artists, promoters and more..
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BET nominated Nailah Blackman: The Soca Princess, Part 2.
The interview with Nailah Blackman, nominated for the BET Viewer’s Choice, Best New International Act continues… How did the collaboration between you and Shanseea come about? Well that just happened. It happened in the…
Lavaman: The Jab King!
You have no idea how much I have wanted to have a conversation with this man. I am undeniably a fan of his work, his charisma and humility. I have seen him perform in…
Nailah Blackman: The Soca Princess, Part 1.
Interesting thing that. Nailah really has only been on the soca circuit formally for less than two years but it feels like she has been part of it for longer. Nailah has a rich…
An Interview With Turner: The Conscious Artist
The first time I heard Turner’s voice on ‘She Bad’ last year, I wanted to interview him. Voices and deliveries like that don’t come from easy living. His voice reminds me of Buju’s. It…
Lutenants: A New UK Sound
It was probably one of the first spring days in London, UK when I met Lutenants. I walked along the London Thames riverbank heading to the Coppa restaurant enjoying the relative warmth of the…
DJ Shep Beats: Ruk A Tuk, Amped and Beaufort by Beats
It’s funny the assumptions we make about people. About who is important and who is not. Based on I don’t know… these days more than ever, popularity, who has the most followers on social…
Ilovecarnivall interviews Mike Forbes of Chocolate Nation
If you have been on carnival scene in London UK for a while , then you must have heard of Mike Forbes and the huge Chocolate Nation band of Notting Hill Carnival; one of…
S.Rise: The Creole Reggae Artist!
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…
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…
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