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…
Category: Interviews
Interviews with Soca artists, promoters and more..
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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…
Manager Series: Into the mind of the Managers!
We (including me) focus a lot on the musical artists, the stars. But what makes a star, a star? Of course there is their personal talent, creativity and charisma. But there are lot of…
Triniboi Joocie Unplugged
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…
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…
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