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Tag: Soca

  • Bunji Garlin & Fay-Ann Lyons Mash Up Tobago

    Bunji Garlin & Fay-Ann Lyons Mash Up Tobago

    The Royal Couple of Soca Reign At Tobago Jazz Experience

    When Trini superstars Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons got married back in 2009, they became the Royal Couple of Soca—Trinidad & Tobago’s answer to Jay & Beyonce. Bunji got his start as a ragga soca artist and has emerged as a consistent hitmaker, having won Trinidad’s soca monarch title on numerous occasions. Fay-Ann is the daughter of calypso monarch Super Blue and her mom is an artist who goes by the name Lady Gypsy. Let’s just say they’ve both got showbiz in their blood. Like Jay & B, they each have their own thing going on and they know how to support each other and make the family business even stronger. Just wait till their daughter Syri gets in the mix! Interview coming soon, but for now behold Bunji & Fay-Ann in action as they tear up World Music Night at the Tobago Jazz Experience.  Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • Jillionaire’s Top Ten Tunes Of Carnival 2013

    DJ Yoga Pants List His Favorite Soca Songs Of This Yearjill

     

    1/3 of Major Lazer, Trinidadian native Jillionaire knows a thing or two about Soca music. He has blessed us today with a list of the Top Ten ( in no particular order) Tunes Of Carnival 2013, songs that have been rocking all the fetes of this Carnival season. All the usual suspects are there along with a couple newcomers which rounds out this solid list. Lets not waste anymore time, Check The List After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Machel Montano “The Fog” (Road Mix)

    Machel And Precision Get Us Ready For The Roadfog

     

    We are less than one week away from the “greatest show on earth” Trinidad & Tobago Carnival, and if you are like the few who won’t be attending the festivities this year allow us to rub some salt in your wounds. Machel and Precision Productions unload their Road Mix for the ever popular “Fog.” The infectious drums paired with Machel’s hypnotizing lyrics will have you gyrating in your seat in no time.   Audio After The Jump… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Kes The Band “Tuesday On The Rocks” Official Video

    Kes Reminds Us That Just Because It’s Tuesday  Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have A Good Time

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    So it’s Tuesday, after Monday it’s probably the second least favorite day of the week. Well cheer up, Kes The Band has just dropped the visuals to their widely popular “Tuesday On The Rocks.” Kes’ harmonic voice rides the groovy tunes of the Gyal Season Riddim to perfection guaranteed to rid any feelings of the mundane. Put that cup of coffee down and pour yourself a glass of Tuesday On The Rocks. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Skinny Fabulous & Machel Montano “Monstrosity”

    Skinny Fabulous & Machel Montano Unleash Madness With Their New Tune “Monstrosity“

    We are barely into the 2013 Carnival season, but so far it’s shaping up to be one to remember. We’ve already heard what Bunji had to offer with his appropriately titled “Differentology” (currently ripping up the airwaves) now Skinny Fabulous throws himself into the fray. Enlisting Soca heavyweight Machel Montano, Skinny’s “Monstrosity” track grips hold and pretty soon you’ll jumping up and down, or as Machel put it, getting “mad and crazy.” If this doesn’t get you excited for Carnival I don’t know what will – Take a listen after the jump. (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Bunji Garlin “Differentology”

    Di Gyul Dem Dahlin Unleashes Something Different For The Carnival Season

    Bunji takes well, a different route on his latest appropriately titled single “Differentology.” We hear the “Gyul Dem Dahlin” spit the usual Carnival fare over a Sheriff Music/J-Rod Records track with additional instrumentation by Nigel Rojas. We like the direction Bunji is headed, perhaps he can be the pioneer of the neo-soca movement and have it reach a more global audience. You ready? Hit the jump to listen. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Jillionaire’s Carnival Anthem Countdown

    Jillionaire Counts Down This Year’s Top 5 Soca Anthems

    With over 15 years in the game as a DJ, Trinidad’s very own Jillionaire might know a thing or two about Soca music. Having recently spent some time in Trinidad for the annual Carnival festivities Jillionaire compiled a list of the top 5 soca tunes guaranteed to have wine-ing your stress away like a bacchanalist. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: 3 Canal “Boom” & More Trinibadness

    Trinidad’s Baddest Rapso Crew Sets It Off

    For all those who thought Trini music was nothing but soca and steel pan, think again. 3 Canal have been on some Public Enemy ish for 12 years now and they’re still out here making history every day. “Rapso man want to right the wrongs; Rapso man bring Babylon down.” Let off…

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  • HEAR THIS: Trini Carnival Top 10

    Too much bacchanal ah go tek your life away.

    Just got back from Trinidad Fashion Week (stay tuned for the photos) but they weren’t playing any soca at all. Started reminiscing a few months back to carnival season and I had to rock this Top 10 for old-times sake. (more…)

  • Las Lap T&T Carnival 2009

    Happy Easter everybody. Now that we’ve made it through the desert of shame that is Lent, what better time look back at the delicious debauchery of Trinidad & Tobago carnival one last time—especially after 40 days and 40 nights of fasting and atonement for our sins? (more…)

  • “Hands In The Air! Rags In The Air!” UPDATE

    “My name is Fay-Ann Lyons” …. Memba dat.

    Double congratulations to the Road March Queen and expecting mother.


    If you thought mama-to-be M.I.A. set the standard for pregnant swagger at this year’s Grammys, check out Fay-Ann Lyons’ nice round belly as she mashes up the 2009 Soca Monarch Finals. (more…)