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1st - Khiomal 2nd - Mikey 3rd - Natahlee 4th - Mr. Dale 5th - Hypa Dawg 6th - Red Plastic Bag 7th - Miguel 8th - Blood 9th - Kimberley Inniss 10th - Ramases 11th - Donella 12th - Hee Haw & Dragon Slayer 13th - Justin King 14th - Peter Ram 15th - T.C. 16th - Dragon Slayer 17th - Buggy 18th - Jafar 19th - Jay-B 20th - Jimmy Dan Technorati Tags: [...] (decooler.com)

source of photo: www.carnivalsvg.com It’s already 4 weeks ago that Vincy Mas was feteing the road 2008. Time to sum up the results for you. Most played on the streets of Kingstown and new Roadmarch Winner 2008 was Icon’s ‘A Pain (2 Knee)’. After placing fourth in the Soca Monarch Competition, on the road Icon’s [...] (decooler.com)

Most of you might already know: this week was Carnival in beautiful St. Lucia. Ricky T did not only win the Caribbean Soca Monarch, but also the St Lucia Power Soca Monarch title with his track “Wheel and Come Again”. And finally he also became the Roadmarch King. Herb Black won Groovy Soca Monarch title [...] (decooler.com)

The Berlin-based Soca and Calypso online store and label Faluma.com is 5 years old and celebrates this happy occassion with a 5% sale on all their products until the end of July. If you want to learn more about Faluma have a look at their blog or (if you happen to be in Berlin) [...] (decooler.com)

1. Stabby De Guard - Stabby 2. Edwin Yearwood - Nah Missing Me 3. Hypasounds - Party Mood 4. Sicky - AAAAH! 5. Khiomal - Start De Madness 6. Abacu & Fakaroo - The African Song 7. Lil Rick & Underdog - Break Away 8. Lil Rick - Bus A Wine 9. Spin Pooch Ink - Texting 10. JANA & RASHIDA - [...] (decooler.com)

Nurse Karen is reporting in her blog that there will be an international version of the Machel Montano HD album called “Wining season” out soon. According to Karen the album will be released on Delicious Vinyl. No info on the label’s website so far. Machel already released two 12″ on that label in the 90s [...] (decooler.com)

Keisha Christain - Totally Unacceptable (Video) (decooler.com)

David Rudder recently did his Calypso Journey show in Toronto, Canada. It combined calypso music of three generations starting in the 30s and the show also features Lord Superior and Toronto’s singer Drew Gonsalves. Read a concert review here or listen to the audios at CBC (unfortunatly you might need some special media plugins to [...] (decooler.com)

The discussion about a “soca”-category on digital audio plattforms is coming back - starting at the Saucy’s Trinidad Carnival Blog (also see a comment at bandwaggonist and the facebook group). Here are my 2cents: The main problem is that soca music is too unknown and also a very small market. Nobody is hating on the [...] (decooler.com)

Doubles in Trinidad is now 4$ - wonder how much they are in Tobago. - See a video of the panist Duvone Stewart (with NFM Pantasy) playing Shurwayne’s “Dead or alive” in Canotier, France. [pan-jumbie] - Carnival Corbeaux still fires against the “William Monroe Show” aka Fantastic Friday and this years Soca [...] (decooler.com)

DeCooler recently looked like one of those numerous blogs that repost youtube videos. But hey, that’s cool - thanks to Tempo so many artists nowadays doing videos which helps the artists to get more exposure. Here we go again with a video directed by Kevin Fires Morgan. Sanell Dempster is definitely the female singer [...] (decooler.com)

Tony Wylie - Feel like dancing (Video) (decooler.com)

Read an interesting interview with the calypsonian Mighty Duke. He made some good points on money and the latest carnival music. You’ve seen Trinidad music grow from ? Yes, from one stage to the other. From being way on top to now being nothing. We don’t have music now… We don’t have music. As a matter [...] (decooler.com)

Make a stage (decooler.com)

Adrian Dutchin took the 2008 Soca Monarch title back with his tune “”No Place Like Home” from last years’ champion Marlon ‘Malo’ Webster. Malo who performed the song “Celebrate”, didn’t make it in the Top3 this year. 2nd place: Wilbur ‘Lil Man’ Levans 3rd place: Onikha Joseph [Stabroecknews] Technorati Tags: soca soca monarch Guyana (decooler.com)

This is an interesting article of Trinidad Express printed in January, but I just found it again on Caribbean Brass Connection. Naya George says that he stepped out of the music game to make space for youngers: Everybody just want to hold on to their space, so the youths who are coming into the industry, [...] (decooler.com)

Mighty Sparrow - Barack the Magnificent (decooler.com)

e-Pan drum demonstration (decooler.com)

Terry Seales - “Think It Over” (Video) (decooler.com)

Devon Matthews - “Wine Down Low” (Video) (decooler.com)

Fayann Lyons - Get on (Video) (decooler.com)

Soca Junkie (Video) (decooler.com)

There is a discussion going on in Trinidad to move the Festival to April for marketing reasons. Read the article in Trinidad Express here. Read also Keiths comment on this topic and five reasons against it on CFR. Technorati Tags: Trinidad (decooler.com)

Inside the Mas Camp (decooler.com)

Reigning King of Carnival mas Brian Mac Farlane’s band “Earth; Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope”, dazzled the crowd at the Queen’s Park Savannah yesterday – Carnival Tuesday – as he mounted a spectacular defence of his crown. Mac Farlane’s environmentally friendly, “Earth: Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope” did not come charging at you with [...] (decooler.com)

Carnival Monday already made a clear statement: “Get On” is the strongest tune for this season. It was no suprise when Fay-Ann Lyons scored the most plays on Tuesday Parade. Congratulations to the family Lyons-Alvarez, who took both Roadmarch and Soca Monarch! 1. Faye-Ann: Get On (331 plays) 2. Roy Cape / Blaxx: Breatheless (125 [...] (decooler.com)

1. Sugar Aloes / 438 2. Cro Cro / 435 3. Karen Ashe / 433 4. Stinger / 430 5. Chalkdust / 426 6. Walter Taylor / 419 7. Leslie Ann Ellis / 410 8. Brian London / Kurt Allen / 409 10. Singing Sandra / 406 11. Skatie / 402 12. Versatile & Crazy / 393 14. Singing Francine / 386 15. Sekon Alves / [...] (decooler.com)

King of Carnival 2008 1 - Jhawan Thomas - Pandemic Rage (431) 2 - Curtis Eustace - Chromatic Chaos (427) 4 - Earl Thompson - Man / Wade Madray - Dingdaka “De Lion Heart”) (416) 5 - Glen Turnbull - Amazula (400) 6 - Ronald Des Vignes - Cocoa in the Sun (390) 7 - Glenn Dave Larkhan - Master [...] (decooler.com)

Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove won the Panorama 2008 competition with one point difference to last years’ champions Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars. They entered the final with the title “Musical Vengeance” composed by Gregory “GB” Ballantyne and arranged by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe. The All Stars played “Thunder Coming”, composed and sung by [...] (decooler.com)

The discussion about the title is reaching the next stage. Reigning Soca Monarch 2008 Bunji Garlin said in an interview, that Fay-Ann did the best show at Queen’s Park Oval last Friday: “I like to feel victory and I didn’t get that last night. After seeing Fay-Ann’s performance, I told her: You win. You beat [...] (decooler.com)

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