Happy New Year Gift

Dear All,
Hope you are well and will get a great 2009!
We have a new years gift for you all.


This is the first track from Samini for 2009 from his new album 'Dagaati' out March 2009. The track entitled 'Where my baby dey'. Samini is from Ghana and won the Moby awards in UK for some time ago. The track is produced by Kewah in Ghana.

Samini - Where My Baby Dey
Listen or Download here.

Did you know that Ghana voting for a new president around this time. Lets all hope its will be peaceful.

For more details on Samini see http://www.saminionline.com/

Here is some more good tunes from Samini and his upcoming album Dagaati:

Dagaati

Happy New Year!

I Feel Good

This is the best reggae song for 2008 according to me, a lot of other close up there tho...


Beres Hammond - I Feel Good

New Soca for TNT 2009

As you know soca is the fastest music in the world, not only by BPM but also for a lot of 2009 music is already released... Here is the new riddim called Fix It Up Riddim. Its produced by Madmen productions and KMC, Bunji, Nadia Batson and Ziggy Rankin along with other stars riding this one.

(2009)Fix It Up Riddim*** (Trinidad)(Madmen Productions)(Instrumental Incl.)

Peter Ram music video

Peter Ram's hit on Coconut Tree Riddim, directed by Jay Will aka Game Over in Barbados:


Peter Ram - Tight (Coconut Tree Riddim)

Grenada Parang from 2008

Trinidad and Grenada seem to be the island who take parang most seriously and 2008 I have heard more new tunes from Grenada. Here is over 20 new tunes from the Spice Island. Merry Christmas!

2008 Grenada soca parang 2008

Merry Christmas!

In Sweden we celebrate most on Christmas Eve, so Merry Christmas.
We are on our way to church with the whole family, hope everybody have as nice!


Rolly Bowman - Christmas Party


Stagger Riddim Medley ft Remy, Isaac, Sheldon, Nehilet, Marge & Dixie Ann


Sheldon Blackman - Home For Christmas (Stagger Riddim)

Merry Mixtape Christmas!!!

From us and Soca Twins a parang mixtape; Soca Twins Soca X-Mas Parang Mix "Black Cake & Sorrel"! Thank You Soca Twins! Just what I need!


Soca X-Mas Parang Mix
X-Mas time has come and what is it we need...? Parang!
Since not everybody can go to the islands and enjoy the
lime, we have a special gift for ya'll. Bringing the caribbean
X-Mas vibe to your home... Traditionally served with
"Black Cake & Sorrel"!
Check their webpage too: www.socatwins.com

Soca Twins Soca X-Mas Parang Mix "Black Cake & Sorrel" 2008
(80min - mp3 - 74 MB)

On the Gully Side, Tobago Style

I have to say that Fire Fusion from Tobago is one of my favroite soca bands. They drop nuff reaaal good tunes. Like this one, In D' Gully is REAL SELL OFF! BOOM BLAST!

Fire Fusion - In D' Gully
Listen or Download here.

Fire Fusion is from Tobago as said, Trinbagonian born David Reid, along with his Vincentian wife, Lornette Nedd-Reid, started FIRE FUSION in February 2001. They do some nice and sweet videos too, as for Real Man that i posted before. Them Tobago girls aint EASY! Real sweet and sexy dark skinned girls. I just saw that they did a new video for Mama Lay. Its a cross island style tune with a bit old school vibes. I think a lot of people will like this. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it. I love the brass players to!
Tip: Click on it and go to youtube and watch it in high quality.


Lornette [Fire Empress] feat. Flo P.G. - Mama Laya

Bonus:
REAL MAN

Fire Fusion - Real Man

We Made 2008 Better!

In today's paper our radio stations boss is featured as one as the people that made 2008 a better culture year here in South Sweden. In the text for the picture is says:

28. Anders Wigren, Stationschef Radio AF. Ger allt från synth och ebm till soca och calypso den plats som kvalitetsmusik i vänsterfilen förtjänar i etern.

In English that is:
28. Anders Wigren, Station Manager Radio AF. Gives all from Synth and EBM to Soca and Calypso the place quality music deserves.

Big thanks to Anders Wigren for this year of straight bacchanal on the radio!

2008 has been a real good year for Soca Revolution and Im shure 2009 is going to be even better! BOOM!

Link to article here.

I've been nominated for Galore Awards 2008!

Even if Reggae Galore is a reggae magazine mostly they have nominted us for best blog, so come on and make the soca peoples voices heard too!!!

Go here to vote!

We are nominated in the category called "Årets blogg" (The Blog of the Year)

The other categories are from top and down:
Årets låt / Song of the Year
Årets artist / Artist of the Year
Årets album / Album of the Year
Årets producent / Producer of the Year
Årets nykompling / New Artist of the Year
Årets live-akt / Live Act of the Year
Årets sound / Soundsystem of the Year
Årets blogg / Blog of the Year
Årets heders-galore / Honour Award of the Year
(you have to vote on all to vote on me)

Hiplife with Batman

My friend in UK posted this one. Its HipLife i think, it got a nice beat to it and really nice to see a bit more traditional clothes and styles then the whole Armani / Dior vibe that they have in Coup-Decale and so on..

Caribbean Bacchanal 16 - The Last Episode

Yep, this is the last one.

Hello dear listeners!
We would like to thank you for the hours spent in front your radio and also all the artist that we have the pleasure to interview! THANKS!

In this episode we interview Boone Chatta out of Soca Twins.
He has just now released some own tracks! Listen to them here!

After that we do some Parang and round of with some heavy soca tunes!

Bless

www.soca.se
www.socatwins.com
www.boonechatta.com

Boone Chatta & Last Episode of Caribbean Bacchanal

Tonight its the last episode of Caribbean Bacchanal on Radio AF. Its the 16th show for this semester. This last time we have an interview with Boone Chatta from Soca Twins. He has just come back from UK and recorded some of his own tracks. Like this:

Pretty Girls - Boone Chatta

We going also play some nice parang music.



The show starts at 22:00 CET, go to www.radioaf.se for live feed.

Destra Garcia Interview

Destra Garcia is in Fire Fete in Toronto and have an interview with Playhouse for Toronto-Lime's Carnival 360. Check Destra's fan page at http://queen-destra.com/.


Destra @ Fire Fete in Toronto

Kerwin Dubois

Kerwin Dubois had a real big hit last year with Gyal Farm. Gyal Farm is also a big fete in Trinidad where everybody dress up as farmers. For 2009 year Kerwin drops another tune in the same style. Put me Out:

Put Me Out (New)(2009 Trinidad) http://www.myspace.com/kerwincdubois - Kerwin Du Bois

d’Vybz from St Kitts

St Kitts has there own style of soca music. Its often faster and have a diffrent style and set of instruments. Here is a press release from the band d'Vybz.

Highly anticipated new single from d’Vybz of St.Kitts-Nevis is here
Basseterre,St.Kitts, (December 2008):-The track entitled “Like Doves” is the first song to be released from the bands upcoming album. The song was written by d’Vybz front lady Jacinth “Shakki” Smithen and produced by the young and talented Kittitian music phenom Gavin “Ras Anybody”Charles a member of d’Vybz as keyboardist since the band’s inception just 3 years ago. D’Vybz selected this song to be the first release as it is special to all their hearts. It is their tribute to carnival and it reflects the spirit of St.Kitts-Nevis carnival with thousands waving they flags like white doves in the sky.

The song is a power soca ballad which showcases the vocal energy and excitement of d’Vybz lead singer Shakki. The band’s entire 2008-09 St.Kitts –Nevis Carnival album release is scheduled for the 2nd week in December. The album will feature 9 exciting tracks

For more information on d’Vybz Band, contact Vybz Entertainment at 869-662-5152 or 869-663-4700

Like Doves.mp3 - dVybz featuring Shakki

Teddyson John

Teddyson John More Iron @ St Lucia Groovy Soca Monarch Competition 2008

Caribbean Bacchanal 15 Parang!

We gone PARANG in this last episode:

Scrappy Interview

Some people outside Sweden couldn't listen to the radio show so i put it up on Imeem:


Tonight on Caribbean Bacchanal were going PARANG!
So listen in at 22:00 CET, thats in 1,5 hour.
Go to www.radioaf.se and click on RA or MP3 on the left side for stream!

Belly Dancer

Farmer - Belly Dancer

Farmer Nappy - Belly Dancer

Scrappy on Swedish Radio

Im back from the bacchanal in Göteborg. DJ Tyrone and Scrappy really rocked the place. We also got a small interview at Swedish National Radio on Friday. You can listen here:
The interview starts 15 minutes in.
Webbradio - Sveriges Radio, 16.00 - 16.30 fredag 05 dec 2008

Caribbean Bacchanal 14 Soca & Reggae Show

Yes! On Thursday and Saturday we have clubs in Sweden with the talented artist Scrappy. Therefore we have an interview with Scrappy from this summer in this show and some really good tunes from Scrappy. We also have some nice daggering tunes and a Sizzle tune about Obama! We end this show as we always do now with some Parang. This show is extended! So enjoy! BLESS!

Big up to Jonas, aka d drunkard
DJ Tate from London and sounds best with soca
big up Hievi aka MissAnthrax, daggering queen of Göteborg
Big up to Scrappy and DJ Tyrone!

www.soca.se/fetes.html for more about the clubs in Norrköping 4/12 and Göteborg on the 6/12. Hope to see u there!

www.scrappyonline.com

Slumber Party

Thanks to Tricia Hamilton who share her new groovy track, Slumber Party.
You can Download it here or Listen here.

180 Releases for 2009

Nothing much is going on. Just revving up for the shows this weekend.

Julian has on Imeem posted a lot of releases for Trinidad 2009, there is 180 tunes in this playlist. No fast tunes yet. It seems to be a good year...
Check Julian's page on Immem here: (Julian) #1 Nothin But Soca