The UK 2012 Soca Road March Competition results:

1st: Chardanai - See Mi On The Road
2nd: Chardanai - Calling for Jab
3rd: Devine - In a Circle
3rd: Scrappy - Put Them Up
3rd: Soca Princess - Fit

Tonight: Jab Fest pt 2 with Soca Revolution crew

If your in England and going to Jab Fest tonight in Southall. Hollywood nominated, Grenadian soca artist BROTHER B will have some giveaways from Grenada to hand out to a lucky few in the crowd. If ur lucky to get catch one, ensure you get it signed.

Event: Soundsystem! With Big Belly Sound & Soca Dennis & Jexpert @ Slakthusområdet (utomhus)!!

Friday, sthlm, Kl 18-00
Event on facebook.

Då kör vi igen gott folk, we nuh dun yet!

Denna gång kör vi i Slakthusområdet vid Globen, blir en riktig fest Block Party style à la Notting Hill Carnival!

Kom och skaka loss till den fetaste reggae/dancehall/soca/ska/hiphop/drum&bass/dubstepen i stan, levererad av Big Belly Sound och Soca Dennis & Jexpert!

Och vem vet, kanske dyker det upp någon gäst-dj eller två... ;)

Gå upp tunnelbaneuppgången längst bort från Globen så går man in genom Slakthusområdet "porten" och följer Hallvägen tills man kommer till Hallmästarvägen och svänger ner mot parkeringen, så hittar man oss! :)

Systembolag för den törstige finns på Slakthusgatan, utanför klubben Slakthuset, öppet till kl 19 ;)

Helt gratis, nu på fredag!

Bless!

 

Soundsystem!

Luv Injection & killamanjaro, thats what we do!

Mr Zip - Where Me Keys, Where Me Phone?

Kirani City

Go Grenada!


Mr. Killa - Kirani City

3 Serious Soca Lovers Discuss Carnival and The Soca Scene

Listen to Martin Jay, Barrie Hype and the UK Soca Scene discuss the carnivals and the soca scene in the UK and the US.



Check out UK Soca Scene Introduction to UK Carnivals here.

Bonde do Rolê - Brazilian Boys feat. Ce'Cile

I know that more then half on our readers are female, so this one goes out to you.

Meek Mill in Barbados

Meek Mill touched down in Bridgetown, Barbados over the weekend & performed House Party / Im A Boss live for the crowd at the Kensington Oval Stadium.

Wayne Wonder is Caught Up

Bajan Soca Releases

Here is some soca tracks from Barbados, click to listen.

Dont miss The Antillean Festival in Belgium!

Antilliaanse Feesten 10-11 August in Belgium.
The biggest caribbean festival in the world!

For Immediate Release; London based band Tropical Storm has been confirmed to appear at the biggest annual Caribbean event to be hosted in Europe this August. The Antillean Festival, which boasts of top class world wide Caribbean artists, will be hosted in Belgium and will be featuring acts live on stage such as Morgan Heritage & Destra Garcia. Tropical Storm has now extended their dates to include Europe on the agenda of tour dates that they have. Tropical Storm whose frontline vocalist are Konata Alleyne and Scrappy have been making a mark in the UK with various performances through different cities. The band is now in the studio working on a possible single for London’s Notting Hill carnival 2012 due for release very soon. For more information on the band please visit the official website at www.tropicalstormband.com @tstormband

Patrice Roberts in ATLANTIC CITY 2012

Montserrat Celebrating Its 50th Festival This December

PRESS RELEASE from: For Immediate Release Contact:Ursula Barzey, Moxee Marketing Email: ursula@moxeemarketing.com Phone: +44 (0)79 8597 2968

Montserrat Celebrating Its 50th Festival This December Written by: Nerissa Golden, Director of Information & Communications, Government of Montserrat Contact: goldenn@gov.ms | Tel: 664-491-2066   BRADES, Montserrat (July 24, 2012) - The Caribbean island of Montserrat is preparing to celebrate its 50th cultural festival from December 14, 2012 to January 2, 2013. Dubbed Montserrat Festival 50, this year will be a homecoming for many nationals now living around the world, who were forced to migrate after volcanic activity began in July 1995. "Our people abroad have said they are coming home in large numbers and we plan to make this festival not just memorable but one that will encourage them to return more often and to consider investing in our redevelopment," says Honourable Parliamentary Secretary Jermaine Wade, who has been given responsibility for pulling off this Jubilee celebration with the support of the Montserrat Festival Committee. Montserrat's cultural festival began in December 1962 as an extension of the numerous activities that were celebrated across the island for Christmas but also to welcome home those who'd migrated to the United Kingdom and Canada for work. Until today, hundreds make the annual trek home to experience among other things the traditional St. John's Day village festival on December 27, the masqueraders and string bands which are fixtures of Montserrat's festival. This December those numbers are expected to increase dramatically. "We want people to tell us that they are coming even if they've already made reservations at local guesthouses and villas or staying with family and friends," says Project Officer with the Montserrat Tourist Board Rosetta West. "Our accommodation stock is not at pre-volcano levels and we want to make sure that everyone is taken care of so that they can have the best experience possible for our 50th celebration." While events are still being added to the calendar, a preliminary list of activities have been released by the festival committee. These include both daytime and evening activities for the entire family, lots of community events, pageants and competitions to choose from. "We don't want anyone to be left out," says Chairman of the festival committee Johnny Wyke. "Our programme has been expanded to offer workshops on making our national dish goat water, stone oven bread, a cake and wine show, village meet ups along with the popular calypso competitions, parades and queen pageants. There are also many private activities added to the calendar to cater to community groups and social clubs so that everyone can enjoy Festival 50." The organisers of the Alliouagana Festival of the Word have shifted this fourth year's event from November to December 7 to 9 in order to take advantage of the expected increased crowds. The focus this year will be Caribbean films as well as launching new literary projects focused on commemorating Montserrat's 50 years of festival. The Montserrat Secondary School Alumni Association will be hosting its second reunion, which includes a week of social and community events with funds raised donated to the local high school. Other charity events during the month of December are the mnialive.com charity hike and the Sir Howard Fergus Scholarship. Popular events such as the Emerald Community Singers Show, Night of Pan, and the Regional Women's Calypso Show will join newcomers such as Soca Frenzy's international show, a 50th Gala to honour the former pageant queens and calypso monarchs and the village meet ups which will give residents of neighbourhoods now destroyed to congregate and reminisce while enjoying traditional string band music. New Years Day festivities with mas bands reminiscent of festival days at Sturge Park look set to make a return this year, with more than 15 bands already registered. In recent years, the annual street parade has seen less than seven mas bands on the route. This year, several new bands will make an appearance including Waka Waka Mas band out of the United States with their Treasures of Alliouagana theme. Some sections of Island Diva Mas band have already sold out in their Rendezvous themed costumes. There will be several t-shirt troupes along with mas bands Flour People, A Bijou Production, Flower Garden, 50 Strong, Montserrat International Troupe and the Rotaract Invaders. Full details on how to contact the mas band leaders to register or to add events and sponsor Festival 50 activities can be found on www.montserratfestival.com. Follow the progress towards Festival 50 on twitter @mnifestival. Note: The above image is of Montserrat masqueraders.   Moxee Marketing is a London based consultancy that works with clients across a wide variety of sectors helping them meet and exceed business development, marketing and public relations goals and objectives using traditional and digital media channels.  For more information about Moxee Marketing, please visit  www.moxeemarketing.com.

Soca Revolution @ Halmstad Friday the 3rd of August

Jonas & Henrik from Soca Revolution West Side Army will mash up the place with some sweet and groovy soca. Come and have a beer and some sweet food at the beautiful place Tillsammans,
from 10pm - 01am,
by Hamngatan / Österbro in Halmstad.
Webpage: http://mattillsammans.se/
Facebook link to Tillsammans

Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm

The highly awaited video with Nicki is here. Not as good as i thought...

Rotterdam Zomercarnaval 2012 Review from UK soca scene

From UKsocaScene.com:
Wow & wow!

UK Soca Scene had the pleasure of joining South London’s very own Flagz on the travels to Rotterdam for the 2012 Zomercarnaval (PoisonUK also provided a package). I’ve got to be honest and admit that it was difficult get excited about this. We had heard mixed responses whenever we asked what Rotterdam was like, so we decided to go into this not expecting too much.. boy were we in for a surprise!

Read the rest here.

See pictures here.

Barbados Sweet Soca and Party Monarch results

A little late, but:

2012 Barbados Sweet Soca Competition Results

1st MIKEY - we loose.
2nd LIL RICK - I like muhself
3rd Red Plastic Bag - Feting
4th Khiomal - I Remember

See video here:

Film by Nigel Wallace

Edited by Alicia Griffith

Assistant Camera Work: Dominique Bonnet (Scott Tenerman Photography)

Special Thanks to Ramon Payne, Tania Wardle, Sharleen Browne, Alison Mullin, Narada Thorington, Dabian Cumberbatch, Michael Phillips and the entire Loose Crew.

2012 Barbados Party Monarch Competition Results

1st Place Mikey - No Behavior
2nd Place Lil Rick - Drop It
3rd Place Edwin Yearwood - Mmmm
4th Place Khiomal - Get Loose
5th Place Slim Jim- Worship Yahweh