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Retiree is new Young King

Published on January 23, 2008 in Calypso/Soca. 0 Comments
The Mighty Diamond (Patrick Purcell Lewis)
The Mighty Diamond (Patrick Purcell Lewis)

A RETIRED prisons officer is the 2008 Young King Calypso Monarch

The Mighty Diamond (Patrick Purcell Lewis) beat back 17 other contestants at the St James Amphitheatre on Monday night to win the title and a $100,000 cash prize.

The new Young King, who lives at Bon Air Gardens, Arouca, and is attached to the Icons Calypso Tent this season, scored his surprise victory after rendering “Crime Issues,” a social commentary in which he declared: “The only time they know to stop crime is when they threaten the State.”
Full Article : newsday.co.tt

NACC Young Kings Calypso Monarch 2008 in pictures:
www.trinisoca.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=87197

Soca in the Square with KMC and Red, White and Black

Published on January 23, 2008 in Calypso/Soca and Carnival. 0 Comments
KMC and Red, White and Black in the Square 2008 in pictures
KMC and Red, White and Black in the Square 2008 in pictures

TriniSoca.com Reporters
Event Date: January 22, 2008

The second day of the Soca in the Square series, Tuesday 22nd January, 2008, featured KMC and the Red, White and Black band. Although the crowd was not as large as the day before, it was still quite substantial and the audience was very much delighted with the performances.

Ken Marlon Charles (KMC) was joined on stage with Diamond Cut who provided good support and later by Gospel-Soca artiste, Jadee. Members of the audience seemed quite pleased, so much so that they were very aware that the programme finished about ten minutes before it was supposed to. Most stayed till the end.
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35 vie to dethrone Cro Cro

Published on January 22, 2008 in Calypso/Soca. 0 Comments

Thirty-five contestants are scheduled to appear at the TUCO Calypso Monarch semi-finals popularly known as Calypso Fiesta this Saturday at Skinner Park, San Fernando, to vie for a place in the finals of the competition which has returned to the Queen’s Park Savannah this year.
Full Article : newsday.co.tt

Soca in the Square with Machel Montano HD

Published on January 21, 2008 in Calypso/Soca. 0 Comments

TriniSoca.com Reporters
Event Date: January 21, 2008

Soca in the Square started off with a bang on Monday 21st January, 2008, with Machel Montano HD setting Woodford Square afire, especially with Montano’s commanding and energetic performance. The event began at the noon hour with the Square already filled with thousands of Soca aficionados who took time away from school and from work to see their favourite Soca artistes.

To officialize the Soca in the Square series, Councillor Joel London, representing the Mayor of Port of Spain Murchison Brown, took to the platform to bequeath his welcome.
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Patrice Roberts – Wukking Up (Audio)

Published on January 21, 2008 in Calypso/Soca and Videos. 2 Comments

Calypso, Soca, and Chutney-Soca Videos

Bunji, Ziggy, for Glow 2008

Published on January 18, 2008 in Calypso/Soca. 0 Comments

OVER THE past seven years Island Style Entertainment has produced “Glow-Wear White”, one of the premiere parties on the calendar of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival season. The event has not been limited these shores, however, and recently completed its touring circuit for 2007, showcasing TT’s culture and unique music, touching Grenada, Barbados, St Vincent, Jamaica, north to Miami, Washington DC, New York, further north to Toronto.
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Mighty Sparrow – Age is just a number

Published on January 17, 2008 in Calypso/Soca and Videos. 0 Comments

Calypso, Soca, and Chutney-Soca Videos

Denyse Plummer – Tabanca

Published on January 17, 2008 in Calypso/Soca and Videos. 0 Comments

Calypso, Soca, and Chutney-Soca Videos

Lord Blakie – Steelband Clash

Published on January 17, 2008 in Calypso/Soca and Videos. 0 Comments

Calypso, Soca, and Chutney-Soca Videos

Kitchener – Toco Band

Published on January 17, 2008 in Calypso/Soca and Videos. 0 Comments

Calypso, Soca, and Chutney-Soca Videos