Thursday, January 20, 2022

Feature

Carnival arts demand to be taken seriously

Respect for the Carnival arts was at the heart of a stimulating two-day conference at The Tabernacle over the weekend of 2 and 3 October. …

Stephen SparkSun 14 Nov 2021

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Carnival Arts Conference, packed with Pan, Mas & Calypso

After a disappointing summer for lovers of the Carnival arts, prospects...

Stephen Spark - Thu 23 Sep 2021

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Junkanew – A novel approach to sustainability in carnival

There is much talk about saving the environment, yet action is...

Soca News Staff - Tue 14 Sep 2021

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Carnival Feature News

Notting Hill Carnival – a potted history

Where do you start when talking about the beginning of Notting...

Soca News Staff - Sat 28 Aug 2021

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Notting Hill fires up its off-road Carnival

It’s another year in exile for Notting Hill Carnival, deported from...

Stephen Spark - Tue 17 Aug 2021

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Windrush Tales: ‘Windrush monument should be in Brixton’

At a well-attended Zoom meeting called by the Windrush Foundation on...

Stephen Spark - Tue 22 Jun 2021

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Windrush Tales: The horrific story of Empire Windrush

These days, the arrival of Empire Windrush at Tilbury on 22...

Stephen Spark - Mon 21 Jun 2021

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Windrush Tales: Windrush Myths and Reality

Lots of stories have grown up about the Empire Windrush and...

Stephen Spark - Sun 20 Jun 2021

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Windrush Tales: The World the Windrush found

“The past is another country”, they say. A traveller from 2021...

Stephen Spark - Sun 13 Jun 2021

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Rebekah Murrell – in the Director’s Chair, talks J’Ouvert

J’Ouvert first came to our attention when it played at Theatre...

Joseph Charles - Tue 08 Jun 2021

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Miss Pat, My Reggae Music Journey

Miss Pat, the founder of VP Records, has released a memoir...

Nana Akua Frimpomaa Amofa - Sun 04 Apr 2021

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Calypso Rose – an icon for International Women’s Day

Rose McCartha Linda Sandy Lewis ‑ known to millions as Calypso...

Soca News Staff - Tue 09 Mar 2021

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Claudia Jones to be honoured in biopic Claudia

Claudia Jones ‑ political activist, journalist and revolutionary – is the...

Nana Akua Frimpomaa Amofa - Thu 25 Feb 2021

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Feature Food & Drink

IslandSlice Rum, born in Saint Lucia distilled in Scotland

You can take a man out of the Caribbean, but you...

Dunstan Creavalle - Sat 13 Feb 2021

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The Caribbean Connection, The Bella & Logan series

Soca News spoke to soca lover Lorraine O'Garro, who is making...

Dunstan Creavalle - Wed 10 Feb 2021

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Carnival Feature News

Carnival Fever is real

I do not need to live on campus, my character does...

Arlene Ross - Sun 25 Oct 2020

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Culture Feature Poetry

Roger Robinson

In January of this year, Roger Robinson was announced as the...

Dunstan Creavalle - Tue 20 Oct 2020

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Modern day Christopher Columbus?

Josh Butler skyrocketed to popularity when videos of his dancing were...

Stephanie Hinds - Mon 05 Oct 2020

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Carnival Feature News

From street to screen – Notting Hill Carnival comes to your...

A socially distanced carnival – what foolishness is that? We know...

Stephen Spark - Tue 25 Aug 2020

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So Melissa Simon-Hartman

This isn’t the first time we’ve spoken to Melissa Simon-Hartman, one...

Joseph Charles - Mon 24 Aug 2020

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Dominica’s Bouyon Therapy

Music has been oft-dubbed therapy for the soul – and new...

Violet Cuffy - Thu 20 Aug 2020

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Reshaping Carnival for the age of coronavirus

By Vincent John, leader of DUKA Mas Domnik UK Carnival Band The...

Vincent John - Fri 12 Jun 2020

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Carnival Feature News

Below the line and beneath contempt – the trolling of Notting...

From its earliest incarnation, Notting Hill Carnival has been controversial. It’s...

Stephen Spark - Wed 20 May 2020

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Carnival Feature News

‘A great shame’ – reactions to Notting Hill Carnival’s cancellation

We knew it wasn’t going to be good news, but the...

Stephen Spark - Mon 18 May 2020

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Carnival Feature News

Notting Hill Carnival organiser under pressure as bands pull out

Notting Hill Carnival 2020 ‑ Go or No-go? That’s the big...

Stephen Spark - Thu 07 May 2020

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A passion for pan – a tribute to Frank Rollock Snr

The following article originally appeared in the 24 August 2001 issue...

Stephen Spark - Sat 02 May 2020

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Carnival Feature News

Coronavirus shuts down carnivals across the globe

The future of many carnivals around the world is under threat...

Stephen Spark - Fri 10 Apr 2020

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Carnival Feature News

A New Journal For Carnival Arts

Studying Carnival arts will never be the same again. Research will...

Stephen Spark - Tue 10 Mar 2020

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Maxine Collins, Entrepreneur

Maxine was born in Hackney, to Trinidadian and Jamaican parents, but...

Katie Segal - Wed 01 Jan 2020

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Feature Health & Fitness News

Avoid flu this winter

November saw the annual freeze settle in for the long, dark...

Michelle Johnson - Wed 11 Dec 2019

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My Pageant Journey, Lee-Ann Goddard – Ms Trinidad & Tobago 2018

I can still hear those words clearly in my mind: “So,...

Lee-Ann Goddard - Sat 02 Nov 2019

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