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10 Finalists named for Soca Titans 2025 Grand Finale  

Tobago Carnival’s signature Soca Titans 2025 competition advances to its final stage with all 10 finalists confirmed. The main event will take place on Wednesday …
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Martin Jay celebrates thirty-three years of broadcasting soca music

Martin Jay started the Caribbean Affair as a fresh-faced 19-year-old teenager on Choice FM in September 1990 and his show helped to change the...
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Review: UK Junior Calypso Monarch Final, Fri 18 Aug 2023

It has been a very long time since London hosted a Junior Calypso Monarch contest, so it was with real pleasure and anticipation that...
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Review: Etienne Charles and Creole Soul, Wed 16 August 2023

This was a bit of a wild card and I suspect that your reviewer wasn’t the only one in the audience who wasn’t sure...
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Only Human – a photographic exploration of community

Aneesa Dawoojee’s black-and-white portraits of martial arts fighters in south London made a big impression on photo professionals and the public alike last year....
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Closing credits and a retrospective for film-maker Horace Ové

Trinidad-born film-maker, photographer, writer and artist Horace Ové passed away at the age of 86 on Saturday 16 September. Sir Horace Shango Ové CBE was...
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St. Kitts and Nevis turns 40

September 19 will bring the 40th anniversary of independence for the youngest Caribbean nation, St. Kitts and Nevis. A ceremony held in Basseterre, St....
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Leeds West Indian Carnival 2023 review

Bank Holiday Monday 28 August saw the streets of Harehills, Roundhay and Chapeltown transformed, as they reverberated with the infectious spirit of Caribbean culture...
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Artist showcases St Lucia’s traditional mas in London

This month, Londoners have a chance to see Saint Lucian artist Alwyn St Omer’s Moon Dancer series of paintings based on traditional mas. As the...
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Chris Ofili’s Requiem remembers Grenfell fire at Tate Britain

A new work by Turner Prize-winning artist Chris Ofili that opened on 12 September at Tate Britain recalls the Grenfell Tower fire of six...
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Caribbean islands take aim at global carbon polluters

Several Caribbean countries have joined with island states in the Pacific to ask for a court ruling on whether carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions absorbed...
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OneBeat Expands Music Residency Program in 2024

Renowned international music residency and exchange program, OneBeat, is excited to announce an expansion of its offerings, inviting musicians aged 19 to 35 from...
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Eddy Grant inducted into the Music Walk of Fame

The organisers of north London’s prestigious Music Walk of Fame have paid tribute to the success of musical icon Eddy Grant. Born Edmond Montague Grant...
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Notting Hill residents’ meeting – noisy but no crunch for carnival

The Daily Mail billed it as a “Crunch meeting on Notting Hill Carnival’s future”. It was no such thing, of course. The meeting held...
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Hey Choppi releases a highly-anticipated 12-track album, Saga Boy

Trinidadian musician Hey Choppi released his latest album, Saga Boy, on 28 July this year. This was a significant milestone for the up-and-coming solo...
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Melly Rose shines in new commercial

In a dream come true, Trinidadian music artist Melly Rose has just shot her maiden TV commercial. The bold and multi-talented singer and performer...
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Roadshow replaces carnival in Hackney

A Carnival Roadshow will take the place of Hackney Carnival this year. Rising costs have forced organisers to postpone the usual parade through the...
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Legendary Calypso Queen Denyse Plummer dies

Groundbreaking Trinidadian calypso queen Denyse Plummer passed away on Sunday 27 August. Her death  at the age of 69 came after a courageous battle...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2023: Adults Day

For the carnival-lover, the last Monday in August is not the ‘August Bank Holiday’; it is Carnival Day, the climax of the 2023 season....
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Ebony Steelband sweeps up Panorama title again

Ebony Steelband continued their reign as the British Panorama champion, thanks to the exceptional talents of arranger Duvone Stewart. Performing Stewart's arrangement of Olatunji's...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2023: J’Ouvert

J’Ouvert is one of the great mysteries of Carnival, often spoken about but rarely seen - because you have to get up seriously early...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2023: Children’s Day

By the time J’Ouvert finishes (around 8.30 - 9am), it’s time for Children’s Carnival. The kids’ mas bands (costume groups) dominate the first few...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2023: Panorama

The annual clash of the UK’s finest steelbands runs from 4pm to midnight on 26 August. The venue is Horniman’s Pleasance, a small park...
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ACASA’s 2023 UK Calypso Monarch results

ACASA’s Calypso Monarch Final featured the ACASA All Stars Band and the Divettes and showcased the rich diversity of the UK’s calypso talent. The...
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Coach Rho’s 5 Fitness Tips for Notting Hill Carnival

Carnival is coming, and Coach Rho is here with some top tips for ensuring your stamina and waistline are at their all-time best this...
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Spotlight on Nailah Blackman

Nailah Blackman is a Trinidadian soca songstress who began making entertainment headlines back in 2017. The singer is renowned for her smooth, high-pitched vocals...
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Calypso Monarch Finals

There’s no better way to start the countdown to Carnival than at the beginning – with calypso, the first music of the Caribbean. ACASA’s...
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The final night of the London Calypso Tent

It’s not all jump-up riddims. If you listen to the lyrics men and women at the London Calypso Tent, you’ll hear a mix of...
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Spotlight on Mical ‘Teja’ Williams

Mical 'Teja' Williams is one of the newer soca sensations to hit Trinidadian airwaves. The singer, songwriter, and music producer began making headlines in...
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Notting Hill Carnival a brief History

By the end of the Second World War, London was a city that had survived, but was in many ways a drab and wounded...
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ACASA’s 2023 UK Groovy Soca Monarch results

The annual ACASA UK Groovy Soca Monarch Final saw the best of the best in the UK battle it out for the title of...
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