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Bouyon Music

Bouyon is a musical style from Dominica; it is derived from old island rhythms and uses modern instruments. The word “bouyon” means “soup”, a perfect …
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Windrush Caribbean Film Festival 2023

Thirty-six films, 40 screenings and talks, 11 venues and five cities. Those impressive statistics add up to one very ambitious film festival – a...
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Oxford’s Cowley Road Carnival is cancelled

Carnivalists and community groups were dismayed to learn that Oxford’s Cowley Road Carnival, scheduled for 9 July, has been cancelled. This is the second...
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Charlie’s Records demands compensation from Angostura Trinidad

New York-based record producer Rawlston Charles, owner of Charlie’s Records, intends to seek legal redress against Angostura Trinidad Limited for using a sample of...
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Cowley Road Carnival is back – and with steelpan too!

Oxford’s biggest annual outdoor community event, Cowley Road Carnival, is set to make a triumphant return on Sunday 9 July. Through the challenging Covid years...
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Andrea King A Miss World for Today

Miss World Guyana is as charming in real life as she is on screen and stage. We discovered this when we caught up with...
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Eastbourne Carnival parades its bands, bees and bonfires

Sunshine – both meteorological and masquerade – lit up the seafront at Eastbourne on Saturday 27 May. By lunchtime, the East Sussex resort’s main...
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Kaiso Lime 2023 season celebrates Caribbean legends and academics

Kaiso Lime 2023 opened on Saturday 6 May and promises to be a season like no other! This year, Kaiso Lime pays homage to...
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Wartime Jamaican flyer Peter Brown is given huge send-off

On the day (Thur 25 May) that much of the world was talking about the passing of musical powerhouse Tina Turner, the funeral of...
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Fine forecast for Eastbourne Carnival

Sunshine is guaranteed for this year’s Eastbourne Carnival – whatever the weather! Ray Mahabir’s Brixton-based carnival band Sunshine International Arts has designed the mas...
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The Black British Face Painters Network

Launched in February 2020, the Black British Face Painters Network (BBFPN) is preparing to host an inaugural London Face Painting Jam in Acton on...
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St. Kitts and Nevis ‘not free’ under King Charles’s rule

St. Kitts and Nevis’s Prime Minister, Dr. Terrance Drew, said: “the country is “not totally free” while King Charles remains head of state. PM...
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City Splash heralds festival’s 3rd year

After a successful event in 2022, City Splash organisers are calling all reggae, dancehall and Afrobeats revellers to their biggest festival yet. This year, the...
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Metronomes celebrates 50 years of musical brilliance

Metronomes Steel Orchestra, one of the most renowned steelbands in the United Kingdom, was formed in 1973 by Irvin Corridan and Phil Dubique. 'Metro'...
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AJ’s Calypso Tent forges ahead

AJ's Calypso Tent returns to Reading, in Berkshire, on May 27. With the strapline, 'Celebrating The 20th Edition & The Coronation of King Charles...
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Althea McNish: Blue Plaque unveiled

Monday 15 May saw the unveiling of a Blue Heritage Plaque, at 142 West Green Road in Tottenham, for Trinidadian-born artist, Althea McNish. Placed...
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Luton International Carnival’s journey to sustainability

Hosted by the UK Centre for Carnival Arts (UKCCA), this year’s Luton International Carnival will be the 47th edition of the event on Sunday...
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Grenada Chocolate Fest 2023

This six-day festival, which this year celebrates its tenth anniversary, returns with a special Rum Edition, where attendees will learn about the history of...
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Braff, Ishmael Braithwaite

It's been a year since we lost Braff, who left us on 13 May 2022. Soca News lost a retired editor and true pioneer...
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Foire de Paris 2023

Soca News paid its annual visit to the Foire de Paris at Porte de Versailles and was not disappointed. Slight rain didn’t dampen the...
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Notting Hill Carnival Band Launch Schedule – May 2023

It’s another month and just over 100 days before Notting Hill Carnival 2023. Here are a few more upcoming band launches that may be...
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Once on this Island

Rosa Guy's My Love, My Love, or, The Peasant Girl (1985) has embraced its Trinidadian roots to inspire the riveting new Ola Ince directed...
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Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival kicks off with Shenseea and...

The Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival kicked off on the eve of 5 May at Mindoo Phillip Park in Saint Lucia, featuring live...
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The day the King revealed his love of Carnival and Caribbean...

Notting Hill Carnival organisers, masqueraders and steelpan players were able to get a preview of the new king’s style when Charles, then Prince of...
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Vincy Mas 2023 will launch tomorrow

The official launch of Vincy Mas 2023 is scheduled to take place this Saturday 6 May at Victoria Park in Saint Vincent. This year's carnival...
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Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival 2023

After a three-year absence due to Covid, the Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival will open this Friday 3 May, and feature live performances...
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Harry Belafonte, 1 March 1927- 25 April 2023

The singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte died on 25 April, of congestive heart failure, at his home in New York City, said his...
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UK Soca Monarch returns this summer

The UK Soca Monarch competition is back! Get ready to be engaged and entertained, as the best of the best in the UK battle...
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Limin on the Southbank

The ever-evolving progression of Limin’ continues, after a relaunch on 1 April. For those unfamiliar with the story so far, Limin’ started out at...
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Berlin Carnival Weekender says farewell

After 15 years of organising a band on the road and a growing series of fetes around Karneval der Kulturen in Berlin, Carnival Fever,...
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Nailah Blackman launches Swimwear brand

Trinidadian soca princess Nailah Blackman is continuing to reveal her creative talents. The Calypso Baby crooner has designed and launched Sokah Galor, an earthy...
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