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Ding Dong releases two new songs ahead of Tobago Carnival 2025 

Soca artist and DJ Ding Dong (Andre Holder) has released two new songs ahead of Tobago Carnival 2025, with plans for more leading into Trinidad …
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JTS Entertainment wins the inaugural St Kitts Carnival Song Competition

JTS Entertainment has won the inaugural St Kitts Carnival Song Competition with their single Want Back Di Sugar. There was strong competition among the six...
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Saint Vincent & The Grenadines celebrates 42 years of Independence

Today, Wednesday 27 October marks 42 years of independence for the nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines, a former British colony, which became...
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Sabrina Francis to go on Million Moments Tour 2021

To celebrate the amazing year she has enjoyed with her fans, Grenadian singer and songwriter, Sabrina Francis is set to take the world by...
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Oxford the next stop for carnival arts conference

Plans are in hand to hold the next International Conference in Carnival Arts in Oxford next year. Until now, these conferences have been held...
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Project Chocolat: a new chocolate experience in Saint Lucia

Set on Saint Lucia’s oldest working cacao farm, Rabot Estate, the six-acre Project Chocolat connects cacao-growing with chocolate-lovers in a uniquely immersive experience where...
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Funding dispute threatens UK Calypso Monarch contest

Calypso fans in London will be disappointed to learn that the promised two days of calypso this month will not take place. This is...
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Watson’s suitcases chosen for Windrush Monument

Users of London’s Waterloo station are used to waiting - for friends, lovers and delayed trains. But for Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson the wait...
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Ebony and Mangrove make steelpan history in Holland Park

Carnival Culture in the Park, Day Two: Steelpan After Thursday’s calypso show on the Opera Holland Park stage, hopes were high that steelpan would have...
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New BA and Virgin Atlantic flights for Saint Lucia

British Airways will return to daily flights to Saint Lucia from 16th November with four flights from Gatwick and three flights from Heathrow. Currently,...
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Carnival book relaunched with a mural

Ishmahil Blagrove’s definitive book on Notting Hill’s festivities, Carnival: a photographic and testimonial history of the Notting Hill Carnival, has been relaunched in style....
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Become a roti making master

Loved by many, but not well-crafted by all, roti is a very popular dish in the Caribbean, especially in the twin island Republic of...
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A Time to Breathe celebrates life with poetry, dance and music

Fighting for breath, half-suffocated by lockdowns, struggling to make voices heard against the howling of fake news and the gabbling of corporate media –...
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Carnival Arts Conference, packed with Pan, Mas & Calypso

After a disappointing summer for lovers of the Carnival arts, prospects look sunnier for autumn. October starts with the 8th International Biennial Conference in Carnival...
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Soca Gold 2021

Bajan Queen of Soca Alison Hinds has enriched us with so many memorable tunes over the years, both during her time with Square One...
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Kano launches Duppy White 100% Jamaican Rum

British rapper, songwriter, producer and actor from East Ham in London, Kano, has launched a new rum. Created and founded in partnership with Duppy Share...
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Pan-Jam in Powis Square

Officially, it was Steel the Show. Unofficially, it was a blockorama. And in reality, it was a bit of a tight squeeze. No dispute,...
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St. Kitts & Nevis celebrates 38 Years of Independence

St. Kitts and Nevis today Sunday 19 September, celebrates 38 years of independence from the United Kingdom.  The country, as the Federation of St Christopher and...
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Yes, Mas Mus, and will, Play!

What with the absence of Notting Hill Carnival this year, just hearing the words ‘Mas Mus Play’ is enough to relight just the smallest...
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Melé will start life on land, well in Cancun, Mexico

Machel Montano’s cruise Melé which is a joint venture with Tribe Carnival, whose inaugural sailing was put back because of the Covid pandemic, will...
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More success for Rehema Muthamia

Rehema Muthamia won the first ever Miss All African Colours England (see Soca News 28 February) in February. Miss African Colours England was formed...
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Jus Now’s Winner Walk for Apple’s latest promotional advert

Technology giant Apple’s latest advert which showcases their new line of products features the track Winner Walk by Jus Now, which comprises of Trinidadian...
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It’s a Carnival Celebration at the Shaw Theatre

Carnival Celebration 2021 on Saturday 9 October aims to celebrate UK carnival culture in the comfort of the Shaw Theatre.Audiences can expect a showcase...
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Turbulence is the latest Riddim from Precision Productions

Precision Productions have once again given us what we think will be a mega riddim for 2021, the Turbulence Riddim. Usually when Riddims are...
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Junkanew – A novel approach to sustainability in carnival

There is much talk about saving the environment, yet action is often lacking. Junkanew is a project that aims to bridge that gap in...
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Melissa Simon-Harman, Sweet Love and a Little Mix

Melissa Simon-Hartman once again weaves her design magic as a couple of her designs adorn the dancers in the latest music video from Little...
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UK National Steelband Panorama 2021 results

The 2021 UK National Steelband Panorama Competition was held last night at the Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park in London. Four bands competed for the...
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Celebrating excellence in Steel Pan

Two days after the official Notting Hill Carnival launch on 26 July, steelpan was the focus of an invitation-only function at The Tabernacle organised...
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Notting Hill Carnival – a potted history

Where do you start when talking about the beginning of Notting Hill Carnival? Few events have such a disputed history. By the time the Second...
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Small in number, great in spirit – calypso returns to the...

It’s been a strange year, as if you hadn’t noticed. You know just how strange it is when Carnival Thursday is both the first...
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