Atlanta welcomes 38th Annual Caribbean Carnival with focus on Trinidad and Tobago

Atlanta embraces the spirit of the Caribbean as the 38th Annual Atlanta Caribbean Carnival unfolds in a spectacular display of music, masquerade, and multicultural unity. …
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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A tribute to Brother Resistance

On Thursday 29 July, Talk Yuh Talk in conjunction with Carnival Village hosted a tribute show for the late Lutalo Masimba, better known as...

Black Unity Bike Ride 2021

The inaugural event was conceived and executed in just 10 days in July 2020 and attracted 1,500 riders on a hot summer’s day. By...

Calypso goes to the opera

Carnival Culture in the Park, Day One: Calypso Finally: a real show where you could finally see and talk to real people after half a...
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Notting Hill fires up its off-road Carnival

It’s another year in exile for Notting Hill Carnival, deported from the streets that gave it life 55 years ago. Where racist residents, grandstanding...

Rum and recovery feature in Notting Hill Carnival 2021 launch

Not so much a launch as a long-overdue reunion. That seemed to be the general verdict on the official launch of Notting Hill Carnival...

Rhythm Kitchen is a traveller’s choice

The Walthamstow branch of Rhythm Kitchen is celebrating its status as a 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice. Travellers’ Choice was established in 2002 and is the...

Soca Challenge for Hackney Carnival at Home

Hackney Carnival at Home returns this year, in a summer-long community engagement programme. This will be followed by an online gala event filmed at...

Yam Carnival brings African masquerade to Clapham Common

Billed as a celebration of black culture from around the world, Yam Carnival makes its debut on Saturday 28 August on Clapham Common.In this...

Fenty Beauty takes Rihanna to Billionaire status

Rihanna was born in 1988 in the parish of Saint Michael in Barbados, to a Guyanese mother and Barbadian father. She once sold clothes...

All aboard – ship ahoy! Royal Caribbean cruises to Trinidad Carnival...

Tour company Island Sea Fest has joined forces with cruise line Royal Caribbean to deliver an 11-night cruise that takes in Trinidad Carnival 2023. Royal...

Jacob Desvarieux, Kassav co-founder has died

Co-founder of Kassav, Jacob Desvarieux who was born on the 21 November 1955, passed away yesterday Friday 30 July 2021 at the age of...
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Windrush Monument artists show off their designs

Designs have been unveiled for the government’s monument to the Windrush Generation, which is due to be placed at Waterloo station in London next...

UK soca artist Triniboi Joocie releases Mr Counsellor on his birthday

It’s a happy birthday today for UK Soca artist Triniboi Joocie (Rodell Sorzano) and to celebrate he has given his fans a present in...

Saint Lucia PM sets late July date for elections

Citizens of Saint Lucia will go to the polls on 26 July. The election was announced by the Prime Minister, Hon Allen Michael Chastanet...

Brian Danclair takes Brixton dining upmarket

Fish, Wings and Tings has been firmly established on the Brixton landscape for nine years now. Owner Brian Danclair spoke to Soca News about...

Derby Caribbean Carnival goes live this coming Sunday

‘Virtual’ carnivals are this season’s style, unfortunately, and Derby Caribbean Carnival is no exception, being forced off the road by the Big C for...
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