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Pure Grenada, Just For You

Missing those tropical island vibes? The tri-island paradise of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique is ready with a big warm welcome and plenty to...

Soca News Staff - Tue 25 Aug 2020

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Notting Hill Carnival 2020 ‘Vox Pop’: Farrah

With Notting Hill Carnival 2020 taken off the road, what are your plans for the Bank Holiday weekend? And what will you miss the most? The...

Joseph Charles - Mon 24 Aug 2020

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So Melissa Simon-Hartman

This isn’t the first time we’ve spoken to Melissa Simon-Hartman, one of our favourite designers (and people); we last featured Melissa in the August...

Joseph Charles - Mon 24 Aug 2020

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Notting Hill Carnival 2020 ‘Vox Pop’: Charlotte

With Notting Hill Carnival 2020 taken off the road, what are your plans for the Bank Holiday weekend? And what will you miss the most? With...

Joseph Charles - Sun 23 Aug 2020

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Notting Hill Carnival 2020 ‘Vox Pop’: Jahan

With Notting Hill Carnival 2020 taken off the road, what are your plans for the Bank Holiday weekend? And what will you miss the most? As...

Joseph Charles - Sat 22 Aug 2020

News Soca People

Zinaida makes a Big splash in the Soca Industry

Despite the cancellation of the Saint Lucia 2020 carnival season, the ever-enterprising Zinaida McNamara-Phillip has added the title of Executive Producer to her list...

Robert Deschamps - Fri 21 Aug 2020

Carnival News

Big screen Notting Hill Carnival action from Samsung

In the week leading up to Carnival, Samsung Electronics UK will be taking over a giant screen in Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End...

Joseph Charles - Fri 21 Aug 2020

Carnival News

Picture this! Getty Images and Notting Hill Carnival launch photography partnership

Picture agency Getty Images has teamed up with organiser Notting Hill Carnival Limited and NHCL’s parent organisation Carnival Village Trust (CVT) to create a...

Stephen Spark - Fri 21 Aug 2020

Feature News

Dominica’s Bouyon Therapy

Music has been oft-dubbed therapy for the soul – and new meaning has been brought to that epithet in the Commonwealth of Dominica during...

Violet Cuffy - Thu 20 Aug 2020

Film & Television News

BBC’s Small Axe series will air in the Autumn

Small Axe, an anthology drama series developed by Oscar-winning writer and director Steve McQueen, will be released later this year; the first episode is...

Mia Cadette - Tue 18 Aug 2020

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A new direction for Kes The Band

Kes The Band, best known for songs such as Wotless, Hello, Savannah Grass and Stage Gone Bad (with Iwer George), have recently undergone some...

Mia Cadette - Mon 17 Aug 2020

Food & Drink News

ANGOSTURA® launches Cocoa Bitters

Angostura’s latest product, ANGOSTURA® Cocoa Bitters, was launched on 29 July in Port of Spain, Trinidad, after years of continuous research and trials. The...

Dunstan Creavalle - Mon 17 Aug 2020

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Kes The Band’s Hello gets a fresh new sound

Kes The Band premiered today a brand spanking new version of Hello from their forthcoming live album We Home. Hello was first released on the...

Joseph Charles - Fri 14 Aug 2020

Food & Drink News

Equiano – the world’s first African and Caribbean rum

Global Rum Ambassador, Ian Burrell, and Foursquare’s Richard Seale are on a mission to redefine a four-century-old industry with unique blends of rum from...

Joseph Charles - Fri 14 Aug 2020

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From Crown to Court

Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers, despite her short 27 years, already has a remarkable trail of successes behind her - across multiple arenas. A former winner of...

Mia Cadette - Thu 13 Aug 2020

Film & Television News

Arts of Conflict – The discourse of Notting Hill

London’s Notting Hill Carnival is coming under increasing pressure and attacks from the British press, politicians, police and local residents who consider it an...

Soca News Staff - Mon 10 Aug 2020

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Carnival in a Box

‘Carnival in a Box’ is a new, free online website that showcases Carnival arts and culture - in this year when carnivals everywhere have...

Tola Dabiri - Sun 09 Aug 2020

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Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons’ film debut

Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons-Alverez made the big leap from the stage to the silver screen on July 31, when they made their debut...

Robert Deschamps - Thu 06 Aug 2020

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Nailah enters the Academy

This year is proving to be another successful one for soca superstar Nailah Blackman; she has been invited to become a member of the...

Robert Deschamps - Wed 05 Aug 2020

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Blade wins Gimme Soca Virtual Party Monarch

Last night saw the first-ever Gimme Soca Virtual Party Monarch take place at the Dean William Lake Centre in Antigua. There were eleven artists competing...

Joseph Charles - Sun 02 Aug 2020

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Eleven chosen for Antigua’s Gimme Soca Party Monarch Competition

COVID-19 may have stopped the carnival, but it certainly not the competition. A virtual contest, entitled the ‘Gimme Soca Party Monarch Competition’, will be...

Joseph Charles - Sat 01 Aug 2020

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Viola Covers You Should Check Out

Where else could we go to watch and hear viola players aside from a concert? YouTube. It has been a platform for many musicians...

Rea Ragay - Mon 20 Jul 2020

News Travel

What will be the fate of LIAT as it faces liquidation...

Gaston Brown, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, has confirmed that there are plans to liquidate the regional airline. The announcement comes in the...

Mia Cadette - Sun 05 Jul 2020

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Caribbean culture coming to the South Bank

If you take a leisurely stroll along London’s South Bank heading past the London Eye, Royal Festival Hall and the National Theatre, just before...

Dunstan Creavalle - Wed 01 Jul 2020

Feature News

Reshaping Carnival for the age of coronavirus

By Vincent John, leader of DUKA Mas Domnik UK Carnival Band The belated cancellation of Carnival by Notting Hill Carnival Limited was no surprise, particularly...

Vincent John - Fri 12 Jun 2020

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The Best Ways to Listen to Soca Music Online

In decades gone by, listening to your favourite music was somewhat difficult if you had tastes that were not considered mainstream. Lovers of genres...

ggoodis - Mon 08 Jun 2020

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Mas stalwart Lincoln Rahamut has died

Lincoln Rahamut, founder and former artistic director of Masquerade 2000, who was born on 28 June 1946 passed away on Sunday 31 May 2020, he...

Joseph Charles - Wed 03 Jun 2020

Carnival News

New Instagram filter Carnival Cutie featuring Nailah Blackman

Nailah Blackman has teamed up with @winerymas for the first-ever Instagram carnival filter called "Carnival Cutie". The new Instagram filter can be found by searching for filters...

Joseph Charles - Sat 23 May 2020

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