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Carnival Friday Bliss, my first C’est La Vie experience

It was Notting Hill Carnival Friday and I was excited. No, not because the King of Soca was performing at Wembley but because I was …
Joseph Charles
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Chutney thrills and spills at the Guyana Baboo Party

It’s been a while since your reviewer was at a chutney show, and We Liming’s Guyana Baboo Party on Saturday 30 November quickly rekindled...
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Steelpan conquers Cowley Road Carnival!

Hopes were high but feelings were uncertain as Oxford’s much-loved carnival returned to the road on 1 September 2024. Forecasters warned of storms; gloom-mongers...
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Notting Hill Carnival J’Ouvert – de-cancelling de culture

Lurking in the shadows on the opposite side of the road, two policemen eyed me warily as I walked down Ladbroke Grove. I affected...
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Carnival’s summer treat: pan-jazz in the park

The Carnival Culture in the Park series at Opera Holland Park is now in its fourth year. Trooping off to this superb tent-like venue...
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History dominates the second Kaiso Lime show of 2024

The show, on Saturday 1 June, was opened up with Michael La Rose, co-organiser of Kaiso Lime, addressing the audience about the Grenfell tragedy...
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Shift in Carnival Culture evident at Army Fete 2024

For many people, Army Fete signals the peak of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival season. While the event boasted a lineup of stellar performers, including...
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Unveiling the Spirits: The Experience of UK Rumfest 2023

Soca News was at UK RumFest on Sunday 15 October, at the ILEC Conference Centre, Earls Court, London. For the uninitiated, the world’s premier...
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A look back at St. Kitts Music Festival 2023

A THREE-DAY FESTIVAL WITH A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF ITS TRADITIONAL ECLECTIC NATURE. After much consternation due to the predicted path of Tropical Storm Bret, organisers...
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Chef Dom Taylor’s The Good front Room

Chef Dom Taylor was crowned winner of Channel 4 and Netflix Five Star Kitchen in July 2023, and his exceptional prize enabled him to...
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Review: ACASA UK Groovy Soca Monarch Final, Fri 18 Aug 2023

The Groovy Soca Final followed the Junior Soca Monarch contest. There was no band, just a PA by DJ Hyper Spice and, thanks to...
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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...
Stephen Spark -
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Red Carpet Film Premier Shines a Light on Black Women’s Menopause...

The premier of Dr Yansie Rolston’s Our Menopause was held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London on 29 May. The short...
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Ras Iley and Friends: A Celebration of Decades in the Soca...

For 40 years, Ras Iley has been producing legendary soca music, and it has withstood the dynamic changes in the industry. Despite having been...
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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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Teddyson John’s Stripped to become a permanent fixture

Teddyson John is still reeling from the success of ‘Stripped’, his first-ever signature event in Trinidad and Tobago. Given the event's success, hosted on...
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Cash delivered on stage to Bunji for ‘Hard Fete’ repeats

Caesar's Army patrons whipped out wet TT and USD bills to pay performer Bunji Garlin (Ian Alvarez) to pull up and restart his hit...
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Love for Nailah at Sokah Origins Sokahchella event

Nailah Blackman is still reeling from the success of this year's staging of her Sokah Origins event. In its fourth year, the fete -...
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David Rudder – High Mas at the Opera

Opera Holland Park’s big tent was crackling with the static electricity of anticipation. Saturday 20 August 2022 was a day many of us had...
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St. Kitts Music Festival a look back at 2022

The St Kitts Music Festival returned in June after two years of coronavirus-mandated absence. From the first note, it was as though the festival...
Joseph Charles -
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Kaiso Lime season finale marks the beginning of Black History Month

On Saturday 1 October, Black History Month dominated Kaiso Lime’s last event for the season. Kaiso Lime’s host and performer, Tobago Crusoe, set the tone...
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Steelpan summer – 4 × 12 = magic!

The Saharan summer turned to autumn overnight. Fallen leaves from drought-stricken trees turned Green Park yellow and the air was far from mellow. A...
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Kaiso Lime season dedicated to the ‘Grandmaster’

The second instalment of Kaiso Lime 2022 got underway at the Tabernacle, on Saturday 2 July. The entire Kaiso Lime season is dedicated to...
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The Frontline – the unheard of Notting Hill in their own...

A new book by Ishmahil Blagrove is always a notable event, and the launch of The Frontline on 24 June 2022 was no exception....
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Kaiso Lime returns for a five-month run at the Tabernacle

It’s amazing: we are out of lockdown and still I can’t believe we are out - and so were the Talk Yuh Talk promoters....
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Caribbean culture at the Foire De Paris

If you were wanting to sample the best in Caribbean culture, especially music and food, you probably wouldn’t think of buying a ticket to...
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Acasa’s Spring Collection – calypso and Soca return in style

Aficionados of ‘the first music of the Caribbean’ have been heading to the London Calypso Tent every August since 1992. So what were we...
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Levé kicks off the Saint Lucian Carnival season

On Friday 27 May, Verve nightclub came alive with sweet soca rhythms as local artistes teased patrons with their hits for the season. It...
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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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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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