Much has been said and written about Byron Lee and his exploits with soca music and Jamaica Carnival, but little said about his early years and the foundation on which his musical career was built. Now, more than any other time, it being the half-century celebration of Jamaica's Independence, coupl...
From modern Indian and Latin dancing to traditional mariachi and West African music, a night of cultural enrichment exposed students to a diverse group of student organizations Monday. The Cultural Showcase, organized by the Multicultural Greek Council, featured performances by campus organizations...
More than 1,000 people attended the 34th annual Caribbean Day Festival on Saturday to celebrate Caribbean culture at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center on Busch campus.The West Indian Student Organization at Rutgers University hosted the event as a part of an annual tradition that began in 1978 at Liv...
MIRAMAR - For 16 years, the annual award-winning Soca Gold series has been the ultimate soundtrack of soca music for Carnival seasons and 2012 is no different. Soca Gold 2012 will unleash the freshest anthems on May 29 on VP Records and feature the genre's hottest artists - representing the islands...
Various reggae and dancehall artistes have teamed up on a new compilation album titled Still the King: Reggae Dancehall Celebrates the Music of Michael Jackson. Top 10 Billboard-charting artistes such as Chaka Demus and Pliers, Tanto Metro and Devonte, Nadine Sutherland, Carlton 'Bad Boy' Coffie an...
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Police in Grenada say they have arrested an up-and-coming Jamaican dancehall deejay for alleged possession of marijuana hours after he headlined a concert. Detectives arrested Jamaican rapper Tommy Lee on Sunday at Grenada's international airport. They did not disclose Monda...
Hard Fi Deal Wid comprises of family and friends, originally the idea of this group came about in the 1990′s with different members, but the only two from the original group are Korozoni and Dubjay13. Mia Stoosh was pursuing a solo career and BumpyJ was focused on rapping and producing with an...
A repentant Beenie Man has issued an emotional apology to the international gay community. Beenie Man is booked to perform on the Rototam Sunsplash in Spain in August and seemed to apologise in an effort to stem any protests from the gay community which may prevent him from performing. The entertai...
Can Soca Monarch reach further than its present state? Three times, yes, says founder William Munro and his team. The vision was reiterated by a variety of speakers, including artistes and ministers, at the Digicel International Soca Monarch Prize Giving Ceremony held at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port-of...
St Paul’s Carnival, based in Bristol and a staple in the calendar for the month of July, has today reluctantly confirmed that their annual carnival procession will be cancelled. Due to increasing attendance at the event, with up to 100,000 visitors in 2011, there were uncertainties over the sa...
Flagz Fest: the Soca Festival has been postponed, with organisers citing the reason as a lack of response. The event, which was scheduled to take place on Friday 25 May at the Coronet, Elephant and Castle, has been postponed until further notice.Organisers are advising patrons to either hold onto th...