CaribWorldNews,
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Weds. Oct. 22, 2008: Soca star Machel Montano
again walked away with the most awards at this year`s 6th Annual
International Soca Awards.
Minister of State with responsibility for Tourism Richard “Ricky”
Skerritt informed Sun St. Kitts/Nevis that the International Soca
Awards (ISA) held last Saturday at the St. Kitts Marriott Hotel was a
“night of tourism and culture.”
He was at the time speaking to the SUN after the ISA, “an international Caribbean night”, as he described it.
Plans are well on the way for the 2009 edition of Carriacou and Petit Martinique’s Carnival. The official launch of the festival will take place on Saturday November 8th on the Esplanade in Hillsborough.
The Carriacou and Petite Martinique Carnival Development Organization promises to continue the development of the festival. Armed with a full and detailed financial statement and the pledged support of the Ministry of Culture, the Organization is currently ensuring all is in place to make certain that locals and visitors alike will be part of a fantastic carnival celebration.
Despite the dampened spirit which may have been felt following the
close encounter of Hurricane Omar last week, the International Soca
Awards (ISA) held at the Marriott (in the Grand Ballroom) last Saturday
revved a hot and brightened atmosphere of the up-tempo and energetic
gyration associated with the jump-up music genre.
BASSETERRE,
St. Kitts – THE 6th Annual International Soca Awards came to an end at
the Royal St. Kitts Marriott Ballroom on Saturday, Oct. 18 with a poor
turnout that did not warrant an event of such importance.
LAUDERHILL — Marking its sixth year, the Broward Caribbean Carnival has
become an exceptional cultural experience and spectacular display of
colors, cuisine and costumes.
Last Sunday, Oct. 12, many people woke up early to prepare their
masquerade costumes, grab a flag from one of the 25 Caribbean islands,
and head to the annual event to revel in a full day of fun, festivities
and national pride.
Although meteorologists throughout South Florida predicted that
scattered rain storms would drench the day, it didn't stop thousands
from coming out to the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill.
BASSETERRE,
St. Kitts – OFFICIALS of the Soca Awards Organisation (SAO) have
released a statement indicating that Hurricane Omar has not hindered
their event and “the show must go on”.
The 6th Annual International Soca
Awards (ISA) scheduled for Saturday, October 18 will now be held at the
St. Kitts Marriott Hotel’s Ballroom and not the hotel’s Events Centre
as previously advertised.
Barbados is on the fast track to becoming the latest hot spot for R&B talent. Of course everybody knows good girl gone bad, Rihanna, but now SRC/Universal has emerged with a brand new Bajan star, Shontelle -- who is an accomplished songwriter in addition to being a singer. With her new album Shontelligence dropping November 18th, Soul Rebel chopped it up with the island beauty about her first single "T-Shirt," her road to success, and the obvious comparisons to you-know-who.
A
DECISION BY the Culture Ministry to reduce its funding of the
International Soca Monarch competition is threatening one of the major
events of the Carnival season.
Chief
Executive Officer of the Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the
Performing Arts (CPF), Gregory Fernandes, told Newsday yesterday his
organisation received $2.1 million last year to help pay prize money
for the competition. However, he has been advised that the Ministry is
reducing its funding of the event to $1 million next year.
Barbados-Born Beauty SHONTELLE Co-Writes and Sings a Stunning
Debut Album on SRP/SRC/Universal Motown
Debut single "T-Shirt"
is TOP 20 at Mainstream Pop Radio!
NEW YORK, Oct 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Rarely does a young artist make an entrance as confident, well-rounded
and flawless as SRP/SRC/Universal Motown singer-songwriter SHONTELLE. Her
debut single "T-Shirt"
has zoomed into the top 30 of iTunes most-downloaded Top Songs chart,
and within a month of release to radio, has rammed the national Top 20
in pop-formatted airplay, spinning at over 150 mainstream Top 40 and
rhythmic-crossover radio stations across America. The serene and sensual "T-Shirt"
video clip has drawn over 1.1 million audio streams on the artist's
MySpace.com page and a similar number of video hits on YouTube.com.
The Paul Stranahan Jazz Trio returns to the Hudson library for a
concert Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. Guitarist Jeremey Poparad and Bassist Alan
Gleghorn fill out the trio.
Stranahan is a drummer, composer, band leader, marimba player and teacher.
He leads three different groups: The Paul Stranahan Trio, the same
trio with guest vocalist Ki Allen, and PSI -- Paul Stranahan's
Insomnia. The instrumentation is usually guitar, bass and drums.
BASSETERRE,
St. Kitts - THE Soca Awards Association (SAO) has added the
Grandmasters Band of St. Kitts to their stellar lineup of performances
for their weekend of partying ‘cyan’ done beginning on Thursday,
October 16.
Colin Jackman, CEO and Founder of
ISA, told SKNVibes that the Grandmasters Band would be replacing Small
Axe Band as performers at the after party of the awards along with Nu
Vybes Band and other artistes.
SOCA-llaboration - Toronto Hip-Hop artist, JB
collaborates with Soca star Ghetto Flex to release new single and
video, 'Move Your Body'
Toronto, ON,
Canada - Toronto based hip hop artist JB alongside Soca Superstar
Ghetto Flex blend their talents to create a tune sure keep you hitting
the repeat button. This hip-hop track was produced by USA based Tone
Mason, a Grammy nominated producer for American Idol star Fantasia.
In his epic poem Omeros, a retelling of the Odyssey in a Caribbean
setting, Derek Walcott imagined that his father was named "in love or
bitter benediction / ... for Warwick. / The Bard's county". Warwick
Walcott, the offspring of a white plantation-owner from Barbados, was a
cultured man who painted, wrote poetry and organised theatrical
evenings on the neighbouring island of St Lucia, where he had settled
with his family. He died at the age of 34, when his son was just over a
year old, on April 23, Shakespeare's birthday.
Come October 8 — 13 over 4,000 people are expect to descend upon
Miami with plans of dancing in the street when the first steel band of
the 2k8 Miami Carnival kicks off. Carnival, which traditionally happens
once a year in Trinidad and Tobago in February, is a mega Caribbean
event, but thanks to the Miami Carnival, Bahamians can still attend
this month.
Bahamas Listen up! It's time to dance and sing with the man who made
dancing in the street a pleasure with his hit song "Dance Wit Me," as
he performs at the Soca Concert of the Year — Machel Montano and
Friends. Set for tonight, Friday, Oct. 3, at the Wyndham Crystal Palace
Ballroom. Montano will perform in concert along side Zan, Patrice
Roberts, Farmer Nappy and Skyy Juice Band in this one night event.
By EDONA JNO BAPTISTE, Dominica News Staff 03.OCT.08 Dominicans
and visitors alike can expect a packed line-up of activities as the
Reunion independence season approaches its climax.
At a press
conference held in the reunion office earlier this week, show
organisers and representatives from village committees presented their
plans for the village feasts and other events.
This weekend the communities of Petite Savanne, Morne Jaune, Salisbury and Capuchin will celebrate their village feasts.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – THE staff and students of the Basseterre High
School are currently preparing to dazzle the nation with the hosting of
their annual Teen Pageant.
The theme for this year’s pageant is
‘The Journey, Our School, Our People, Our Nation: Creating Peace,
Building Hope, Setting Goals for a Brighter Tomorrow’ and the event
will be held at Carnival Village on Friday, November 7.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – IT is only 16 days until the 6th Annual
International Soca Awards (ISA) gets on its way at the Marriott Events
Center in St. Kitts.
Along with the awards, slated for
Saturday, October 18, a number of events will also take place including
pre and after parties and a ‘Total Local Soca Monarch Competition’.
The Total Local Soca Monarch
Competition will be held on Thursday, October, 16 at Club Kactus where
the winner can walk away with over EC$5 000 in prizes.
ATLANTA – Kicking off a weekend of
Celebrations in Atlanta, was a spectacular evening gala Friday night,
26th September, hosted by the St. Kitts and Nevis Association of
Atlanta (SKANAA) at the famed Sugarloaf Country Club.
Highlighting the evening’s entertainment was the surprise appearance of
Masquerade folklore dancers followed by a rousing performance by
headline entertainer King Konris, the three time National Calypso King
and recent winner of the St. Kitts & Nevis Silver Jubilee
Independence Calypso contest.
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BASSETERRE,
St. Kitts – THE 6th Annual International Soca Awards came to an end at
the Royal St. Kitts Marriott Ballroom on Saturday, Oct. 18 with a poor
turnout that did not warrant an event of such importance
LAUDERHILL — Marking its sixth year, the Broward Caribbean Carnival has
become an exceptional cultural experience and spectacular display of
colors, cuisine and costumes.
BASSETERRE,
St. Kitts – OFFICIALS of the Soca Awards Organisation (SAO) have
released a statement indicating that Hurricane Omar has not hindered
their event and “the show must go on”.
BASSETERRE,
St. Kitts - THE Soca Awards Association (SAO) has added the
Grandmasters Band of St. Kitts to their stellar lineup of performances
for their weekend of partying ‘cyan’ done beginning on Thursday,
October 16.