So the finalists for the 2013 International Soca Monarch competition in Trinidad was announced this afternoon. There will be ten finalists up against reigning Soca champ Machel Montano, in both the Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch and the Digicel International Groovy Soca Monarch. Did you favorite artiste make the cut for the greatest Soca [...]
Some of our Caribbean reppin’ celebrities were recently spotted out and about in the world and we got a bit of scoop on who was where, doing what! Peep the beautiful ladies below…. Tatyana Ali walked the red carpet for the New York screening for BET’s new scripted shows, ‘Real Husbands Of Hollywood’ & ‘Second [...]
This upcoming weekend, some of the T&T’s biggest soca acts will converge at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain for one of the most anticipated events in Carnival each year – Fire Fete! Fire Fete 2013 will see the rejuvenation of an event that has stood the test of time as event organizers prepare to [...]
It is no surprise that new Soca music is being released on almost a daily basis. With a plethora of new artistes and the veterans all vying for those “Hits” for the 2013 Carnival season, Soca lovers are basking in wave after wave of new releases. The masses are enjoying the job of determining the [...]
Get ready world, Nadia Batson is firing up and she’s about to make a fictional paradise become reality in the sweetness of Carnival 2013. Batson who’s been hitting the gym hard in recent months is likely to deliver one of the most memorable stage shows when she takes on the carnival arena in the season [...]
Imagine your sweetest dream, wrapped up in a favourite memory, covered in your most secret of decadent cravings, all put to music that just lifts you up and takes you far away to a place where your soul can get lost in perfectly honeyed harmonies. Precision Productions invites each and every one of you to [...]
2012 is without a doubt a milestone year for Soca sweetheart, Nadia Batson. She became the leader of her own band, Nadia Batson with SASS, and left everyone mesmerized and yearning for more from this talented all female band. As she prepares for another amazing carnival season, the Queens have combined!! Queen Sass teams up [...]
Yesterday, Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts hosted the draw for performance positions for the Final stage of the Digicel International Power Soca Monarch and Play Whe Groovy Soca Monarch Competitions 2012. Here are the performing orders of the finalists for Fantastic Friday’s biggest event… Pay Whe Groovy Soca Monarch: 1. JW and Blaze [...]
The results for the Digicel International Power Soca Monarch and Play Whe Groovy Soca Monarch finalists are in. Did your favorite artiste make the cut? Play Whe Groovy Soca Monarch Finalists 1. Kees Dieffenthaller -(Defending Monarch) 2. Destra Garcia 3. Dexter Stewart – Blaxx 4. Erphaan Alves 5. JW & Blaze 6. Kerwin Du Bois [...]
In case you missed the semi finalist of the Digicel International Power and Play Whe International Groovy Soca Monarch competitions or was too cheap to pay 99cents last night, check out a few of the night’s performances below. IWER GEORGE MACHEL MONTANO FARMER NAPPY NADIA BATSON KERWIN DUBOIS ERPHAAN ALVES MICHELLE X PROPHET BENJAMIN
Fire fete, the fete many agree truly kick starts carnival in Trinidad and Tobago, is happening at the Queen’s Park Savannah this coming Saturday, January 14th. The event is billed as a celebration of 25 years hosting Fire Fete – a staple event in the island’s carnival. Promoter, Cliff Harris of Tropix Entertainment says the [...]
Nadia Batson’s not about to miss a beat as the season of revelry in Trinidad and Tobago unfolds. The heightened level of intensity is owed to her strong yearning to give only the best of herself and her band SASS, in C2K12 and beyond. On the heels of the band’s launch last Wednesday, November 9 [...]
Soca diva Nadia Batson has officially launched the first ever all female band, SASS. The “Caribbean Girl” Batson, debuted her full all-female band SASS to much fanfare this last Wednesday, at the Anchorage in Trinidad. Not new to groups, Batson now shares the stage in her own band with featured lead vocalists, Megan Walrond and [...]
Precision Productions officially signals the start of the Carnival 2012 Soca season with their unprecedented, and highly anticipated Antilles Riddim. The riddim has been destroying the underground airwaves, and provoking all who have heard it to jumpstart their Carnival 2012 preparations. Described as the ultimate musical mix of experience, youth, and versatility, the Precision team [...]
This is the season where all of the Soca songs for next year’s carnival is released. We’re hearing a lot of collaborations but T&T Soca chutney band Dil-E-Nadan along with Soca powerhouse Nadia Batson have delivered a wicked tune titled Hard Pong. Listen and download Nadia Batson and Dil-E-Nadan’s “Hard Pong” below: Nadia Batson and [...]
Well who would’ve thought! Nadia Batson, Raymond Ramnarine and the Dil-E-Nadan crew are dishing out something that’s guaranteed to send party lovers wild ahead of Carnival 2012. This, even as T&T’s soca sweetheart is putting the final touches on preparations for the launch of her all-female soca band on November 9th. A promo for the [...]
Soca diva Nadia Batson has done it again and this time with a sexy, groovy sultry soca duet with ragga-soca artiste Lyrikal in “Whey Yuh Want.” Check out the single and download below: Nadia Batson and Lyrikal – Whey Yuh Want *NEW SOCA* by Jayblessed.com
Here are some of your Caribbean celebrity quotes for the week. “I’m a stitch away from making it and a scar away from falling apart.” @vincybadboy Johnny Fontainne “Belgium was so fucking mad and now I’m tired like aa dog!lol well Portugal tomorrow and its my first time there so imma wreck it.” @tonymatterhorn Tony [...]
By now, most of the Caribbean would have heard that soca songstress Nadia Batson has left Kes The Band. They would have also heard her reason for leaving—to form her very own, all female soca outfit, which she says is poised to take T&T by storm. However, many may not have heard what Kees Dieffenthaller, [...]
Nadia Batson’s journey to creating a new sound in the Caribbean has gained tremendous momentum. On July 17, auditions held at the Centre Of Excellence in Trinidad, proved successful with a number of beautiful and talented young women presenting themselves to the team of musical experts who would have the final say as to who [...]
“Before you talk, listen. Before you react, think. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try.” @SeanKingston SEAN KINGSTON “Jus murdered the tonight show with Jay Leno’ – sugarcane Madd!!!” @DiRealShaggy Shaggy “I’m learning so much right now! Big picture!” @Wayne_Marshall Wayne Marshall “No need for revenge! Just Sit back n [...]
Get ready for something never before done in the Soca arena in Trinidad and Tobago. An idea that’s fresh and filled with endless possibilities. Come 2012, Carnival island will see the emergence of it’s first ever all-female soca and Nadia Batson is the woman behind it all! The Caribbean songstress promises to unleash some eight to [...]