Words By LargeUp Crew—
Trini soca star Kerwin Du Bois' Fantastic Friday coronation last week—he won the Groovy Soca monarch title with his song "Too Real"— was a long time coming. While his 2012 Carni... Read More...
Words by LargeUp Crew—
While the rest of Trinidad was celebrating Carnival on Tuesday, Bunji Garlin was handling his business. Well, he was celebrating on d road, too, but the Viking of Soca (who had a h... Read More...
Words by Lil Tiger—
Photo: kees_bimbam/Flickr
Arubian Carnaval is in full swing and, this year, the tiny and famously happy island is doing it big for the celebration's 60th anniversary.
The season i... Read More...
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Today we begin the countdown to Carnival in Trinidad with the first in a week's worth of features previewing the Caribbean's biggest bacchanal.
Trinidad Carnival is seven days a... Read More...
Words by Marcha M. Johnson and Jesse Serwer—
Machel Montano has collaborated with a wide variety of artists over his 20-plus-year career, from Pitbull to Ladysmith Black Mambazo. But his latest joint eff... Read More...
Words by Natalie Weiner–
2013 has been quite a year for Bunji Garlin - already an International Soca Monarch several times over, Garlin continued his reign (at least metaphorically) with international hit ... Read More...
Words by Jam Central—
Jamaican artists have long been known to sing about their affinity for voluptuous women. Classic tunes like The Heptones' "I Need a Fat Girl (Fattie Fattie)," Shaggy's "Mampie" or R... Read More...
Words by Ravi Lloyd—
Throughout the years, Anguillans have taken to the ocean to survive. The sailboat, a common tool of the Caribbean, was redesigned by Anguillans to fit their needs. As a result, boa... Read More...