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Media Watch: Machel Montano + Trinidad Carnival on NPR

Words by Jesse Serwer Sundays in the Serwer household rarely start before 1 PM. It's immaterial whether Saturday night involved late-night partying or re-runs on the couch: This is when I catch up on all... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Machel Montano & Xtatik, “Big Truck”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Tomorrow is Carnival, people, or at least the Soca Monarch competition at Queen's Oval Park that kicks it off is. And since perpetual top dog Machel Montano (now in HD) seem... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Soca Monarch Contenders for Carnival 2011!

Words by Rishi Bonneville and Eddie STATS Houghton Carnival time again! As multitudes of ex-pat Trinis and foreign calypso, pan and soca lovers board flights for Port of Spain, the fetes and song competiti... Read More...

French Kiss: Poirier x Imposs for Haiti Kanaval 2011

Words by Erin MacLeod Last year's was shut down for obvious reasons but for 2011 it looks like not only is Haiti carnival going to happen but it'll be happening. You know what we mean. Gearing up for the... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Safar-I Sound, Jah-T, Pretty Rick, Bacchanal Radio

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Its that time again. Yawn. Brrr! If you don't have to drag your ass to work in the freakish cold because you have a holiday, then God bless you and MLK. If you do...you're g... Read More...

Bunny Rock: Behind the Scenes of “Duracell Plus” with Skinny Fabulous and Machel Montano

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Last week soca monarch Skinny Fabulous leaked this 'making of' look at the forthcoming video for his massive tune "Duracell" on the Hunny Bunny riddim--built from the sa... Read More...

Mas Appeal: Dalton Narine Puts Carnival on the Silver Screen

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you weren't checking for the New York International Film Festival this summer, you probably haven't seen Mas Man, Dalton Narine's documentary on award-winning designer of... Read More...

Only in Brooklyn: Kosher Jerk Chicken

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via The Daily News The particular mix of Rastas and Hassidic Jews that defines the cultural mix of the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn is well-known to longtime New Yorke... Read More...

Crop Over: Win a Trip to Barbados!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Caribbean Fever You have read the headline correctly. Caribbean music Icon (and my Brooklyn neighbor) Davhed Levy is offering you the chance at a free trip to Barbados ... Read More...

Cari-Pop Worldwide

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton It's true you reap what you sow; a few months back I gave homie and AfroPop Worldwide producer Wills Glasspiegel some game on dub pioneers who were still amongst the living,... Read More...

Large Up Exclusive: Machel Montano and Walshy Fire

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfZgQs2ofSE This is a warning: you may hear us dropping the name of our Miami correspondent Walshy Fire a lot in the near future. Not only is ... Read More...

Trinitech: Jillionaire’s Culture Bash

Our man in Port of Spain--known to the masses as Jillionaire Juice--just posted a post-bashment carnival mix over at the newly-redesigned Mad Decent site. It's a mix of soca, warp-speed dancehall and housey... Read More...

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