As you know by now, I’m a Trinidadian and with our Carnival season approaching its peak, I’m literally foaming at the mouth with excitement. The Parade of the Bands be hosted on February 11th and 12th, and artists from across the local entertainment industry are preparing to compete for the Road March title, including legends […]
Caribbean Heat blazes onward with an instalment guaranteed to make you stomp your feat as you wine and grind. This week’s edition of our favourite series focuses on the Road March competition of Trinidad & Tobago and the songs that defined many of the Carnival festivals of the last 25 years!
The Caribbean region is primarily referenced as the home of Jamaica’s billion dollar Reggae and Dancehall music industry but there is another genre that that originated here that has become a major force on the world stage – Soca. Emerging from Trinidad & Tobago in the early 1960s, this artform has exploded into the UK, European and […]