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THERE are soca songs, and there are soca songs that evoke deep feelings of nostalgia and bring the ghosts of Carnivals past to haunt you like the jumbie that was in the late Mighty Shadow's head. One such song for the 2023 Carnival season, based on the feedback of frequent masqueraders, is Like Yuh Self

IN 1974 Winston Bailey, The Mighty Shadow, sang about hearing a voice in his head every night in the song, Bassman, which captured the Road March title that year. He sang: Ah don’t know how dis t’ing get inside me. But every morning, he drivin’ me crazy. Like he takin’ me head for a pan

People are ready for a change in their calypso consumption, which was signalled by the 75 per cent occupancy at Kaiso House’s opening night on Friday.

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REFLECTING on his introduction to the local music industry, Samraj "Rikki Jai" Jaimungal felt a strong urge to return to where he began – soca. With 12 different chutney soca titles to his name, he wanted to remind everyone that he's not limited to that sub-genre. He told Newsday: "When I looked at the time

SEARCH for him on music-streaming sites and the first result likely to come up is his popular hit Black Man Feeling to Party. But if it was about having a good time, the music of Leroy “Black Stalin” Calliste – who has died at the age of 81 after a period of illness – was

“[…] In the midst of the packed atmosphere, the unmistakable sound of a leather whip cracks with fury amongst the crowd like a bolt of lightning across a darkened sky. Spectators carefully inch aw

Trinidad's multicultural heritage gives our music an intriguing eclecticism, and a range of rhythms and styles that’s guaranteed to please. Learn more about the island's music forms here

Our national anthem urges us to have “boundless faith in our destiny”. It affirms that “here every creed and race find an equal place” and “may God bless our Nation”. Do these lofty wor

“[…] In the midst of the packed atmosphere, the unmistakable sound of a leather whip cracks with fury amongst the crowd like a bolt of lightning across a darkened sky. Spectators carefully inch aw