Bunji Garlin – Differentology (music video)

• Director: Nigel Thompson
• Director Of Photography: Sean “Science” Edghill
• Assistant Director: Roland “Rembunction” Yearwood
• 2nd Assistant Director: Richard Rawlins
• 1st Assistant Camera: Damien Jobity
• 2nd Assistant Camera: Iscah Straker
• Gaffer: Selwyn Henry / Kerron Lemmessy
• Best Boy Electric: Ken Bailey / Selwyn Henry
• Storyboard Artist: Richard Rawlins
• Producer: Nigel Thompson
• Associate Producers: Kerima Rahim, Princess Donelan, Alana Ramlal
• Production Manager: Kerima Rahim
• Grip: Keegan Rudolfo
• Driver / Transport: Navin Suchit
• Props: Frank Seales
• Make up: Jennelle Orosco, Steven Taylor, Liz-Ann Jaggernauth, Christopher Rama
• Music Provided by: Rawle “Boobie” Edwards
• Costumes by: K2K Alliance & Tribe
• Location: “Melau” Provided by TCL / Readymix

in all honesty i dont see it being that different to any other video out there… concept nor production. the atmosphere had all the vibes. just didn’t translate for me. flat harsh images. wrong frame rate at times… bah i eh going into it… go watch blaxx leh go instead…

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Play Whe International POWER SOCA Monarch 2013

My immediate thoughts as i watch the show on broadcast television… armchair revolutionary

Lil Bitts – Raise De Dust

what had to be the most eagerly awaited performance of the night following up on the infamous music video… ooo… had to cut from an interview with David Rudder to BITTS already onstage… still with the Egyptian Mummy theme… we then heard from her ‘spiritual advisor’ who apparently is her brother… who forgot the lines or just had stage fright.. some littler bitt then mash-up more that Bitts…. there was a reference to Rudder’s original Dust in they Face… one more chorus and it was over… she in first place so far!

 

Fya Empress – Pass Me  Ah Drink (Ah Yuh RUM)

Gracing the stage for the first time the Vincy Road March Winner was dressed as a pirate… memba Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed there… and well Jack Sparrow always wondered why the rum was gone… i can only hope the judges made the link… excellent performance as it didnt have all the direct instructions… the Empress seemed more seasoned than some of the other artistes who feel the need to direct their audience all the time… leaving it for the end of the performance… she hadda place top 5 at least…

 

Tallpree – Muddy JAB

Ole Woman Alone part 6… im just kidding… the choon bad no tail but i cant understand a word he is saying… DEM NO BAD LIKE WE… feel the energy that the song exudes about Grenada ‘s SPICE MAS… maybe i may still experience it this year… those oiled down JABs… RUM Head SICK Head… vibes upon vibes… couldnt live up to the EMPRESS tho… give him 3rd place oui…

 

Devon Matthews – Start De Party

another SHOUTER… and guess what he announces on radio so you would think he knows better than to do that… the speaking to the crowd after every verse/chorus is like 2 decades old… too bad you really didnt Start the Party then your Hook might have worked better… wheys… the TYAD talk too… LOLz the calling out the FLAG Crews… its like you came with the SOCAlled Artiste Manual…

 

Shurwayne Winchester – We Control De Road

speechless… it felt like Open The Gate take 2 … the crowd looked unmoved… the air was still… appearance fee

 

Benjai - A.T.A.O Engoma

LOW…. excellent intro… the vibe from this song has survived since St. Lucia Carnival in 2012… still didnt really sing his song… guess he was reeling from the effects of the GROOVY where he drank way too much onstage… freestyling coz Garlin wasnt there and the verse was actually half decent… but calling yourself the Groovy King in the POWER Category doesnt really work… apparently he was still toting from losing the Groovy years ago as well…

 

Destra Garcia – Doh Hold Meh Back

The Mad house video re-enacted on stage… with a Black body suit to go with the one from Groovy… i think the song was performed a little too fast coz she had a lil trouble keeping up with singing the verses and chorus… the dancers bridge bit was a nice difference and yes she is like the Britney Spears of the SOCA industry (overheard)… no not Beyonce…  i dont get why all these artistes fell the need to compare themselves to Super BLUE tho… climb the scaffolding for 10 points… pointless…

 

JW + Blaze – Inna Timing

another X-Files intro that chronicles their history… and that didnt go over too well… i have no real clue how this made the finals infront of a plethora of other songs but hey… they are former winners and also work on radio… is it easier to sell your show… they know they went onstage to collect their appearance fee… it was weird hearing Anya Ayoung-Chee and Rattans uttered in the same sentence… the verse about Bunji opting out of Groovy was very good…. lent itself to the topic of Inna Timing very well… WOW verse 2 was even better… still dont understand why everyone giving the title to Super Blue… third verse was even better… this song deserves to WIN… i tip my hat to JW and Blaze for this one… most excellent Timing fellas…

 

Machel Montano HD – FLOAT

video intro that the TV viewers couldnt see… something about Superman… sounds like one of the TOP/PNM ads from the Tobago elections… the outfit was a let down… then again MM is no stranger to wearing weird outfits… ANTZ… SHOUT FLOAT…  the HOVER was mess but the FLOAT rig was overshadowed by the Jet pact from 2012…. yes that IS PERFORMANCE… but for 10 points?!?

 

Swappi – CHA-OaS

a video intro poking fun at Flight but then i hear Bond music… wait whats this about… apparently its agent double oh 4D… the performance was actually worse than Bucket in 2012… ate up all his words and the silent bridges were useless… they actually were ah set ah CHUPIDNESS…. the bit with Kes the Magician was uncalled for and utterly wasteful…

 

Superblue – Fantastic Friday

meh pores raise with the Shorty Watch out my Children intro and then with the HORN intro for the song… the music was too loud.. could hardly hear what Blue was singing… crowd was exuberant as ever… there are no words… it wasnt the best performance ever but the people have spoken…

 

 

expecting MM, Super, JW, Fya Empress and Destra to make the top 5… i eh know the order…

 

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Anti-Everything (Ft. Captain Carnival) – SMKtCI

on the heels of Trinidad James humbleness… these guys hold back nothing… not for the faint of heart. (explicit language inside)

 

 

It’s Carnival
Its Bachanal
With pretty gyal
Like rice an dhal

We breaking way
Like dingolay
It’s a–hole day
In we country

I doh wanna fucking wine, I doh wanna fucking wave
All I wanna do is punch you in your fucking face
I doh wanna fucking wine, I doh wanna fucking wave
All I wanna do is punch you in your fucking face

Soca Music Killed – the entire Cultural Industry

I don’t need airplay on your shitty radio station
or sponsorship from your mobile communications firm
Because I doh wanna fucking wine, I doh wanna fucking wave
All I wanna do is punch you in your fucking face

Soca Music Killed – the entire Cultural Industry
but the Mafia will be killed – without any sympathy

 

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Ravi B – Prescription

DESTRA Soaring To New Heights

new heights indeed… its a press release…

DESTRA SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release
February 6, 2013.

DESTRA – Call My Name

After an exciting 2012 Team Destra is raising the bar again. In 2012, Destra took the time to make strides online building her global following by 40% through well planned online campaigns. Destra also took the time to give access and build with her fans through contests, and personal appearances. The pace will only get more intense in 2013 as the season jumps off. With fresh new tracks and videos Destra’s energized and focused.

Mobile App launch: The Destra app was launched January 2012, giving her fans a way to stay connected anywhere. Destra is very active in social media from Twitter to Facebook book and Instagram; Destra is one of the most active artist online. Destra will tell you, she loves to hear from her fans and makes a real effort to keep in touch. The Destra APP will make this even easier. You’ll find new music, new event listings, exclusive offers for app only users. With plans to evolve the App to offer more to fans, it’ll be something worth checking into this coming year. www.mydestra.com

New Music: Call my name, Carry on , Wassy , Rip D Runway…….. Destra has picked up the pace going harder and building her musical repertoire. Working with GBM, Precision Productions to name a few, many the prominent Soca hit makers have given Destra some certified hits for 2013 . With no plans of slowing down, Destra will be starting to record again come April 2013. She’s excited about being able to try something new as plans are being made to go in the studio with Grammy award winning producer Boi1da (Rick Ross, Eminem, Jay Z, Drake, Nicki Minaj) in the coming months. Not steering away from Soca but seeing whats possible by staying active and open minded.

Renewal of Digicel relationship: As a long standing sponsor Digicel renewed their contract with Destra for another year last summer. With new initiatives and global strategy Destra and her team are putting into play starting 2013, Destra is really looking forward to growing the relationships with her sponsors. Digicel being a long standing supporter of her brand Destra intends to carry them with her through out the world. She say’s “ No matter where we go in the world we have to come home, and building brand loyalty is borderless”. Her plans are to introduce new exciting initiatives and work with.

Destra can also be followed via the following links:

- Facebook.com/officialdestragarcia
- Twitter.com/destragarcia
- YouTube.com/destragarcia
- Soundcloud.com/destragarcia

For more information, contact Chase Parsons at: chase@parsonscreative.ca or Brian Morris at: Bambooentertainment@gmail.com

Bunji and Fay-Ann discuss why they arent at Intl SOCA Monarch 2013

JW was lucky enough to get them to sit down and relate why they decided against accepting the terms and conditions laid out in the contract put forward by Caribbean Prestige Foundation. Over the years i have poked fun and fatigue at the Foundation despite their ‘well intentioned’ efforts and this only aids in furthering my disappointments of their self initiated mandate. I am most disappointed considering they have a very talented lawyer on their team now. Maybe in 2014 CPF can clean up their image and win me over… even Kes realised that the MOANark isnt for him and IOK with that…

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SOCA MONARCH 2013 Finalists

meh…

Twenty finalists have been named for this year’s International Power and Groovy Soca Monarch competitions on Fantastic Friday, February 8th at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain.

The names of the semifinalists and their songs, in no particular order, are as follows:

Digicel International Groovy Soca Monarch semifinalists

• Patrice Roberts – A Little Wine
• Neil Iwer D Boss George – Bubble
• Dexter Blaxx Stewart  – Nah Get Away
• Destra Garcia – Call My Name
• Nadia Batson – Manager
• Denise Belfon – Wining Queen
• Ravi Ravi B Bissambhar – Prescription
• Darryl Farmer Nappy Henry – Stranger
• Rodney Benjai Le Blanc – Feter
• Drupatee Persad – Indian Gyal

Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch finalists 2013

• Austin Super Blue Lyons – Fantastic Friday
• Destra Garcia – Carry On
• Rodney Benjai Le Blanc – Engoma
• Shurwayne Winchester – We Control D Road
• Tallpree – Muddy Jab
• Lornette Fya Empress Nedd-Reid  – Rum Please
• Marvin Swappi Davis – Cha-os
• Jason JW Williams & Ancil Blaze Isaac Jr – Timing It
• Devon Matthews – Start It Up
• Shivonne Lil Bitts Churche – Raise D Dust

Reigning holder of both Titles Machel Montano HD can easily FLOAT away and FOG up SOCA Monarch again…

 

and i still expect to see Bunji Garlin and Fay-All Lyons make appearances…

Phantom Ching Ching riddiMIX

ValMusik Production

Bunji Garlin – Stages/Changes
Nadia Batson – Manager
Shurwayne Winchester – Tobago Love

Ching Ching presented by D Project Records featuring Blaxx, Chucky and Hollywood Sachy

think #differentology

differentology

and as promised the Wonda Woman featuring Team Sass members Nadia Batson, Terri Lyons and Megan Walrond alongside Patrice Roberts.

Trinidad… where my people

we scattered all over the globe. some representing at the olympics. others in Geneva making absolute fools of themselves and giving others impressions of us being totally immature… absolutely true.

And at home we have our panties up in a bunch coz one fella keeps Going for Gold and members of one of our TRIBEs shutterstocked us. Let’s not forget the other group who celebrates being emancipated by annually seeking government subventions.

In other news I am going to attempt some schooling and I am still willing to work for RENT/ MORTGAGE…

ramadan Mubarak and hope you had a Happy no Public Holiday Month of July…