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Digicel International Groovy SOCA Monarch 2013
My immediate thoughts as i watch the International SOCA Monarch on CNC3′s broadcast television… armchair revolutionary
Show starts at approximately 21:45
Drupatee Ramgoonai – Indian Gyal
i’ll readily admit that i dont like/approve of the song. i think it a waste. now onto the performance that is only 10 points. the backing trcks that included Machel’s voice were distracting. after singing a verse and chorus Drupatee seemed not too sure what to do. stage full of performers with umbrellas wukking up all over. Guessing it was Shiv Shakti dancers. One verse and chorus we have our final place.
Nadia Batson – Manager
she had some intro video that we tv viewers couldnt see…. geezanages look at pwefn… SHOUT SHOUT SHOUT… i was not impressed… Nadie better than that… and then she spoke to the crowd… remarks on twitter made that she looked like a Power Ranger… i added fraggle coz of the coloured hair… i think she needed someone to MANAGE-HER on that stage… Princess Melongene and SUPER Biagan… way sah allyuh Trinis have real picong…
Denise ‘Saucy Wow’ Belfon – Wining Queen
crowd chanting SAUCY SAUCY SAUCY… a next video intro… i dont know where these skits come from considering iz only 10 points for presentation.. apparently the KING was missing a WINING QUEEN… STick it stick it stick it stick it stick it… complaints on twitter about the theatrics… Saucy was wearing some kinda burlap coat with a hood that i couldnt understand how that was supposed to represent her being a ‘peasant’… she sing the song tho… as best as Saucy ever does… there was even a court jester on a unicycle… iz still only 10 points….
Ravi B – Prescription
A man climb scaffolding… like we never saw that before… anyone say SUPER… and then there is another SKIT… apparently he fall from the scaffolding coz he come out on a stretcher wid Nish B as his Night Nurse… starts off singing his song… like he read the requirements for a winning performance… nice break to hear the crowd singin the song… full points.. stage full of ancillary personnel Moko Jumbies included… then he starts to talk and give instructions… seriously RAVI looking like he could take the Monarch… HEH HAAA not with Machel still to come… he first of the four so far…
Benjai – Feter
SEE MEE YAH…. complete with bathrobe, shower cap, towel, bedroom slippers and cooler… buh hoss yuh eh singing yuh choon… man douse heself wid JOHNNIE oui… i am speechless… the onstage theatrics work… coz they simple and add to the song… what was that a double double shot… it was excessive… guess that’s what a true feter does… 10 points…
Farmer Nappy – Stranger
come to collect the performance fee and probably fifth place… with a prop bus on stage with the 3ZERO girls… dependable performance… he in this game long enough and utilised the topic of the song well enough… the instructions actually made sense… but iz still only 10 points… ultimate HYPE man
Destra Garcia – Call My Name
after what seemed an eternity of a break/lul in programming DESTRA comes on singin as if its American IDLE … nice simple performance other than that… dance girls with small Trinidad & Tobago National Flags… wait a phone call… the skit in the middle of the song instead… waste of time… i liked the spiked thingy she had on her hand tho… i dont know what that winged bit was about tho… MM planned to FLOAT so Destra decided she would FLY… inna 4G with Digi…
Patrice Roberts – A Little Wine
CNC3 cut late to the intro and missed a bit… was some kinda circus thing… maybe from the HD circus from years ago… Patrice was SHOUTING too… not as bad as Nadie tho… verse and chorus and speaks to the crowd for some more theatrics… the little wine concept was apt… overheard some comments about her black behind and why it isnt bleached… DED WID LAUGH… short and sweet performance
Machel Montano HD – FOG
CYAH PLAY MAS IF YUH FRAID POWDER… BOOM the sailors alone was 10 points… and with the FOG-UP attitude… the SHOUTING is MM trademark… crowd inna frenzy… he sing de choon and the voice like it gone wid all de POWDER… the (audio) feedback really bothered me tho… someone prob got a slap or something after… the TanTan esq costumes just put the performance over the top… still only 10 points…. THIS ONE GOIN AN FOG UP DE PLACE… HEH HAAAAAAA… its all about the HYPE
Neil Iwer George – Bubble
having to ‘invite’ people to sing yuh song… novel approach… the dude from bSquare… Prophet Benjamin with his ‘FEED’… yes I-wer come collect ah money… eat ah food at the people of TrinBago’s expense… bubble
Dexter ‘Blaxx’ Stewart – Leh Go
draped with some ropelights/leds and ‘native american indian’ garb the performance starts off in the dark and then the lights come on after a chorus… we get an introduction to his daughter who plays a choon on the steelpan… awww how sweet…. no brownie points tho… i give you points for the intro… BLAXX then makes the mistake we were dreading… talks to the audience… SING YUH Verse nah hoss…
i eh know who to call it for… took so long i dont know if to give Destra, MM or Ravi B… i feel Ravi had the best overall performance. enjoyed the second half of the show… after the fire… the BIG GUNS showed why they are so rated… buh i really considering Ravi…
this shall be updated with the results when they are announced… show finished 0015
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Calypso Monarch 2013
so they tried something new and moved the Calypso Monarch Finals to the Thursday they had been having the Category Finals instead and I cant say that it was for the better. The SHOW was still terribly too long. So long that yours truly went to sleep by the time eventual Monarch Pink Panther was performing his second song around midnight. I know i didnt listen to everyone but Kurt Allen was my Monarch… here are the results that i copied and pasted from another website…
- Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor – Travel Woes/Crying In The Chapel
- Kurt Allen – Political Sin Phony/Black Stalin Say
- Heather MacIntosh – The Old Man’s Lament/Invisible
- Roderick “Mr Chucky” Gordon – Bear With Me/The New Addiction
- Karene Asche – Meh Pardna Ship/Eat Ah Food
- Eunice Peters – None Of The Above/Keshorn D Javelin Champion
- Duanne O’Connor – Building A Wall/ Seeking Sparrow’s Advice
- Alana Sinnette Khan – No Moral Authority/Pathological
- Dr Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool – Prodigal Son/Virginia’s Alzheimer
- Kizzie Ruiz – In The Age Of Blog/T And T Forever
- Marva “Marvelous Marva” Joseph – Come Back To What/Woman’s Contribution To Trinidad And Tobago
- Victoria “Queen Victoria” Cooper – D Betrayal/Club 34
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 dhalWe breaking way
Like dingolay
It’s a–hole day
In we countryI 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 faceSoca 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 faceSoca Music Killed – the entire Cultural Industry
but the Mafia will be killed – without any sympathy
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Trinidad James on Synergy Nights
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Coca Cola Rhythm 2012
Coca Cola Rhythm 2012
COCA-COLA LAUNCHES THE 2012 COCA-COLA RHYTHM Coca-Cola has released the second official Coca-Cola Rhythm in time for Carnival 2012. The rhythm features an all star line up on a groovy soca beat developed by Kernal Roberts. Coca-Cola has always been a refreshing delight to people all across the globe since 1886. The 2012 Coca-Cola Rhythm builds on the optimistic refreshment platform which embodies Coke’s Open Happiness mantra. This new rhythm features an amazing group of artistes including: Benjai, Lil Bitts, Umi Marcano, Screws and Devon Matthews. Their talent brought to life the Rhythm objective – to share happiness, build excitement and really enjoy Carnival as Trinbangonians do with Soca Music. According to Franchise Brand Manager, Mr. Roberto Lapeira, “Coca-Cola is pleased to have to opportunity to share its second Carnival Rhythm with Trinidad and Tobago. We are always trying to find innovative ways to really connect with the public and with the success of the last rhythm, we knew we had to bring something even more amazing this year. Kernal Roberts took the challenge and brought a fantastic, new groovy soca sound that includes our trademark Coca-Cola five tones and makes you want to dance in the street this Carnival.” The Carnival 2012 Coca-Cola Rhythm Music will be available for download at www.coca-cola.com.tt
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RedBull riddiMIX
things have been quiet and seeing as its only 40 days until Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2012 i think its time to start bombarding you with some of what the islands have to offer…
Red-Bull-Riddim
This one is for the true Carnival lovers; those that cannot get enough of the heat, pace, and unrelenting energy that captures the hearts, minds, and bumpers of Trinbagonians worldwide when the Soca season hits
The Red Bull Riddim, Produced and Mixed by Precision Productions, and Mastered by Sterlin Sound in New York, is the musical version of gyrating waistlines being primed, cocked, then released in a harmonic explosion of pure unadulterated fun!
With artistes like, Bunji Garlin, Destra Garcia, Patrice Roberts with Swappi, Tian Winter, Nebula868, Orlando Octave, and M1, doing their thing on it, this one can only be called a multiple hit riddim.
Once again, the effusive creative talent of the Precision Productions team is displayed for the pleasure and enjoyment of their fans. This season their melodic efforts continue to keep the radio airwaves steamy and listeners pumped up; causing everyone to wonder, just what else can this Dynamic Duo pull out from their bag of Soca tricks.
©Mystie Thongs
here is my quick fix riddiMIX of the RedBull Riddim
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Machel Montano – Vibes Cyah Done
as you can see 20 decades ago the vibes were there
12-10-94 – Host…HAROLD PYSADEE…Seg# 4 of 4…
Parang Music…
and in 2067 he hopes they will still be there
Directed by: mm hd/leroy “gotti” thomas/david cropper
edited by: eldon pernel
produced by: precision productions
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Blue and White… on the Nelson
the post heading is what i took out of the Report filed and aired on Channel4′s Unreported World on the State of Emergency that is currently in place in Trinidad and Tobago.
Blue and White on the Nelson says so much.. to me at least…
Think about it Blue and White are supposed to mean that the Police are passing but to me it shows the divide that some of us usually take… you know opinion… black/white… /wordpress recommended link for White referred to the race… even if that may be a bandwagon to jump on i prefer to use the next part instead/
on the Nelson is not only representative about the way many see East Port-of-Spain, but many ghetto (ugh i abhor that word)/underprivileged areas…
Some people are finally waking up to the reality of the SoE… and life in Trinidad… coz they feel we were shown on international television in a bad light… i don’t… this was reality television at its best… allyuh see the beauty up in St. Barbs… that is where House Hunters International shudda set up dem people who had U$5700 monthly housing allowance…
i myself thought the report was well produced and that the soundbyte of Gary Griffith in the end spoke volumes… that got plenty people panties up in a bunch… if it fall in yuh garden…
The people I met seemed to openly acknowledge that the State of Emergency won’t solve Trinidad’s long-term problems. They feel corruption and white-collar crime are getting out of hand. They told me all sorts of stories about businesses, specific politicians and well-known police officers. Criminologists and journalists repeated many of these allegations. But for the moment nobody could prove them, and nobody would go on record. Even the government representative shrugged off my question about corrupt politicians. “Yes, there will always be corrupt politicians”, he said as if that meant nothing. That doesn’t bode well for Trinidad’s future.
Trinidad: The Making of Guns, Drugs and Secrets
BEHIND THE SCENES
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Ian Alleyne: Less Batman, More Booster Gold
Ian Alleyne, the latest media personality Trinis have come to love or hate, depending on your worldview, obviously derives no satisfaction from quietly conducting intel from a bat cave under his house. While the thought of comparing Ian Alleyne and Batman is preposterous, even to me, I still get some sort of kick about doing it, being the comic fan that I am.
Now, there are different depictions of the bat. In some depictions, he’s almost psycho, seeking vengeance over justice; in others, he’s softer. I’ll go with the Saturday cartoon version, as most people would be familiar with this. The darker Batman was too gritty and grimy for kids… kind of like “Crime Watch” – with its footage of dismembered body parts and the raping of a minor.
“Crime Watch” has become “The Ian Alleyne Show” – less about reality, and more about show. That’s why I say Alleyne might be more Booster Gold than Batman.
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