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New Soca
BySoyiniTwo soca songs created a bit of buzz this week. The first being from novelty act Uncle Ellis. Uncle Ellis shot to spotlight earlier this year for his now trademark dance, originally performed outside KFC Independence Square by a music cart. Well he’s capitalising on his notoriety, and has released a song for Carnival 2017….
Notes on presenting a Soundscape
BySoyiniThe physical environment Indoor environments are better because of how the sound travels in space. The soundscape maybe tailored to the type of space it will be presented in. Specific audio playbac… Source: Notes on presenting a Soundscape So proud of my friend Afifa for the groundbreaking work she is doing.
The Politics of Patwa (Patois)
BySoyiniAn article by Doreen St. Félix for MTV.Com. While listening to a radio transmission in Kingston, Stuart Hall suddenly felt lost. It was the early 1970s, and Hall had temporarily returned to his home country of Jamaica after two decades abroad. Back in 1951, Hall had won a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford,…
Considering a Caribbean Coat of Arms
BySoyiniTrinidad and Tobago has officially modified its Coat of Arms to include the steelpan where the three ships of Christopher Columbus used to be. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley made the announcement, a national one, at his party’s convention: a political event. He said then, “You see them three Columbus boats in the emblem, they…
Carnival History: First Crop Over
Sharing because I think this needs to be a new project of mine, getting into the history of the Caribbean Carnival. Note, I know there is a discussion where Crop Over is better described as a festival and not a Carnival, which is also a point of further interest for me. But for me, this…
Call for Papers—“Reckoning With Slavery”
BySoyiniThis is quite an interesting call for papers. I’ll try to monitor it.