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BySoyiniWe’d mentioned this before, that the Prime Minister had asked local commercial banks to create accounts for people to donate to the Haitian Relief effort. Now the Bankers Association of T&T has advised that each of its eight member banks has opened an account and it invites the public to make financial donations to assist…
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….
Uncle Ellis’ Christmas Present for the Carnival Babies
BySoyiniSoca’s favourite winer boy, sorry Machel, has entered the soca arena. We featured the song before on this blog, but yesterday, as a present for the Carnival babies, the video was released on YouTube. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz-lR0UT7No?rel=0] A few years ago, Uncle Ellis was a Port of Spain sensation for dancing in front of KFC Independence…
New Play Festival
BySoyiniThree new, never-before-seen plays will premiere at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) this weekend, as part of the New Play Festival 2016. The plays are Miracle, written by Ronald John and directed by Brendon O’Brien; Angels Live in Tunapuna, written by Sonja Dumas and directed by Johnathon Thatcher; and Hell, written by Safa Niamat-Ali and…
Jus Now – Alone
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FstDKLSotBE?rel=0] I love this song, and look at that, the video has just been released. Jus Now is the Trini-UK duo of Kashav Chandradath Singh aka LAZABeam and Sam Interface (really Chadburn). Listen to their catalogue, it’s really good. They’ve done a lot of work with Bunji Garlin. But recent projects has seen them…
Understanding the Cultural Significance of Wining in Trinidad
BySoyiniOriginally published in the Trinidad Guardian in January 2021 under the title ‘Leave me let me wine” this article and video that explored the history of our wine, so the conference mentioned took place in 2021. The Caribbean wine is a thing of wonder, and sometimes derision. We have a love/hate relationship with the movement….