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more soca

Here’s a playlist I found on imeem.com of soca from Spicemas Grenada 2008, also known as Carnival. If you’re only going to listen to three of these tracks, they should be: Track 2:  “Blame the Rum” by Lavaman, Track 6:  “Sapodilla” by some guy whose name escapes me at the moment, and Track 17:  “Ah [...]

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saucy wow

There’s a special place in my heart for Denise Belfon, aka Saucy Wow, aka the Soca-Dancehall Queen of Trinidad & Tobago. I luurrrve this one, her signature song, Saucy Baby.  It came out in 2003 but it hasn’t gotten old.  (Just click to play.) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (Whenever it comes on [...]

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spicemas 2k8

Nothing of note to report on Carnival this year. I kept my misbehavior at home. But check out my jab jab helmet! Doesn’t it kind of look like I’m in a foxhole calling for reinforcements? *** You can listen to this year’s soca here. I have to agree with YY that this season’s selection is [...]

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