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The injuries the teenager said she suffered

We have had some epic races over the years for the Road March title.

Road March is the song which is played the most number of times at the judging points during Carnival.

I was surprised that only thirteen people have won more than one Road March title.

Persons who won more than one Road March

Note since Blue Boy changed his name to Super Blue I counted him as the same person.

Kitchener is still the Road March King! …

The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation (TUCO) has announced the official results of the National Road March Competition 2019.

Mr Killa performing at the International Soca Monarch 2019 semi-finals

Mr. Killa crowned International Soca Monarch winner, Swappi, 2019 groovy champion. Mr. Killa (Hollice Mapp) who hails from Grenada was crowned International Soca Monarch champion on Saturday 2nd March defeating Neil Iwer George who placed 2nd and Mr. Legz (Hector Thomas), Mr. Killa's compatriot placed 3rd.…

The 2019 Calypso Monarch finals were held last night Thursday 28 February at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad. There could only be one winner and that was Ronaldo London who sang Man’s Imagination.

1. Ronaldo London Man’s Imagination
2. Karene Asche Loco and Broco
3. Helon…

ht Chutney Soca Monarch Kings 2019

The finals of the 2019 Chutney Soca Monarch competition was held last Saturday 16 February at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Although there were…

Soca artist Machel Montano has dropped his new album, G.O.A.T (The Greatest Of All Time Is Now) which includes his 2019 Trinidad Carnival Road March contender, entitled Release. The launch took place at a special listening party on Thursday 31 January at the Residence Restaurant & Bar, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

G.O.A.T features 20 songs, with various artists collaborations such as Dance with Jacob Desvarieux (Kassav), Young Boy…

You can view the semi-final coverage at…

At the age of 78, prolific Tobago-born calypsonian Calypso Rose is having the best time of her career. Next month she will collect yet another honour for her contribution to music, the Grand Prix des musiques du monde, which will be presented at a special ceremony in Paris as part of the Sacem Grand Prix.

SACEM is the French-based Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music. Each…

Another son of the soil has left us, The Original De Fosto Himself (Winston Scarborough).

Only days before the veteran calypsonian had paid tribute at the funeral of another fallen hero, Winston Bailey, The Mighty Shadow.

Scarborough, who was just 64, died on Friday 2 November after suffering a heart attack. He had been…

Eddie Grant, a Guyana-born, world-renowned, phenomenal artist, was last Saturday conferred Doctor of Letters for excellency in music by Professor Eon Harris at the University of Guyana’s first such historic distinction, during the institution’s 52nd convocation ceremony at the National Cultural Center in Georgetown.…

Shanna Raymond, St Kitts Music Festival 2017

St. Kitts and Nevis are the sort of islands that dreams are made of: a lush tropical landscape, pristine beaches, luxury hotels, gourmet restaurants and…

Reggae on the Hudson Saturday, September 22nd…

Bright colours, scantily clad women and some of the world’s best dancers - it must be Rio's Carnival.

Carnival is one of the biggest events on the Brazilian calendar and one of the biggest festivals in the world.

An estimated two million people line the streets of the five day long festival which is held each year before Lent.…

Just less than a month before the massive West Indian American Day Carnival Parade takes place on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3, the president of the organizing group has died.

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is celebrated as a…

Just less than a month before the massive West Indian American Day Carnival Parade takes place on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3, the president of the organizing group has died.

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is celebrated as a public holiday in the United States.

William R. “Bill” Howard, the African American-born president of the Brooklyn-based West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), was found dead in his…