Icom's Blog – May 2019 Archive (14)

Ever tried doubles, Trinidad’s most iconic dish? For the unacquainted, this tasty street food consists of fried dough, chana (curried chickpeas) and relish. It’s often eaten for breakfast, but it’s also perfect for lunch, dinner and… well, literally any other time.

In Trinidad, you can find stands selling doubles pretty much everywhere – and on May 30, it’s time to share the love. Today has been officially…

NEW YORK, NY – The leading Caribbean food and rum event in New York will be rocking under the power of Skinny Fabulous, the leading Vincentian soca artiste and Trinidad carnival 2019 road march winner, during Caribbean Week New York (CWNY2019).

‘Skinny’ whose real name is Gamal Doyle, will unleash his infectious energy and mesmerising performance skills on Rum & Rhythm, The Ultimate…

Destra Garcia, the Queen of Bacchanal, will perform at the Bermuda Carnival.

The soca artist visited Bermuda two years ago for Cup Match Summer Splash, but did not complete her set after she broke her ankle in a fall on stage.

Fans will now get a second chance to see her at the White Party at the National Sports Centre, on June 16.…

Two women in particular, from within the soca arena have not only extended congratulations to Barbados' songstress Nikita on her pregnancy but they have shared some bits of advice from their personal experiences with her as well.

When Nikita who is married to Kevin Herbert shared the news on her Instagram on Monday, April 29, 2019, the congratulations and well wishes started pouring in from locals and…

The latest winner of an annual soca completion has been crowned.

Reis VanPutten, popularly known as Ponaflex, captured the Quest for the Best competition for his song Come Out.

The grand prize promotional package — valued at more than $5,000 — includes international airplay, professional photo shoots, and music video production.…

Soca artist 5 Star Akil will be the lone representative from Trinidad and Tobago at this year's Music Wave festival in Beijing, China.

5 Star, real name Akil Borneo, was specially invited to perform at the Festival which has been staged for 13 years since 2004.

The Music Waves festival is described as an influential holiday event, especially popular with young…

Machel Montano and Ashanti will headline a concert in Antigua and Barbuda aimed at raising awareness about plastic pollution.

The Play it Out concert was officially launched at the United Nations on Tuesday.

Hosted by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, and sponsored by the Government of Norway, the festival will see musicians and artists from around the world…

The use of the soca versus dancehall theme for the 2019 calendar of fétes has been at a record high. If you check the entertainment diary, you will find two or more dancehall-infused soca events per week.

But Kamal Bankay, chairman at the National Carnival Commission of Jamaica, says that it is the market which dictates what is trendy and popular.

“Right…

Vincy Mas 2019 – “Welcome to Soca Land” promises to be a festival filled with innovations at the various shows this season.

The 42nd instalment of the festival was officially launched last Saturday in Victoria Park, following a series of whistle stops on both sides of St Vincent, a junior fete world and a carnival train.

Ricardo Adams, the chairman of the…

Romeich Entertainment artiste Ding Dong has expressed an undying love for soca music.

The entertainer, who is recognised as one of the groundbreakers of dance music of the dancehall genre, recently crossed over into soca and is creating waves.

Ding Dong was one of the acts featured on I Love Soca on Wednesday at Sabina Park.…

Rose premieres the new video for "Young Boy."

Two weeks prior to her 79th birthday, Calypso Rose -- who has broken down barriers for women in calypso, soca and other Caribbean genres throughout her 64-year trailblazing career -- will once again make music history. Rose is the oldest artist and the first calypsonian to be booked for a full set at Coachella. Rose will perform on the…

Carnival season has come to an end, and from the many fetes to the massive, colourful road marches, the spectacle seems to get bigger each year.

With three major bands – Xodus, Xaymaca, and Bacchanal – filled with an estimated 9,000 scantily clad revellers and approximately 40,000 spectators, we can safely say that carnival is not only big business, it’s a staple on the Jamaican entertainment…

The carnival season in Jamaica climaxed in a colourful spectacle on the streets of the Corporate Area yesterday, with the highly anticipated road march bringing down the curtains on a calendar that had been chock-full of events. The three bands that were part of carnival this year – Xaymaca, Xodus and Bacchanal – chipped down the streets in what many have dubbed the biggest road march in Jamaica’s carnival history.…