Calgary Soca

We tried to squeeze the 50 Road March tunes into 1hr on Wednesday's show.  DJ Shane Talon does us one better as he skillfully delivers the tunes chronologically in over 2.5hrs. If you want ALL 50 songs, this is the mix for you! He starts the show with a bit of a retrospective of Carnival, Kaiso, Calypso, Soca and Trini culture.  Kudos Shane, you do Trinis proud with this one! Check the entire extended mix below.  by Shanetalon on Mixcloud DIRECT (Single File) DOWNLOAD TRACKED (2 Disc Set) DOWNLOAD 2012 Machel Montano "Pump Yuh Flag" Double M 2011 Machel Montano "Advantage" The Return 2010 JW & Blaze "Palance" [1] 2009 Fay-Ann Lyons "Meet Super Blue" 2008 Fay-Ann Lyons "Get On" 2007 Machel Montano "Jumbie" Book of Angels 2006 Machel Montano and Patrice Roberts "Band of De Year" B.O.D.Y. 2005 Shurwayne Winchester "Dead or Alive" 2004 Shurwayne Winchester "Look

Soca superstars, Machel Montano, KI, Benjai, Patrice Roberts, Issac Blackman, Kimba Sorzano, Fya Empress, Kerwin Du Bois, Farmer Nappy & Iwer George release the 50th Independence Version of "Love Army" to celebrate the country's milestone event.  Check the link to the song here:

We get to play Soca for 1 hr every Wednesday on CJSW yet this week we ambitiously attempt to celebrate Trinidad and Tobago's 50th independence with 50 years of  Carnival music.  We decided to do so by playing the most popular tunes from Carnivals past, and so Drew, Carrie and Anthony squeeze in as many Trinidad Carnival Roadmarch tunes as possible to celebrate the milestone.  Inevitably ALL 50 can't be played in 1 hr.  There are a few 'Machels', 'Kitcheners', 'Superblues', etc. plus a few Roadmarches from the 1960s that had to be left out (we did add 1962's 'Maria' by Lord Blakie at the end of the show), but what does get on-air is a collection of undeniable hits.  Enjoy...And Happy Independence day! (Please ignore the fact that Drew and Anthony clearly forget which band Rudder and Tambu used to sing for....booo!) Download mp3 Ras Shorty - Indrani (creator of Soca Music) David Rudder - Bahia Girl (1986) 

The crew delivers an "All-Groovy Mix" featuring hot favourites including tracks from Summer 2012. Big shout to the Vancouver crew and the HD family for showing us the hospitality on the weekend Download mp3 Shal Marshall - Enjoy Life (The Movie Riddim)  Megan Walrond - Eyes on Me (Nuvo Riddim)  Konshens - Gal A Bubble (Nuvo Riddim)  Peter Ross ft Bunji - How Yuh So (Dutty Bungle Riddim) Kimba Sorzano - Over You  Rupee - What Happens in the Party  Johnny King - Wet Meh Down  Bomani - Sagga Boy  JW & Blaze - Look Good (GBM Body Ride)  Nebula 868 - Life of the Party (GBM Body Ride)  Shal Marshall - Workout (GBM Body Ride)  Basil Yard - Bounce Around  Edwin Yearwood - Sweetalicious  Zoelah - More Water  Machel Montano - Go Down (Loud Speaker Riddim)   Lil' Rick - Jonsing Again  Fyah Empress - Bam Bam Talk  Teddyson John - Big People Party  Tian Winter - Body Up  Farmer Nappy ft. Lady G - Surr

More than a handful of Calgarians made the trek out to Vancouver to check out Machel Montano and the entire HD family in concert at the Commodore Ballroom on Saturday.  The show, put on by Mel O Productions , was well attended and very well organized. The CalgarySoca crew arrived at around 10pm and was greated by the pleasant sounds of opening band Phase 3 steel Orchestra while the place quickly filled in anticipation of the HD family's perfomance. Farmer Nappy entertains the capacity crowd at the Commodore Machel and crew made it onto stage just after 11pm and electirfied the crowd of around 1000 with hit after hit.  Joined by the full band, the HD dancers , Farmer Nappy and Patrice Roberts , 'Mr. Fete' rocked the party for over 2hrs!  Without a doubt, this was the number 1 show we've seen for 2012.  We've said it before, and we'll say it again; if you get a chance to see Machel Montano HD in concert, take it. Shout out to NastyJag Soundcrew for de

Fresh off of the Cariwest experience in Edmonton, the crew gets ready for Machel in Vancouver with some of his hottest songs in the mix. We debut a new riddim from GBM and feature the Groovy and Power Soca Monarchs from Grenada's Spice Mas Download mp3 Machel Montano ft Kerwin Dubois - Bubblenut (Roadmix) JW & Blaze - Look Good (GBM Body Ride Riddim ) Nutron - Wining Pose (GBM Body Ride Riddim) Nebula 868 - Life of the Party (GBM Body Ride Riddim) Shal Marshal - Work Out (GBM Body Ride Riddim) Miss Paige - Man Fi Borow Kester Morain - What A Party Machel Montano - Awrite (Ramajay) Zan & Machel Montano - Outta Road (Remix) Benjai - Trini Machel Montano - Bumper To Fender (Remix) Shortpree - Spice Islands Summer Benjai - People's Champion (3Zero Riddim) Machel Montano - Bottle of Rum (3Zero Riddim) Mikey & Destra - We Loose Machel Montano - Bend Over Teddyson John - Land of Wine Machel Montano - Trouble Machel Montano

Pack your bag! We're off to Edmonton for the city's annual Caribbean festival.  This year's festivities should keep us busy all weekend.  Here is a rundown of the major events happening starting tonight (Aug. 10th 2012!) * = Official Cariwest Events *1) * COSTUME EXTRAVAGANZA (Friday: 7:30pm) The Friday night Costume Extravaganza at THE NORTHLANDS EXPO (moved from SHAW CENTER as it is FLOODED) HALL D 7515 118 AVE. 7:30 PM. kicks off the celebration! Food and fun as costumes are paraded and judged. Ticket Sales: Tickets on the square and Cariwest Office Door opens at 7:00 p.m. ; shows start at 7:30 p.m. Price at the door: Adults $25, Kids (12 and under) $15 more info: CLICK HERE or Facbook Page 2) Pre-Carnival Jump Off w/ DJ WhiteGold (Friday: 10pm) Not an official Cariwest event, but definitely one to check out!  One of the hottest DJ from Ontario invades Edmonton.  TRINIFETER presents  Calling All Bacchanal Angels, Fri Aug 10th 2012 Featuring DJ WHI

This week we get ready for Edmonton's 'Cariwest' taking place on Saturday . Soca sensation Benjai will be performing for ETR entertainment 's party at the Canadian Druze Centre alongside DJs ' Soca Sweetness ' from Toronto, DJ 'Agent Mulda ' from Vancouver, and Calgary Soca's Drew Atlas, so we threw a healthy dose of Benjai into the mix to get you ready.  The crew also recaps some of the hottest music from Antigua and Barbados including their respective Monarch's for 2012, and Anthony talks about the must-see events at Toronto Carnival Download mp3 Benjai - My God, Woman, and I Drastic - Badda Dan You (Sugah Dumplin Riddim) Ricardo Drue -  Suga (Sugah Dumplin Riddim) Benjai - Drunk Again Benjai - Tanty Say (La Douma Riddim) Lil Rick - Ah Like Muhself (Lord Kitchener Riddim) Tian Winter - Cyah Fail Me Benjai - Trini Benjai - The People's Champion (3Zero Riddim) Mikey ft. Destra - We Loose (Remix) Red P

Earlier this year we celebrated Machel Montano 's domination of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival as he scored the titles of Groovy Soca Monarch, Soca Monarch and Road March for 2012.  The trend seems to be moving up the islands as other artistes have been able to repeat the feat in their native lands. A few weeks back we reported Fya Empress ' wins in St. Vincent's 'Vincy Mas ' scoring the titles of  ' Calypso Monarch ', ' Groovy Soca Monarch ', ' Road March ' and even a 2nd place in the Soca Monarch category.  Now we see in Barbados , Mikey Mercer has made it 4 wins in one season , scoring the 'Road March ', People's Monarch , and ' Sweet Soca' Monarch titles with his song 'We Loose' and Party Monarch title with the song 'No Behaviour'.   Antiguan's had a chance to celebrate a double-win as well, as Tian Winter captured both the ' Groovy' and 'Jumpy ' monarch crowns with

The crew is back from a two week hiatus visiting Ontario and Jamaica to deliver even more new tracks including the results of St. Lucia's Monarch competitions, plus tracks that will definitely be causing a stir in Barbados and Antigua .  We got back to realize that the Old School mix that was to play last week on CJSW never made it on air.  No worries...to make up for it we've added a special Oldies Mix by BeatCamp to the list for you to enjoy.  The show on the 21st was a replay of the Groovy Soca essentials mix that we prepared for T&T Carnival. Show #56 - August 1st 2012 Download mp3 Kes - Tuesday On the Rocks  Bunji Garlun - August (Summer Whistle Riddim)  Laza Morgan - Put It On (Nuvo Riddim)  Konshens - Gyal A Bubble Remix (Nuvo Riddim)  Megan Walrond - Eyes on Me (Nuvo Riddim)  Lil'Rick - The Contest (Dragon Berry Riddim)  Konshens - Boost Har Up (Dragon Berry Riddim)  Codigo24 & Papito - Dancing (Redrum Rid