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Duane Stephenson may be recognized as one of Reggae’s most talented sons with his top selling releases, “August Town” and “Black Gold,” but he is also a dedicated philanthropist. He has been spreading awareness of world hunger and supporting the efforts of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) to end hunger worldwide, with special emphasis on the Horn of Africa, where a massive draught is causing a devastating famine. A United Nations institution, WFP is committed to getting food where it is needed, saving the lives of victims ofRead More
Toronto, October 2011: Calypso Rose – The Calypso Queen comes to town In 1978 Calypso Rose shattered the status quo in Trinidad & Tobago when she paradoxically won the country’s top prize of Calypso King. The male-dominated calypso world would never be the same! With her commanding stage presence and vocal mastery, her win forced embarrassed authorities to change the name of the annual competition to Calypso Monarch. The now 71 year-old charismatic musical icon of the calypso worl will be in Toronto with her brand of husky vocals, raunchyRead More
New York, NY (Thursday 20th October 2011) – The official release of the Honorees & Nominees for iSA 9. On Wednesday 19th October 2011 at Trotters, the SAO Soca Awards Ltd. launched the 9th Annual International Soca Awards (iSA) and released the Honorees & Nominees for 2011. The day finally came Wednesday 19th October 2011 marks the official media launch of the 9th Annual International Soca Awards (iSA), which was held at Trotters, and it was a very exciting time for the Soca Awards family. Just five (5) short weeksRead More
Jamaica – October 2011: The “Princess of Dancehall,” Tiana, continues her steady climb up the HYPE TV Dancehall/Charts as her single, “Gyal Mi Love Yuh,” featuring Dancehall/Reggae superstar, Konshens jumped into the top 10 this week The scintillating single elevated one spot on the HYPE TV Dancehall Charts after just missing out on the Top Ten a week prior. The video for “Gyal Mi Love Yuh” has become a regular fixture on the network; elevating Tiana’s status as one of the hottest Dancehall acts, male or female, within the genreRead More
St. Lucia – October 2011: Right after, not just sponsoring, but participating in one of the islands grand cultural showcases carnival, which culminated in July, Piton Beer immediately took the plunge into the next big cultural event here-“Creole Heritage Month” and “Jounen Kweyol.” October is being marked in Saint Lucia as “Creole Heritage Month” with activities being held throughout the island. For Carnival, the award winning Piton Beer, “Sa Nou Memn,” not only made major sponsorship contributions to main organizing body CDF, but also supported the major components of theRead More
Trinidad. October 3, 2011————-When was the last time you heard a soca artiste say his/her aim is to entice people all year round, no matter race or culture? It’s a big statement that’s receiving the backing of a group of producers out of the United States and before long, the artiste on the other end of those words will reveal himself via his music, to the people of T&T and the world. Ricardo Melville is best known by his sobriquet, Daddy Chinee. He’s a gifted cross-over artiste who was bornRead More