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Anytime the following three words, “Trinbagonians”, “frugal” and “Carnival”, can be found in the same sentence, thou knowest the time is near.
(Source: The first book of Bacchanal 1:2-3).
And, this morning, the management of Destra Garcia’s Queen of Bacchanal concert was forced to cancel its show, titled “Queen”, which was scheduled for tomorrow at O2 Park.
Apparently, Trinidad and Tobago revellers looked at the rosiest bam bam in the business with bonafide hits for over a decade. And then they looked at VAT, oil prices, rising drunk driving fines and potential layoffs.
And Trinbagonians, who fete through everything from the coup to swine flu, made their decision: Normal, normal.
A release from Destra’s camp said the show was cancelled “due to unforeseen circumstances”—otherwise known as ‘the recession’—and ticket holders are asked to return their tickets to the Digicel Experience Store at Ansa Centre, Maraval Road for a full refund.
Destra apologised for any disappointment and promises to do a QoB event in the near future. Probably when oil prices go above US$60 a barrel.
Forget Zika, Health Minister, take the pulse of the nation quick when men not handing over the cash for a night with “Lucy” and “Saucy Wow!”
(Courtesy Islandistas.com)
On the plus side, now might be the perfect time to get Shurwayne Winchester or Patrice Roberts to sing at your wedding reception for about the cost of a house DJ.
The downside is, if Trinis aren’t prepared to spend for Carnival—and reward the only time of the year when bacchanal and ‘wotlessness’ is married with productivity, creativity and aerobic exercise—then how is the country going to jump start its faltering economy?
Mr Live Wire cannot confirm rumours about the economy being so bad that Ian Alleyne is picking up girls in Woodbrook by offering them a box of popcorn chicken and passage home.
And the former Spalk Minister is urging his partner to take Lurbz to court for palimony.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley better do something quick to lift the public’s mood before there is so little money changing hands that cricket captains replace the coin toss at the Oval with rock, paper, scissors.
And Kristian has to sell the house and beg Tanty Kamla to sleep on the couch.
Editor’s Note: Mr Live Wire urges Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to make an address to the nation urging Trinbagonians to see it as their civic responsibility to fete and wine on a bumcee on every night until Ash Wednesday to help the economy.
And, as Commander in Chief, Keithos should lead by example! Sorry Sharon, the country needs a good Doctor.
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I gonna throw a boatride entitled “Cancel It” oui
Ah predicting ah BIG turn out fuh mud mas this year ….. nuh even paint …. is mud!
Damn
Another one bites the dust
waaay, the number of times I hear that ad eh
yea…this have a massive story eh…so no recession here
What’s the story? Doh hold back nuttin Nicole! Lol
Nah boy. Unless Wired have a legal slush fund?
I figured so
Yeah. We will have to crowdsource first then! 🙂
Run the story man… put it in a way that they can’t take you to court.
Normal normal….destra we love u !!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, is actually a tief,, yuh eh gettin it back
Ah making ah borrow wid dis
Y allyuh so bad?
Talk nah Kirwin! Talk nah Mel! Lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtziGNk-Pc0
But I said Ola’s dancers were haut!
The song good too
Peasants revolting against the queen yes. Allyuh should go and eat cake!
Few from her kingdom wanted to pay to go see her
Destra need a bush bath.
Interesting to see how fetes are priced next year.
Chica she needs to go in de bush?
Haha. Kirwin might give her directions to Barrackpore!
Lasana Liburd listen tomy problem… Tribe and other fete promoters will have a fete in Trinidad and charge $800TTD and they will have that SAME fete in Miami with the SAME performers and charge $25 USD.
Capitalism. Gotta love it Chica. Up to consumers yes.
I’m not sorry for any promoter who had a buss fete or had to cancel. They’re too wicked. Time to reduce those tickets. This recession might be a blessing in disguise
That’s right, no pity….
Yea Lasana send her down ny side thanks 🙂
just remember the economies of scale are different in the 2 spaces
Why does Preddy’s song get into the #ISM finals…when I look on Youtube it was released since 2014…am I missing something?
This is Preedy’s song for ISM 2016 Trin No Pepper Bagonian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHbYDpKuwXo
k, thanks for clearing that up Amiel …the article claims “But it’s his airy groovy, “Away” with its melodic “away, away, awo”, that has us all swaying. It has earned him a spot in the International Soca Monarch Finals and more than half a million hits on Youtube.” It was obviously written by someone living in the past!
Trin No Pepper Bagonian hada be. lol. My favorite tune for the season, but then again I have a slight bias lol
lol k …we all can’t like the same songs all the time…diversity is good 🙂
Allyuh have to like the same songs..it doesn’t have enough to go around..lol
Not that they can’t afford they just dont want to spend. Somehow people find the funds to go to MM.
Well, if they being more choosy about how they spend that this is a way of economising too.
I get that, recession plus short carnival season = no bueno…I feel it for Destra though. I know she’s trying. She can’t seem to get a break sometimes though. sighhh
Yeah. Recession is about people deciding what they can do without.
Poor girl never win ah thing in T&T..
🙁 sigh
Lmao……
So Destra told the patron to return his ticket at Digicel for a full refund?
Normal
If Destra has her concert before MM, then ppl will be saving their money for MM. If she has it after MM, then ppl would have spent all their money for MM.
Damn if you do and damn if you don’t.
Seriously though, she isn’t at that point where she can have an annual concert….perhaps in other islands, but not in Trinidad. Unless she doesn’t something drastic, she has plateaued.
??? Mr Livewire aka Lasana why you have me laughing out hard in the people’s office???
Epic!
I am not a fan, but what do people say her shows are like? Remember the other shows are either heavily sponsored or have created a following over the years hence others are now seeing it as a path to either visibility or full pockets. I would have really thought in the short season reason would have prevailed. Why must we be willing to learn the hard way or are some of us delusional?
She only had one show last year
Her show last year was excellent.
Army said they had one million people? That is like how they love to say cocaine seized with a street value of $6 million?! :-/
Army actually said 35,000
35,000 people could not possibly fit in the savanna!!! The maximum for the stadium is around 25,000 and the army space in the savanna is significantly smaller than the stadium space!!!
It was held on the greens..all the way down to the Paddock
Still can’t compare in size to the entire stadium including the stands!!
Plus they had a VIP area beside the North Stand and a very large backstage area. I don’t doubt them.
The Stadium held 50,000 already..this is standing and sitting space
The first year Machel returned to ISM the firemarshalls had to open the gates as the head count went past 50,000
They had made a public announcement
Brent I swear the Savannah had more parked cars for Army than for Panorama.
It probably did…..outside of MM army is the biggest fete in the land
Army had 1 million? I though so yuh know
Hahahaaaaa it would seem so Chica Emery
When Destra was on stage at Army fete she asked the million plus in attendance if they going her Destra Wednesday and they all shouted yes. So It leaves me to wonder if they were telling lies.
hahahhahhaa
Army fete patrons selling dreams!!! ???
That wasn’t a scientific poll. It’s not right to speculate as to if they were liars. Actually, I’ll infer that YOU are lying. I know for a FACT that 1 million people were NOT at army fete. (Too much time on my hands right now.) 🙂
Nah man Richard…I counted 1 million
The 0.3 was home sleeping
And I count 1 million sleeping.. so who right??
Were the patrons sober at the time? If not, they could not give consent for Destra Wednesday.
Chica, you ent learn nothing from Bill Cosby pardnar?! Hahaha
Lasana I sober up when Salty started fighting yes..I fraid buss head!
Wait, it had fight??? Do tell!
Salty fight??
YUp…backstage
Had meh running under the stage yes..lol
http://www.tv6tnt.com/home/rotator/Salty-Responds-to-Army-Fete-Incident-367353081.html
oh boy…the initial report had a “from Sea Lots tint”?
Eh?
I shame. First time I even hear bout Salty! Hahaha. Guess it’s true that all press is good press!
What? Lasana? first time?
So yuh eh learn the Uncle Ellis dance to Salty song?
The season nearly done yuh know
Ahmmm. Nah. Lol
well I see he say the reports were blown out of proportion to what happened and I remember David Wears mentioning some incident at Army that was blown out of proportion too so I’m wondering if it was written through a “they’re from Sea Lots” tinted lens
I was standing right there..not sure what started it but the crowd at the side of the stage did scatter..Salty and the bouncer were scuffling alongside the stage. Salty had a bottle in hand and was cussing. His people tried to move him away but he kept going back over and over
ahhhhh…ok
Lasana look the dance and Salty song 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/carnivaldiary/videos/10153349078590777/
Oh losh Mel. Don’t tag me in dem kinda thing again yes. I’m not a Gladiator! ????
Hahahaha
Hahahahaha..iz you who said yuh didn’t know the song nor the dance eh
Small man know it well..I thought he was a child yes. Only to find out he’s 19!
I just edit my post from “the gladiator” to “a gladiator” for legal reasons yes. Plenty lawyers who not getting plum state contracts will be looking for work too these days!! ???
Hahahahahahaha
Smh. About 8 other fetes got cancelled, including Soca in D Balisier, allyuh go look to bacchanalize Destra cancelling hers. Smh.
Like yuh didn’t read the story Kyle.
No body could ‘bacchanalize’ Destra
Like Kyle forget “I name Bacchanal”
Ah Kyle. Reading is food for the soul my brother
So if Machel’s show is cancelled, you don’t think everyone will stop talking about other shows and discuss that?
When you get the answer why that is so, you will understand that it is as much a compliment to Destra as anything else.
Soca in D Balisier? Lol.
If Machel’s show cancelled…bury meh
`lol all destra baccanal money gone in machel monday pockets lmaooooo
And MM didn’t even invite the girl
Wait! She wasn’t on the cast!! ??
Nope..not this year
Whe sah
I heard people shouting her name when MM did ‘Carnival’ though
Sometimes i feel sorry for Destra yes!!She tries to Hard!! ..She just needs 2be her an stop trying to be the female Machel!! …… :'(
David Gintoki Aguillera, I agree with what you said, she needs to be her and not try to be a female Machel…. Destra is fantastic on her own… To me, I feel she was robbed for not winning any titles for great hits like It’s Carnival, Max it Up, Bachannal and even Lucy.
Do you all the think if she choose a smaller venue and planned a smaller event it would have been the same?
Desta is Destra’s own worst enemy
Hmmm..I love meh Destar yes
doe mind I wasn’t going her concert
Destra’s concert started in 2015 though, Soca in D Balisier out since what, Soca Monarch?
lmao see
“…Trinis can’t afford bacchanal.’- WIN!
Ha! Fete promoters and local entertainment industry as a whole think events income is tax free income
Hahaha. And I’m sure some of them boldface enough to say so!
I sure!!
Wait, wait… Allyuh was picking on the doubles vendors. Are fete promoters and soca stars up to date on their taxes?
I highly doubt
I totally agree with fixed dates for carnival…this long season/short season thing is a hindrance to mih proper fetin’
I agree totally!
But only if the Carnival falls in March 🙂
There’s a historical reason why carnival is when it is ……. discard that and you discard your history, discard your history and who are you exactly?
Iz the Pope that want fixed dates 🙂
so wait….if the Catholic church fixes dates for Easter and decides it’s in the middle of January what should we do then? Have carnival in the middle of January every year?!
If it is to come before Ash Wednesay..then what will we do Nicole?
Well that’s what I meant to say Mel. What is Ash Wednesday ends up on mid January every year. Should we have carnival then because that’s the tradition?
True
I don’t think that is a rational fear.
Our carnival history has to do with much more than the catholic church.
See this is the thing, carnival isn’t just a fete, it commemorates an occasion when slaves were given an annual day of freedom, an occasion when they could mock their oppressors, an occasion when they could plot against their masters, an occasion when subjects of the crown could openly practice their indigenous culture in opposition to the rules imposed on them to suppress it.
Let us not forget exactly what our carnival is and from whence it came.
Our ancestors died for this!
and yet my question remains unanswered…did you see Mel’s post about the Pope wanting fixed dates for Easter?
Nope
Ah believe yuh
I doh lie!
I believe yuh
Our ancestors died for it? Remind me of the battle of Carnival Monday and Tuesday Vernal. I bet Minshall can make a sweet recreation of that one! Lol.
Jes jokin. I take it you mean the Camboulay riots.
Remind me of the battle of Carnival Monday and Tuesday
*ded*
Hahahahaaaaaaa. Hear nah Lasana Liburd is a good ting I not eating anything inno. Ah sure choke
I know of some Carnival Monday and Tuesday battles though…ah not sure Lasana want to hear about those though 🙂
I didn’t die in them though..and ah eh win nothing either
what a waste!
Vernal, those lawmen in the days of the Canboulay riots want licks. Anytime you see Trinis get up before the cock crows, yuh know dey ent making joke. So doh mess wid dem!
At all!!!!!
The fixed date if it ever comes off has been suggested to be in April. The thinking is that all Christian churches are then in line with one another. Carnival season will be looooooonnngg…!!!
Lasana, there is a story to be done about the amount of fetes that cancelled this year
Yeah. Some people say promoters were trying to make their same money or more in a short season and just had too many events. That might be part of the story too.
Yip, greed and a compact, competitive season was the undoing of many
lack of a quality product
Could be part of it. But we usually spend regardless I think.
she didn’t score last year with good music far less this year with mediocre music
Touche. Touche… Although she scored with Normal at Army fete.
Yes loved her at Army. That’s a big chune.. and my ring tone lol
Short season + recession/job losses + remaining payment on costumes [priority] crippled many fetes
A fixed date may not be too long away 🙂
http://aleteia.org/2015/06/22/pope-francis-calls-for-one-date-for-easter/
Nah Brian, we must never get in the habit of discarding traditions out of expediency.
Traditions cement culture and culture cements people!
As a reminder, we did have mas in May.
Once ….. and rain come and wash it out!
That was a natural emergency though, right?
Is not the first time nor the last that we’ve had a short season. The issue is that there are too many fetes around because promoters see the profit in hosting a number of them, with different themes just to catch the crowd. This year they got stumped because they were so accustomed to people being picky. What’s the issue with all Soca artistes collaborating for a few gigs all over the country?
So promoters cut each other’s throats then?
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&rct=j&q=lord%20kitchener%20mas%20in%20may&ved=0ahUKEwjjgczJx9nKAhUDdD4KHUKvDMQQtwIIGjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DwgOaiySQywk&usg=AFQjCNHw7GExYEVVbDf3H_q-vOe3oXug1Q
Kaiso, kaiso!
One promoter could host 3 fetes in one season, I don’t think they lost out this year either, just didn’t make a s much as usual
Verns where yuh resurrect that boy?
I hope to God all that money made through Carnival is appropriately taxed and doesn’t disappear to foreign bank accounts and spending sprees in Miami and Manhattan.
Mel Lissa mih fadda is ah Kitch man.
My fadda was one too..
Thought yuh said yuh fadda was Kitch yes. Which is just as plausible as him being a Kitch fan! Lol.
lolol
If he fadda was Kitch he would have been on MM stage last night Lasana
Is there a stage big enough to fit all of Kitch chirren Mel Lissa? Lol.
What about Sparrow?
Sparrow can’t touch Kitch
Doh try that Vernal. The Sparrow versatile for so! And that is the Mighty Sparrow and Calypso King of the World for Life to you eh! :-/
Me and mih fadda coming fuh yuh!
I talking about Sparrow’s children eh fellers..
Not a sound-off between he and Kitch…because I prefer Kitch too Vernal
Lasana Liburd Yep I think it due to polio, if memory serves me correctly.
Savitri Maharaj When I use to be involved in an annual carnival fete for our company’s sports club, bars and musicians were controlled by a just few promoters. So I am contending there is a “mafia” of promoters out there.
Mel Lissa Me too, love Sparrow but Kitch is the Grandmaster.
If you and your fadda as serious about yuh business as Papa Noel Garcia and Junior… Ah withdrawing from that fight one time Vernal!
Steups. Allyuh want some Big Bamboo yes Mel! Lol.
Hahahahahahha
Recession bites…
I think this is definitely a year of mediocre soca. This season does however highlight whether Carnival should be fixed days e.g first Monday and Tuesday in March (as an example), instead of the Monday and Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday. Advantage being that the length of the Carnival season would be fixed.
That would be weird culturally for it to be anything but before Ash Wednesday. The problem is we can’t bring forward Christmas… So we have a tough choice there.
I say make Christmas December 10 when Ash Wednesday lands in February! Lol.
Lasana I recently read an article where the Vatican is considering fixed dates for Easter so…
Hmmm
Mel Lissa Yup.
Yup
Weys joke fuh schoolboy yes……..
All yuh know what does happen when soca artiste doh make enough fuh retirement right?
Dey does fall prey tuh political exploitation in exchange fuh house and healthcare!
Hahaha. Marlene will have Benjai helping her cut ribbon for house just now?!
Imbert say doh blame him for Destra cancelling QoB; cuz he doh write song.
Ah HDC house?
“Cutting ribbon” is ah euphemism right?
Hahaha. Next thing the mythical “Michael Carew” comes looking for me!
I don’t think so…Ive been to a few fetes and the DJ’s are working with what they have by mixing in hits from previous years…..There a just to many events on the calender….Imagine as of yesterday there were 7 days to carnival with 67 events left….is only so much party people could go in one day/night inno
I saw the event list on Ticket Federation and thought we had an extension yes
But people pick and leave out the Queen of Bacchanal?! Tough crowd. Lol.
Lol
Greedy promoters cause the damage then? Or, should I say, rampant capitalism got a bodycheck.
daz d ting dey self Lasana Liburd
Lasana Liburd most of these parties that sell out have their followers. Eg. Army is a cheap and safe fete with all the artistes. That will cater to the persons who wanna party and not spend too much yet see all the artistes
The party that outperform the greens have their following too and they team up with other “crews” hence the reason why they sold out. The price for there wasn’t bad either.
The all inclusive that would’ve sell out will eh the school ones because they have their pple who have their pple to support.
Central bank buss, cancer buss and others
Central Bank buss? wow
Last 3 years or more one couldn’t get a ticket!
Well them all inclusive bussing because no state boards ain’t buying no 20 x 40 x 100 tickets a piece and worse yet private enterprise
Iz Rowley fault! Hahaha.
???? yessssssss
So wait nah. Even Carnival was being propped up by State handouts? Papa…
He self!
Yuh unnerstan Lasana Liburd
When I say Carnival here, I meant the private sector fetes btw. When you think about it… This country is really a Nanny State in truth yes. Pun not intended!
Mel Lissa I paid $300 to go in central bank last year. The crowd was smaller than years beore
Nicole Ulerie exactly!!!!!
Nicole Ulerie hence why cancer buss
Lasana Liburd play yuh ent know nuh
Really? I remember not being able to get a ticket more than 2 years in a row.
I just gave up on CB fete yes. Worse yet, MM wasn’t there 🙂
That right there is the reason why a lot of fetes bussing!!! Sadly, Machel people definitely follow him!! Central Bank normally have him but not this year… (mostly because he raised his price high) and one sure way to sell out yuh fete is to hire Machel!! That’s a guaranteed crowd!!
Watch last night in the stadium – I can promise you, you will not see half that crowd in Soca Monarch!
Actually Machel is in the International Soca Monarch – slated to have a 1 hr performance according to the ISM page. https://www.facebook.com/socamonarch/photos/a.151759404882884.31257.134337446625080/1042870949105054/?type=3
Yup
For a fete trying to raise funds for a school or a cause USD65K is not worth the perceived extra attendance
I does say when Machel done ..I done fete!
So how come Machel wasn’t on Jwala’s foreign exchange list?! ???
Brent Fermin MM is making a 1hr guest appearance at ISM so I’m guessing it will be huge
Lasana Liburd hahahahahahaaaaa
That’s only to shore up the tata it have for finalist lol!!! As much as Iwer singing crap (which he does every year) you cyah have a Soca monarch finals without him!!! He has a crowd behind him!!!
Agreed..but the song he sang wasn’t that bad
have y’all seen ISM tagline for the finals this year? Fill out ‘d Stadium…..dat sure bussing …1 hour of MM or not
Mel Lissa I doubt is “wata wata wata wata wata” you’re referring to as “wasn’t that bad” eh
Where else does it have for the masses to go Nicole? That’s affordable?
People rather stay home!!!
Hahahahhahahaha..no Nicole! Hell No! He sang another song at the semifinals
orrrrrrr…I wanna know!!!
It’s Carnival Friday..I think they will come out
Nicole
Mel, You seem to live your life like I do mine – in eternal hope!!! lol
lololl
I know I eh going..so MM better have another gig that night!
ok Mel Lissa…that sounds halfway decent
I thought so too Nicole
MM is in the Oval Friday night for Revel!! in addition to his guest appearance at ISM
Nice..need to get me some tickets
Or I may just do -uck Work
But Lasana yuh know I hear some good soca eh..doe mine I had to point them out to my girlfriend all night last night 🙂
Name some new tunes you find hot…
Patrice Roberts have a nice song (can’t recall the name though)…and who doesn’t like Destra as Lucy, Kes “People”, and Hypasounds “Sugar”??
Lucy is 2015. If Sugar is the Bajan tune then that is nice. People okay.
I now seeing this comment eh Lasana..but I think I listed some in the thread
Yeah
Get with the progam Lasana, Lucy was in 2015…in 2016, Lucy took over Destra’s body or something and sing a different song…let me get you a link…
Trini No Trin…he didn’t even know who Salty was lolol
lol k i will ease up on him, i know he’s been working hard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56GnN7iyTXY This one grew on me
Good lord. Lol.
Do you think the mediocre soca this year is partly behind cancellations though? I still feel it is more financial than anything else. But not that much new soca tracks to get excited about. Right Fayola?
I don’t think the Soca is poor. Less songs, but the short period I think cause artistes to hold back and they not really pushing. Some of the songs need time
I think it’s a mix of over priced fêtes meets financial concerns meet bleh soca meets short season. People have to be choosy
Yeah. Kirwin, they need a couple of months for hard times to get worse before we start to appreciate them!
Lol. Can’t agree with you. There are good songs and some chipud ones. Just like every year
Actually Lasana find the Calypso is horrible. Extremely horrible.
I like Olatunji’s song big time. Most of the other “hits” I find are just normal tunes any other Carnival.
Give me a few of your good songs Kirwin? Imagine even Bunji chose to sing old tunes at Army fete rather than show off his new repertoire.
Which Olatunji u like ?
Oh yay.
Ok that decent.
Most of Machel, Kes, & Lyrical I find are strong songs Lasana, along with the collaborations. The RR Rhythm with Salty etc, the Stag Riddim with Bunji etc. Chuck Gordon – No Jumbie Vibes (good pan song eh), Destra Dip & Ride (doh ask me why), Voice’s song, Pternsky’s Horn, Teddyson John – Allez, Farmer – Rental, Meet Trouble, & Balmmbilamiblamailamn ! GBM songs especially “Scene”, Hypasounds. Patrice – Money Done 🙂 Preedy – Veteran, Asten Issac – Gallery, Kernal Roberts – Legacy
Ravi B – Iza Problem, Rikki Jai – Leh we fete, Ricardo Drue – Professional & Bet, Red Plastic Bag – Spontaneous, The Set Good Riddim with Sekon Sta, Erphaan Alves, Skinny fabulous – Plenty, and Third Bass – Bum Bum (especially for you) !!!!!!!! Hahaha
Mel, come in and vet those tunes for me please. Kirwin try to pull a Warner on me with a convoluted defence to buy time! Lol.
Eh..external audit on Wired, lemme hear this. I missed a few in between eh. Alyuh come eeeennn *Blaxx voice*
Machel, Kes, Lyrical, 5Star Akil, Salty, Voice, Farmer Nappy, Kerwin Du Bois, 3rd Bass, Hypasounds
Thank you very much Mel Lissa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m telling people the soca good yuh know Kirwin
Yes it is. Just it didn’t get time to soak. Those same songs would have been hits if sang last year and had time. Alyuh come eeeeennn
The season too short for them to ‘soak’
Lasana Liburd My Warner move buss eh. And if yuh stush !
I swear the sweetest song I’ve heard for the season is Lyrikal though
Hahaha. Will check that clip first. A good song does hit you “wattaps!” No soaking or seasoning required!
You feel is obeah owa, lol
Gallery is okay Kirwin. Whereas the first time yuh hear “Leh go” for instance… It was “Wattaps!” Hahaha
Or “Whistle and Horn”. And these are tunes that didn’t win a damn thing fuss the Carnival was nice.
You issa wassy man Lasana you issa loose feter ! Hahahahaha
Speaking of the calibre of soca this year….no top ten…people’s choice…or something from Wired868? 🙂
Looks like we missed that boat.
It isn’t too late Lasana…we could start with stush in the bush 🙂
Mel Lissa You mean at #10 right? lol
It somewhere there yes..but I like it yuh know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTD2M6iOf0M apparently this song is getting a lot of airplay Bajan invasion
Oh yes!
That baaddd
Skiffle Bunch beat that at Panorama..sounded real good
Cool!
Hmmm…so which Machel tune making it into the top ten?
I like “in we blood”
I want to hear this whole day on the road though…This meh Road March
Mel Lissa know good ting !
Oyeee
Dip and Roll, and Party Tun bad too. Lyrikal come real good this year
I think he deserving of a road march yes
Songs success has a great deal to do with strategy. When its released, how its released, who pushing it, etc. only like 5 % have a organic spontaneous instant success. Most, is all about timing, and peaking at the right time. Hence after 3 months, you have the biggest song in the country ….https://www.facebook.com/aaron.v.stlouis/videos/10208872006456189/?pnref=story
And they say the soca eh good, steupse…the ting so sweeeeeeeeeetttttt, yeah
Mel Lissa Freedom is good vibes…had not heard it before…not too sure…In We Blood is infectious…could be the one for the road…has the raw energy…
lol Kirwin 🙂
I heard Freedom for the first time 2 Saturdays ago…it has been ringing in my head since
It certainly has some original lyrics…whoever penned it…did give it some thought…and the melody is well crafted.
Amiel Mutilal I don’t normally do Ceasar’s Army fetes eh..but next year for sure! I saw a clip of Voice in the Stadium for bacchanal road two Saturday’s ago…was the same response
Biggest song in the country Mel Lissa. And as someone within the industry, he stands a good chance of continuing the success because his pen on form
Everyone keeps saying that but I’m kinda betting he doesn’t ‘win’ anything..knowing the industry
I glad ya know lol. But between his song and the others he wrote, his COTT cheque would be nice enough
Mel Lissa I hope Lyrikal sings Freedom in the Soca Monarch final. And how Salty make allyuh top songs list?? lol
All those soca good
Aye, Salty add verses eh…dunno if he record it
Destra’s show was cancelled long before it even hit the ground….I chuckled when she tried to enlist Caesar’s Army to try to boost sales….Even them aint that Lazarus-esq
Hahaha. Oh gosh Nicole. Say a prayer for Lucy instead nah!
Ok ok ok. I done ???
Hahaha
And you know Kirwin Weston probably bought about 50 tickets himself just to help his diva out! Hahaha.
Malcolm Jack must be buy 100!
Steupse…yuh want meh start to talk Lasana…Better I take a stroll in the park…
U too bad!
lol @ Mel Lissa …. After seeing Ravi B’s band perform last, ah change meh loyalty girl… and it’s obviously ent Ravi.
Always like your satire.
Thanks star
Poor Lucy! :'(
Digicel sponsored Lucy last week eh…she eh poor
They sponsored ‘Lucy’ the cartoon character..Destra already has sponsorship from Digicel si it’s double boy Vernal
She eh poor
Digicel might give all their artistes a pay cut after they sign Machel Montano. They need to hire Brent Sancho as a consultant for that particular business. Lol.
Lasana Liburd! You are a horrible man! Lollllllll Brent Sancho??? Ahahahaha…. You made me remember this… I work in Grande and his ex constituency office is close by… Leading to the elections, the music trucks would blast “When Sancho touch down, the whole place shell down” Now I’m thinking “shell down” probably meant second place.
No eh!
It only have Digicel and bmobile …. how much yuh think she get?
Huh?????
I didn’t even know that song by Destra existed before Saturday. I feel I was the only person in Army who wasn’t singing along with her
“On the plus side, now might be the perfect time to get Shurwayne Winchester or Patrice Roberts to sing at your wedding reception for about the cost of a house DJ.” Hmmmmm…lol… Josanne Belfon
But it could be true….maybe even Pedro Lezama’s price will come down
Alyuh not nice na =D
Ummmm no eh lol
That was a mean one ??
Doh knock Shurwayne…dead or alive, still he comin’… de road callin’ 🙂 And he have a big truck now! 🙂
I feel d big truck bounce down Shurwayne too yes…haha !
ouch!
Na, honestly I’ll rate it a 7/10 on d the (my) soca scale
Shurwayne used to be meh love long time..then something went wrong 🙂
I still trying to get used to it (the truck song).. he’s done so much better in the past…this one feels forced…
But his voice on the Jambe. An Riddim is fantastic!
If this riddim still running for 2016 Carnival then why couldn’t he use it?
Good question…
If I was him I would have done a remix and use it.
Hear nah..Bunji nearly make meh go home with that yes Lasana..if MM wasn’t coming after I gone yes
Yeah. What was that about? Helping out the less fortunate?
I have no idea..and FayAnn’s act was ‘killing’ meh!
I did enjoy General Grant tho. : )
Inviting everybody to take a wine on she bumper while she poor husband stand up watching…Carnival is bacchanal in troot
Yes..was a pleasure to see the General after so may years and he looks well
I wish the General sang the whole of Rev the Engine! The only new song that I really liked was from Olatunji.
Ola had some ‘haut’ dancers though 🙂
Is who had the winer boys lol
Think that was Olatunji in truth.
Patrice Roberts or Shurwayne Winchester for the price of a house DJ!!! LMBO ahahahaha!!!!
Oh gad oye! I almost choked on my potigal.
Hahaha
But several shows got cancelled this season. And I notice that artistes are sometimes bringing a ridiculous number of guest performers with them when they perform.
Is that a help or something?
At Army, Bunji and Fay stood back and let more than half dozen people get a two songs each.
That’s not necessarily them bringing the artistes with them, if the fete contracted guest artistes they usually have to perform with one of the bands that’s performing….and its usually about who performing when, who wants to perform when, who wants to go before or after whom!! Not everyone will want to perform with Machel per se or go after him,,,,
Ok. I suppose… Wasn’t fun when your artiste has to break in mid set to let of people sing two songs though. Kills vibes.
I wonder if Kes is still on
Yes…tickets going fast. I not getting a kickback for saying that
Kes has his people people!! lol
Lol. After the dismal attendance, no appearance of ALL the guest artists last year I saw the advertisement for another concert this year as self-flagellation
I thought she did well last year? no?
Nope. Not by a long shot
wow
Wait no artists showed up last year besides destra?
yea boy Soyini Denise…not a one
Dang ouch
Poor Dessie
They spend on MM.. reports say 50,000. money done
Normal, normal
???
Well money mussee eh done..it saving for the rest of the week
People picking and choosing when they can afford to get their head bad yes. And in a short Carnival season to boot eh… Pressure!
Exactly d season shorter than a midget in a pothole. It have so much fete u could go.
You mean as long as you have a choice, you will not choose Destra’s concert, normal normal?
Hahahaha. Joann, I swear you always have the best sayings! Vernal can’t touch you there!
I got that 1 from my sister.
Is fete rationing this year!
Tell yuh sister tuh take win Joann.