Caribbean Christmas Traditions
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Caribbean Christmas Traditions

I would like to ask my readers, how many Caribbean Christmas traditions and customs do you practice or celebrate in your household? Caribbean tradition provides an important connection with...

DJ Princess Chow follows in her father’s footsteps
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DJ Princess Chow follows in her father’s footsteps

As the talented Dj Princess Chow makes her way to Montreal on Saturday, December17, it’s a good time to shine the spotlight on two close friends who have distinguished...

Soca Vibes: Bazodee at Touch of Red
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Soca Vibes: Bazodee at Touch of Red

When it comes to the Montreal Soca scene,  I will be the first to admit  that talking about our problems has become our greatest addiction. This is a habit...

2017 Soca CDs now available
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2017 Soca CDs now available

Get on The Flight for free We are a month away from Christmas, the season of giving, and I’m happy to use my two favorite four-letter words in one...

Machel Montano’s Bazodee packs them in. Touch of Red is Coming
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Machel Montano’s Bazodee packs them in. Touch of Red is Coming

Just got GREAT NEWS! As I’m writing this column, Wednesday morning, October 26, I received a message from Machel Montano’s promotional team in real time, thanking me for the...

Problem Child closes the soca season with a bang
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Problem Child closes the soca season with a bang

At the Catalogna Hall on Nov. 12 Did you guys hear that The Vincy Bad Boy “Problem Child” is coming to Montreal November 12th? Well  let me first and...

Dancehall Stars Making News
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Dancehall Stars Making News

Maybe I’ve been covering a bit more Soca this past summer but that’s how it is in the summer, Soca music and Caribbean carnivals are all over North America....

I will never go to another J’ouvert in Brooklyn
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I will never go to another J’ouvert in Brooklyn

I was really looking forward to it Someone asked me how I spent my Labour day weekend, if I went to New York City for the Caribbean Carnival festivities...

As summer ends remember the reggae
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As summer ends remember the reggae

They say the official end of summer is September 21st, 2016. Well I say as soon as the Montreal International Reggae Festival is over, you know summer is coming...

The stage set for Reggae Fest 2016
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The stage set for Reggae Fest 2016

This summer’s Montreal International Reggae Festival 2016, the largest outdoor reggae festival in Canada, is expected to be the best one. The 13th edition of MIRF, which runs the...