Poirier – Soca Road EP
You can pretty much trust Poirier to deliver the goods. Once again he’s playing to his strengths with a carnival pile up of soca killers. These are going to have you following the next truck you see...
View ArticleKuduro in the Caribbean Pt.1
YO. RAINSTICK here, transmitting from Bed-Stuy. I first noticed kuduro bubbling up in island sounds in summer 2010 ~ was cruising pirate radio stations and bugged when a Haitian DJ dropped an...
View ArticleCham Vs Swappi –‘Wine (Bubble On Ah DJ)’ (Scratch Master remix)
Swappi’s insane soca anthem Bubble on ah DJ has getting me up in the mornings the last couple of weeks. Barbados’s Scratch Master, who you might remember from his amazing road mix of Zoelah’s ‘Fly...
View ArticleStyle & Swagger @ The Big Chill bar
This Friday excited to be playing with the London’s awesome bashment-soca-reggae shottaz crew Style & Swagger. Here’s a sweet mini mix they made with some fresh caribbean heat. FREE ENTRY. Info...
View ArticleDre Skull – Loud Speaker riddim
Since his excellent job on producing the entire last Vybz Kartel record, New York’s Dre Skull is back with a new riddim called the Loud Speaker. Voiced by caribbean heavyweights Beenie Man, Natalie...
View ArticleGhetto Bassquake’s Essential Carnival Mixtapes 2012
With Notting Hill Carnival around the corner, thought I’d do a megapost of my favourite recent mixtapes to get you in the flag waving mood whether you’re going to carnival or not. I’m not going to...
View ArticleClose Connections – 3 Zero: The Best of Machel Mix
The New Year has arrived and so has Soca Season! What better way to kick of 2013 than with over 70 of Machel Montano’s hits in one mix from Brooklyn-based Close Connections. Machel Montano has been...
View ArticleSo Shifty – Summer Cyaan Done (Dancehall Afropop Soca Mix)
A behemoth of a party mix by one of our favourites, So Shifty, ready for all your summer BBQs. Charly Black – All the Trees Mila J – Smoke, Drink, Break-Up Aidonia – Meet Again Aidonia – Ryder...
View ArticleLiming Season: Vamanos Top 5 Soca 2014
Crazy excited for Carnival this year. It’s BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS. For me 2012 was an amazing year for soca with so many huge jams like Kerwin’s ‘Bacchanalist’, Swappi ‘s ‘Bubble on ah DJ’ and Lil...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....