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NEW-YORK'S D-LIFE COMES TO MONTREAL!
The Soca King; The Motivator; Mr. Hot 97 New-York
City returns to Montreal for FIREMANIA FETE Part 4
On Born in Trinidad, Brooklyn-resident and New York’s Hot
97 (WQHT) personality Dlife is the ranking diplomat for the emerging Soca
movement. Soca (or “Soul of Calypso”) is the most popular music in
English-speaking Caribbean islands like Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, and
St.Vincent. It forms the theme music to the huge and celebratory “Carnivals”
that occur in each country and now occur in 25 major cities across the world.
However, before Dlife joined forces with legendary reggae
selectors Bobby Konders and Jabba of Massive B, there were no DJs in the United
States dedicated to giving Soca any commercial airtime. “I remember sending CDs
of mixes to stations, only to be told they didn’t want a Soca DJ. At that time
the carnivals and pirate stations provided the outlet for the people to hear the
music.”
Now, through his one-hour slot in the Massive B “On The
Reggae Tip” program every Sunday on Hot 97, Dlife can reach millions of people
and serves as the lightning rod for the Soca community.
Many credit him with breaking hit records like “Turn Me On,” “Soul on Fire” and
“Nookie” that provided Kevin Lyttle, Rupee and Jamesy P. with major record
deals. More recently, Dlife supported Alison Hinds’ “Roll It” record, which has
now entered daytime rotation at Hot 97. However Dlife has not forgotten his
roots. He is still featured on pirate stations 95.9 Wah Gwan Radio in Brooklyn
and Mixx96 in Miami (along with DJ Khaled), and performs weekly in Soca hotbeds
like Jamaica, Queens and Flatbush, Brooklyn
“Soca is entering a new stage,” says Dlife. “It has the
potential to be the English-language reggaeton and to fill a niche left by the
hardcore nature of dancehall reggae. I’m excited to be involved with a music
that has the power to transform American culture.”
Check out D-LIFE live in Montreal on Saturday September
27, 2008 for Firemania Fete Part IV. This event will take place at the Ultimate
Spot, E.B. Club Lounge located at 5345 De Maisonneuve St. West in Montreal.
Tickets in stores mid-August. More information coming soon. This event is
brought to you by MAWGA K Promotions in association with the Caribbean Student's
Society of McGill University.
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::: ALICIA WINS FEMALE INDIVIDUAL '08
Congratulations to Montreal's own Alicia Anderson a.k.a. Lady Splitz, who won the
2008 Female Individual of the Year live at the Lamport Stadium in Toronto, Ontario on Thursday July 31st, 2008.
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::: LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2008 TRINIDAD CARNIVAL!
Check out the exclusive coverage of the 2008 Trinidad &
Tobago Carnival with Montreal's own Lydia Patel as she features exclusive footage;
artist interviews; pictures and much more live from Trinidad.
To contact Lydia Patel, you can email
lydia_patel@yahoo.com
and you can also view her Myspace page at myspace.com/lydiapatelonline and
myspace.com/lydiarasetv. Listen to Escoop entertainment news every Tuesday
10:30pm - midnight of CKDG 105.1fm.
Click here to view
pictures...
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::: J'OUVERT MORNING IN MONTREAL... CRAZY!
THE OFFICIAL JOUVERT FETE 2007 was held at the St-Ignatius Ballroom on Friday July 6th 2007 for the biggest pre-carnival event. This event featured Montreal's TNT Styles; Recardo; Babo; Elvin; Massive Vibes (Ottawa); Soca Syndicate (Toronto) and many more.
Check out our
photo gallery section and see what you missed on JOUVERT morning in Montreal!
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::: PAST FEATURED EVENTS :::
::: NEW-YORK
JOUVERT LIVE
The vibe continued the Sunday night before Labour Day
Monday as the SocaMontreal Team joined DJ Supa C and DJ Young Chow for JOUVERT
Madness at C-PAC located on East 48th Street. There was live performances and
much more...
see
pics here
::: GLOW EVENT IN
BROOKLYN
The SocaMontreal Team was live in Brooklyn, New-York on Labour
Day Saturday for the event called GLOW featuring Destra; Maximus Dan;
Bunji; Fay Ann and much more... With KC Hideaway packed to
the brim; it was a memorable experience...
see
pics here
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