Today, Monday, October 11th at 4PM EDT, Ram Off will present Mimosa Monday, a soca event like no other. It will be held at Lallos (1400 North State Road 7) in Lauderhill, Florida.
There will be live performances from Peter Ram, Alison Hinds, Skinny Fabulous and
Faith Callender. Click here for additional info and tickets.
On Sunday, October 10 the 15th annual Best of the Best Music Fest will be held at the Bayfront Park, located at 301 N. Biscayne Blvd in Miami, Florida.
Patrons will be treated to live performances by a slew of artists, namely: Lady G, Tarrus Riley, Jo Mersa Marley, Bunji Garlin, Farmer Nappy, Alison Hinds, Ding Dong, Skinny Fabulous, and that is just to name a few. Click here for tickets and additional info.
On Friday, October 1st, Bajan soca star Alison Hinds along with some of her musical colleagues: Voice, Nessa Preppy, DJ Puffy and others, will perform at a special edition of Fire Fridays.
The event, which is to be held at Rum Jungle (5533 International Drive) in Orlando, Florida, is being called Faluma; the name of Alison‘s 2007 hit song. Click here for tickets.
On Wednesday, September 15, VP Records in association with Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage will present Reggae Gold meets Soca Gold on Summerstage (sponsored by Capital One). This is a live show that will feature several reggae, dancehall and soca artists.
Confirmed performers are: DJ Puffy, Edwin Yearwood, Alison Hinds, Chromatic Sound, Noah Powa, Gyptian and DJ Calli B. It will be hosted by Kevin Crown. Reggae Gold meets Soca Gold will be held at the Coney Island Amphitheater (3052 W 21st Street) in Brooklyn, New York from 5pm to 10pm. This is a free event.
Trinidad & Tobago soca stars Kes The Band will hit the road in the U.S. this Fall for their first tour dates in two years.Ā
On Labor Day Monday, September 6th, the band will bring its IzWe concert series ā a curated celebration of soca music and Caribbean Carnival culture ā to The Boardwalk Lot, Coney Island, in Brooklyn, NYC. With New Yorkās annual West Indian American Day Carnival ā which typically brings 2 million revelers to Brooklynās Eastern Parkway on Labor Day Monday āĀ cancelled for a second year due to Covid-19, Kes The Band aim to fill the void with a night of performances by some of soca musicās biggest names.Ā
For IzWe NY, the group has handpicked a roster of top performers from their native Trinidad & Tobago including Iwer George, Nailah Blackman, Patrice Roberts, Nadia Batson, Farmer Nappy, Ravi B and Etienne Charles, as well as Barbados soca icon Alison Hinds, St. Luciaās Teddyson John and Nomcebo (of āJerusalemaā fame) from South Africa.Ā
Soca Gold 2021 is due out on September 3rd; however, VP is giving us a taste of what is to come by sharing the first single: Go Gal by Alison Hinds. Anyone familiar with Alison knows that she is the original queen of soca. So this, like most if not all her previous releases, is a hit!
Soca Gold 2021 is a non-stop party juggling with a bonus mega-mix disc performed by DJ Puffy. The compilation will feature South African artist Master KG and the monster hit Jerusalema, six recent Soca Gold anthems from Rupee, Iwer George, Edwin Yearwood and others, plus so much more.
On Sunday, August 29th, Image Miami – The Int’l Music Festival, will be held at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park (located at 4020 Virginia Beach Drive) in Miami, Florida. Starting time is 2 PM.
This event, which is being hosted by Carla Henry, will have music by DJ Don Hot, Walshyfire, Nasheen Fire and Dunrich World Sound. Additionally, there will be a live performance by soca king Bunji Garlin. Click here for tickets.
