Here's a pic of Alison Hinds and Shaggy on the set of the Jay-Will directed "Can't Let My Luv Go" video



Click HERE to check it out!

Click HERE to go to Alison Hind's newly updated site AlisonHinds.com

Bacchanal Treasures wrapped up this Sunday and not even the rain could stop it or dull the revelers spirits! Take a look at some pics chronicling Jamaica 2010 Carnival from start to finish!


Check out the sexy ladies on the road



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Look...the token man....lol (Carnival is all about the sexy girls....)

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Of course the who's-who of Jamaica's business and social scene were taking their foot.....

Michael Ammar of Bacchanal Jamaica

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Gregory Mayne and LIME's Chris Dehring having a time!

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Usain Bolt at Bacchanal Jouvert Friday April 9th (Winston Sill photo)

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Sean Paul was at J'ouvert also!!Lawd look paint!!!!

Ooo look there's College Lifestyle's Tiffany Lue Yen. She's a professional photographer. check out her pics HERE.
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And of course we have some of the leading Soca artists lending their talent to making it a great event!

Michelle Xavier from Imij & Co.

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Ricardo Drue joins Imij & Co. on de big truck!

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Fay Ann at Beach Jouvert James Bond Beach - Oracabessa (King Soca photo)

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Alison Hinds at Bacchanal Friday photo by Jermaine Barnaby

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Kees from Kes the Band showing de Bacchanal Friday crowd de motion

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Kees again This one is for the ladies LOL

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Check Trini Jungle Juice for pics when they update
You can also see pics from Ocean Style Magazine's coverage
and King Soca's as well.


Now you guys know that the late Sir Byron Lee brought carnival to Jamaica right??? His band is still going strong and is now known as Byron Lee's Dragonaires. Well we (hehe, guess who in de band) had a great time performing at Soca Meets vintage at the Pegasus hotel, backing up Baron and Calypso Rose... Here are some pics courtesy of King Soca!! Enjoy!!!!

Ayeola, Jomo and Lima on the mic!!!!

Lima Calbio running de session!

Ayeola and Baron de 'Soca Man'

Calypso Rose--Leh we Punta!!! Look de real Fyah Muma!!!

Ayeola, Morvin Brooks, Lima Calbio and Jomo Primo kicking off de ska session!

That was fuuuun!!!!!

I swear Jomo could be a gym instructor...I had to sleep all day Sunday to recover...Laawwwd!

Alison Hinds has followed her successful debut album Soca Queen with her latest dubbed Caribbean Queen. The album which can be previewed on iTunes, features collaborations with several artists including Richie Spice, Jah Cure, Denise Belfon and Destra Garcia.



Caribbean Queen Track list

* Call On Me - Alison Hinds with Jah Cure
*Lock It On - Alison Hinds
*Boom Boom Tonic - Alison Hinds
*All Over De Gyal - Alison Hinds with Lyrikal
*King & Queen - Alison Hinds with Richi Spice
*Obsessive Winers - Alison Hinds with Destra Garcia and Denise Belfon
*Believe in Love - Alison Hinds
*Soca In Meh Body - Alison Hinds
*Chocolate And Vanilla - Alison Hinds
*Can't Let My Love Go - Alison Hinds with Shaggy
*Faluma - Alison Hinds
*Wukking Crazy Alison Hinds
*Rags (Give It To Them) Alison Hinds
*Indrani Alison Hinds with Moses Charles
*Island Girl Alison Hinds
*Roll It Gal Alison Hinds with Juggy D
*Hooked Alison Hinds
*Again Alison Hinds
*Togetherness Alison Hinds
*Believe In Love (Original) Alison Hinds


Click HERE to purchase

and check out her MySpace and Facebook pages!

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Congrats to all the winners at last nights's 5th Annual Barbados Music Awards, which was a tribute to Michael Jackon and saw a soul stirring performance by former American Idol Fantasia Barrino. It was held at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Bridgetown. Click HERE for a review of the performances.

Joseph Jackson (right), father of the late international music icon, Michael Jackson, received an International Icon Award and the International Lifetime Achievement Award (in memoriam) on behalf of his son from Prime Minister David Thompson.

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2010 WINNERS

Soca Up-Tempo Single-

Edwin Yearwood- "In De Middle A De Road"

Soca Mid-Tempo Single (Male)

RPB- Something's Happening

Soca Mid- Tempo Single (Female)

Natahlee- "What We Do"

Best Social Commentary

RPB- "Home Drums"

Best Collaboration

Alison Hinds & Richie Spice- "King and Queen"

Song of the Year

RPB- "Something's Happening"

Album of the Year (Artist / Group)

Shontelle-Shontelligence

Album of the Year (Compilation)

Monsta Piece- AWOL

Producer of the Year

KB Sharp

Songwriter of the Year

Mr. Dale

Backing Vocalist of the Year

Indra Rudder

Instrumentalist of the Year

Darien Bailey

Best Music Video (Male)

Kirk Brown feat. Justin King & Tejay- "Shawty Get"

Best Music Video (Female)

Tarah- "Push Back / Love De Carnival"

Best New Artist

Sir Ruel

Reggae Artist of the Year

Buggy

Jazz Artist of the Year

Kellie CaDogan

Gospel Artist of the Year

Mya Daniel

Soca Artist of the Year

TC

Pop / Rock / Alternative Artist of the Year

Philip 7

Rap / Hip- Hop Artist of the Year

Ruby Tech

Soul / R&B Artist of the Year

Jaicko

Band / Group of the Year

Krosfyah

Entertainer of the Year (Male)

Edwin Yearwood

Entertainer of the Year (Female)

Alison Hinds

Song of the Decade

Rihanna- Umbrella

Band / Group of the Decade

Krosfyah

Entertainer of the Decade

(Male)Lil Rick

Entertainer of the Decade

(Female)Rihanna

2010 HONOREES

Congrats to Edwin Yearwood and Krosfyah. You guys have been entertaining us for so long. Here's one of my fav songs and videos.

CORNERSTONE AWARDS

Arturo Valentino

JoAnne Sealey

Andrea Gollop- Greenidge

ANTHONY BRYAN

Natahlee

Herring

Biggie Irie

John Sealy

John Roett

Tony Thompson

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Tony Hoyos

LIVING LEGEND AWARD

Marvo Manning

BMA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Terencia "TC" Coward

BMA PLATINUM AWARD

Shontelle- (Shontelligence, T Shirt)

INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Toni Braxton

Fantasia Barrino

INTERNATIONAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (In Memoriam)

Michael Jackson

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Sorry eh Alison Hinds for female entertainer of the decade. Hands down.

This year's edition of the International Soca Awards is dedicated to the ladies in the industry. 2009 marks year 7 and the theme of Lucky Seven seems rather fitting as the ceremony has been a success over the years, gaining increasing recognition and prestige. Seven draws reference to the diatonic scale in music which is made up of seven pitches- again bringing the focus back to the music.


There are so many women in Soca now doing their thing: Alison Hinds, Destra Garcia, Claudette Peters, Harella Georges, FayAnn Lyons-Alvarez, Denise Belfon, Patrice Roberts, Zoelah, Ms.Alysha, Calypso Rose, Tizzy just to name a few. Can't wait to see which artists are honored at the show. And some might beg to differ but I think that luck does play a part in the success of an artist. I mean look at Patrice I think she is very lucky to have a link with Machel, she has the talent yes, but having him in her corner just catapulted her career. Same with Alison Hinds. As luck would have it she got to sing with a local group as a teenager and the rest is history. Obviously hard work, dedication, good producers, stage presence all combine to impact their success. Take a look at my three favorite female Soca artists Destra,Denise, and Alison (in no particular order-some would say in order of bumpa though.lol) performing "Obsessive Winers" at International Soca Monarch 2009.



Currently, several islands are bidding for the iSA 2009 ceremony. Anyone looking for updates can log on to socaawards.com. SAO (Soca Awards Organization) launched their new website on June 15th 2009. So far there isn't much, but voting is scheduled to start June 22nd. So log on and vote for your favotites!

Although Rihanna up and down every magazine and website that covers entertainment, the other bajan Diva Shontelle is doing big tings eh. She's opening for Beyonce the baddest girl in da biz right now. Here is a video of her performing "Roll" at O2 Stadium London May25th2009




Now this is a song that she wrote. It's crazy to me how she can write the song and sing the song but just cannot match Alison Hinds when it comes to being the song. Check her out in action:



And no...it's not cause Machel dere, eh. Look at how she work de stage with this chune!!!! Cyan test Alison!

Bridgetown, Barbados (May 30, 2009) - Alison Hinds Performance at the Jerk Festival, West Palm Beach Florida

On May 25, 2009, Alison Hinds was contracted to perform for the Jerk festival in West Palm, Florida. Alison and her band arrived in West Palm and stayed at the Marriot expecting to perform at 7pm on May 25th. She was at the Marriot Beach Hotel in her room waiting for the promoter to fulfill their contractual agreement.
The promoter, Damian Tatter, was supposed to come to the hotel with her balance of the $$$ due and transportation to the event. The promoter never showed up with the $$$ and after several calls by her manger to him he said that he could not come because of his onsite obligations and it did not make sense for her to perform since many people were leaving.
She was aware that many of her fans had come out to see her perform at the Jerk Festival despite weather conditions. When push came to shove, the show’s promoters never came up with the balance due and said that they could not pay her because of the bad weather conditions. To make matters worse, the promoters chose the cowardly way out and have attacked Alison Hinds’ credibility by saying that she was not there.
“I am deeply saddened that I did not have the opportunity to perform for my fans especially to those who stood out in the rain and waited for me. People need to know that I will not be taken advantage in such a way. I will keep everyone posted as to what becomes of this situation. "

Hellooooo. This is soca royalty.... allu messing wid de wrong singer....

The undisputed "Soca Queen" Alison Hinds is looking to revamp her website and is requesting the help of "up and coming designers looking to get international exposure."




Interested?

Please send your entry to:

blackcoralcontest@gmail.com

In you entry along with your submission please include the following:

1) Name
2) Email

Deadline is June 8, 2009


And if you are in Atlanta Georgia on June 20th check out The Alison Hinds show feat.Kevin Lyttle, Blaxx, and Pumpa








For all ticket Info - karivents.com

Caribbean arts and education not-for-profit CCB International in partnership with Six Flags, Inc. brings the Caribbean Summer Concert Series to a theme park near you. And even though the theme park is not in your back yard so to speak, going there may be easier on the pocket than taking a flight home.

Machel performing at Six Flags NJ last summer!

For less than $45, patrons can take advantage of an all-inclusive package that includes park admission, live concert, rides, and special theme park features.

June 20th will see a show at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell GA, and the show will move to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ on July11th.

Look out for performances from 'Soca Queen'Alison Hinds of Barbados; Trinidad's 2009 Soca Monarch, Groovy Monarch, People's Choice and Road March champion Fay Ann Lyons; Billboard topping Soca sensation Kevin Lyttle; Internationally recognized Soca star Rupee; Bunji Garlin; Iwer George; Burning Flames; Pumpa; Blaxx; and Super Jigga TC.

CCB International and Six Flags Inc. also have a Reggae/Dancehall themed showcase on August 8th at Six Flags Great Adventure. Line-up to be announced shortly.

"We look forward to the patrons enjoying what we have carefully planned as a true summer daycation, encompassing great music, food, and so much more of our rich Caribbean culture, at an affordable price," states CCB Director of Operations, Hector Carter.

Ohyeah...two of my all time favorites! to-ta-tuh-da...ta-ta-tuh-da..na-na-na-na-na-na-na!!!!

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Fly Away by Ms Alysha ft Alison Hinds.mp3

EVENT: We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

www.pic2009.org

ORGANIZER: President Inaugural Committee (PIC)

DATE: Jan 18^th 2009

TIME: 2 PM ET

PLACE: Lincoln Memorial

PERFORMERS Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder. Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington and Martin Luther King III will do readings.

EXTRA: HBO will air for free at 7PM ET

EVENT: Latino Inaugural Gala: Celebra El Cambio

latinoinauguralgala2009.org

ORGANIZER: Various Latin political and non-profit organizations

DATE: Jan 18th 2009

TIME: 7:30PM ET

PLACE: Union Station

PERFORMERS Marc Anthony, Paulina Rubio, War, Alejandro Sanz, Cucu Diamantes & Yerba Buena, Michael Salgado, Elida Reyna, and Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano. The show also features appearances by Jennifer Lopez, Rosario Dawson, George Lopez, Rosie Perez, Wilmer Valderrama and others.

EVENT: Soca Rama

ORGANIZER: Crown Bakery, Noel Enterprises, Entertainment Circle Promotions

DATE: Jan 18^th 2009

TIME: 9 PM ET

PLACE:Chevrolet Building Washington DC

PERFORMERS: Alison Hinds, David Rudder, Baron, Jamesy P, Kerwin Dubois, Jeremy SookDar, Dolla. All backed by Sunshine Band

EXTRA: Host MC Wassy

EVENT: Obama Mania

DATE: Jan 18th

TIME:

PLACE: Café Asia Restaurant

EXTRA: Hosted by Sprang Int'l alongside AndyMix, Dj Hazzard and Blue Print Sound. Special guest dj Foreign Base outta NY will also be there!

One thing eh, Shontelle has some people straight hustling for her as far as her PR. She is just everywhere, from Billboard, to blogs, and even MySpace is advertising her new album Shontelligence. Anyhow, I saw this video of her on Imeem. So she is talking to her friends about some girl that looked a hot mess trying to wine as she was performing her song "Roll" made ever so popular by the undisputed queen of soca Alison Hinds. So her friends are like show us..... here go Shontelle bussin a wine. Sorry????? you come from the land of pelt waist and that is what you doin? Well check out the video for yuhself. (It's the third in the series)



I'm sure Alison could give her a lesson or two.

BET J held their first ever BET J Virtual Awards this week. There was no live audience, no big auditorium or orchestra none of that. Just hosts Nia Long and Chris Spencer in friendly banter, along with various presenters, and the winners accepting their awards. It's a neat concept. The hosts were very entertaining and just so natural, great chemistry. I really would not mind seeing them hosting again next year.


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So how did our Caribbean artists do? Lets see:

The first award of the night (Rhapsody Song of the Year) was won by Estelle for her song "American Boy" which she performed. That was the only award that she won despite her nominations for Best Female Artist (won by Alicia Keys) and Best New Artist -Soul Approved (won by Chrisette Michele)

Best Caribbean Artist nominees were Machal Montano, Alison Hinds, Elephant Man, FayAnn, Morgan Heritage and Mavado. Machal was the winner. Interestingly enough I made a virtual vote (no, I'm not gonna say for who) and the results were as follows : Machel 7%, Alison Hinds and FayAnn tied for 13%, Morgan Heritage 11%, Mavado 12% and Elephant Man 44%. Good thing they had a disclaimer I guess.


Wyclef Jean and Common were both nominated for Best Male Artist but it was won by Raheem DeVaughn.Wyclef won the Virtual Video award with his song "Fast Car" (Common was nominated to for his song "driving Me Wild"). Clef performed a short medly from the Apple store in NYC: "Fast Car", "Hips Don't Lie" (his part--duh) and "Jaspora" Haiti Sak Passe!!! He was also nominated for Best Live Performance which he lost to The Roots.


Una Morgan of Morgan Heritage presented the award for Best Gospel won by Marvin Sapp.

And finally Common won the Journey award for his musical and philanthropic achievements over the years.

And here is Common feat Lauryn Hill in the song "Retrospect for Life". This guy is just on a whole other level when it comes to Hip-Hop. Award well deserved!

Wehboy, if is one time I wish I lived in BIM is now,Eh!