Booster Shot: SVG Ragga Soca Finalists announced

Dani-O

On Friday, June 26, 2009 fifteen competitors will vie for the Ragga Soca Crown. This year it is anyone's game. Last year's champ, Dani-O will not be defending her crown in 2009. In fact she will not be participating in Carnival at all. The 24-year-old has stepped away from singing soca music, to delve deeper into her Christian beliefs.

A list of finalists was released to the media in St. Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday, but I guess I`m not on that list.

So, I had to dig up the info the old fashioned way - I asked the artists, djs and other media people. Here's what I came up with. No worries tho, it's legit. 10 males competitor, 5 female. (Not that you were keeping score...but I am!)

D'Lanlord

Danielle Veira

Elegance

G Wise & Oscar

Lady D

Tabia

Icon

Maddzart

Troots & Ice

Radikal

Fullclip

Skarpyon

Squitty

Zoelah

Tamisha

HS Phaktor will accompany the artistes on stage. That's Bomani and Shaunelle McKenzie's band, if you didn't know. I'm excited! I'll be arriving in St.Vincent the very same morning. So you done know, I'll be there! Ragga Soca Monarch will be the first show I get to see live! Can't wait!

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Booster Shot: Troots & Ice have an album?

Fully confessing I was slow on the uptake with this one. Been talking to Mark Cyrus of Master Room studios this week about the music he's produced out for Vincy Mas 2009. If you don't know the name, most people would nod with familiarity when I mention that he's the guy behind Jamesy P's "Nookie" and unique groovy/ragga joints by the duo Troots & Ice. I'm sure you remember songs like Senorita, and Mi Amor

Well guess what... After what - 7 years of dropping a song here and there for Vincy Mas, Troots & Ice has finally released a full length album. The official launch date in stores will be June 26, 2009 on the streets of Kingstown, but check it: You can already download the whole thing on Amazon.com

So I did the work, all you need to do is click to listen and download right from this link. Tracks are 99 cents each. Please buy original soca! Support the artists....puh-lease.

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