Lesley Seale Talks Art, Dance & COVID-19

My name is Lesley Seale and I am a visual artist and also a member of the Multifarious Dance Crew. What’s new with Lesley Seale? Well, let’s start from early this year when I began to work at an establishment where I knew I didn’t want to stay because it was a means to an […]

Coopa Dan Talks What’s New & The People’s Monarch Crown

What’s new with Coopa Dan? “First off I gotta [sic] give kudos to myself for just completing my Bachelor’s degree in Education at Erdiston cus [sic] if you don’t know…I have been a teacher, a primary school teacher for the past 14 years . I currently teach at Milton Lynch Primary, I’m currently a class […]

Yannick Hooper Talks New Release “So Right”

Just in time for summer Yannick Hooper has released “So Right”. Here’s what Yannick Hooper had to say about the process/inspiration behind the song “So Right”: “This soca dance song was produced by the very talented group De Men Pruhduktionz and mixed by Julian Griffith with the mastering support of Scratch Master. I wanted to […]

lLeigh Phillips Talks New Music Video ‘Sunrise’

What’s new with Leigh Phillips? “Close your eyes Put hurt aside Stay open to love Keep smilin’ with the sunrise” Choose Joy! That is the simple, yet powerful, message Barbadian singer-songwriter Leigh Phillips is sharing through the release of her new music video “Sunrise” – an optimistic and hopeful outlook – the perfect remedy for […]

Chrissy D Talks Lockdown, Learning & New Music

What’s new with Chrissy D? “Soca 2020, this is the year that a lot of people decided to sit out of but I decided that I was not going to sit out of this year at all. I decided that I was still going to release music because in my mind I’m an artiste first […]

AJA Talks New Poetry/Music & “It Dread…Colonialism ain Dead”

What’s new with AJA? I’ve released two new poetry/musical works. The first which was released as a music video on May 25 addresses the global awakening to racism, white supremacy and the over 400 years of injustices which Black people are directly and indirectly experiencing.  Call “Blak Distant Voice” it refers to the current situation […]

Alan Sheppard: Black Lives Matter More Than This

As protesters around the world demand justice for George Floyd, Alan Sheppard shares his personal response to the challenges being faced by the world with the release of his song “Black Lives Matter More Than This”: “For decades many of my songs tell that we are all connected in love and not separated by anything […]

Rhea Layne Talks New Music, The Lockdown & Creativity

What’s new with Rhea Layne? “Tbh (to be honest) everything kinda on hold thanks to Covid but I’m working on some new music, in studio with Noize Boyz and doing something fun, new and exciting for the next Crop Over season. Also, working on a music video for “De Gem” and working with some local […]