SOCA PEOPLE

mega carnival hit, Engine Room, could be heard playing on every radio station, in every party and on the road during the Trinidad carnival season.

Kes The Band

Kes The Band, of popular hits such as Hello, Savannah Grass and Wotless, are due to release a new album this year, on Ineffable Records.

Two singles, Jolene and Liki Tiki, have already been released to entertain fans. Kes teamed up with Shaggy for Mood, which proved popular during this year's Trinidad Carnival season. You are sure to be entertained come Notting Hill Carnival Friday, 25 August, at the Troxy.

Voice

Voice The Artiste has so far won the International Soca Monarch three times, with songs Cheers To Life, Far From Finished and Year For Love, earning him a place alongside soca veterans Super Blue and Machel Montano. After a dec- ade on the soca scene, Voice still sends out the positive message of his outlook of life. The artist's Long Live Soca is sure to be a crowd pleaser when he brings his 'Vibes With Voicey' show to London on Carnival Thursday, 24 August, at HERE at Outernet, Charing Cross Road, WC2H 8LH.

Crazy And Red Plastic Bag

Crazy from Trinidad and Red Plastic Bag from Barbados are both highly venerated calypsonians in the Caribbean.

In 1978, Crazy gained second place at the National Calypso Monarch with songs A Great Achievement and Electrician; in that same year, Red Plastic Bag started to compete at the National Stadium in Barbados. If you want to relive old memories whilst creating new ones, come and spend your evening with Crazy and Red Plastic Bag at the Opera Holland Park on 19 August from 7pm, as they treat you to classics from across the years.

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