Carnival , soca music, calypso and all these things have never been something I paid much attention to.
A lot of reggae heads probably go to NYC's labour day parade or Toronto's Caribana and have a great old time and yet hardcore reggae people still don't really claim soca as one of there favourite music or even as something that they like.
Me personally I have many friends from all over the caribbean and I have been known to play a little soca segment at maybe a college party or if I wanna mix it up a little at BCIF. And when I say "little" I mean "little" lol my soca segment has been the same set of songs for over 5 years with may 1 or 2 adjustments, (Kevin Lytttle, Rupee - Tempted to Touch & Jump, Roll it Gyal, Mamacita just to name a few)
Bottom line Soca anno really my ting (Straight reggae/ dancehall mi say)
Forward to Summer 2k10
After years of declining I decided to accept and invitation to Boston Carnival (which would entail a weekend of straight soca music and parties). This year my schedule was free and I decided to go outside of my box.
Lemme tell you this when they say,
"No sleep til Monday!"
They mean that shit
I'm not going to draw this out with all the details of my weekend but lemme just say:
- I got to Boston Friday we went to a Body Paint party which was over at 2am den we start pree some after parties
- Saturday morning we up at 6am to go to Jouvert (a pre- carnival road march)
- Around 1pm we go home for an hour then back on the road for carnival until about 8pm
- At 10:30 pm we on the road again going to an Annual Camoflauge Party which again done at 2am the after party preements
- Sunday morning by 10 am we on our way to a Soca boatride til 3pm then Sunday evening various cook outs and a party called last lap.
I'm a party person, believe me....
Along the way I realized that soca music is happy music and its audience transcends age. Its the first time I've ever seen old people and young people partying together (not posing like at reggae parties, but dancing and galavanting) and not in individual segments but none stop vibes
I also realized that Trinidadians can drink and ain't no shame in there game lol
And I now can palance, chip on the pavement, sell pipe, wine on anything,jump with no behaviour, invite girls to jump on my jumpa cable....
its like a daggerer's dream , the women are sexy and can wine their asses off, they drink a whole lot and they don't mind to "Get on bad!"
Big up all my friends that are deep in the soca world, Ashley , Skerrit Bwoy, Problem Child, Hypa Bajen ... A whoring yute join the team zeen
I am Fudgie Springer from dancehall, dutty fridaze, whoring and touring and I found out in Boston that..
I LIKE SOCA MUSIC
