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Carnival - A sweet it sweet so!

Carnival in St. Kitts is sweet, sweet , sweet! The soca music blaring, the big drum resonating, the fife music piercing the air, the thrashing of the clatter, the rhythmic music of the steel pan, the chants of the masquerades, the running of the “bull”, the animation of the mummies and the cherished art of calypso are components that have accentuated the festival. Carnival 2007-2008 will be the 36th edition and the ingenious merger of Carnival with the Christmas Season- an experience unique to St. Kitts- has forever enhanced the festival’s brand and added to the appeal of the affair.

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Rootz Underground hits with Hammerz

Reggae band, Rootz Underground, has broken new ground with the shooting of Hammer, the video for the next single off their soon-to-be released debut album Movement!. Produced by Shannon Hart and directed by Luciano Blotta, the video for Hammer is a symbol of the message of Rootz Underground, whose lyrics manifest self-realisation and self-actualisation.

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Ky-Mani Marley breaks from Van Halen tour to star in Park City

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Cocoa Tea

After more than 30 years as a reggae musician, Cocoa Tea should be either a cutting-edge groundbreaker or a standard-bearing legend. As Biological Warfare disappointingly makes clear, he’s neither. The dancehall vibe he’s worked with for most of his career has seen him occasionally flirting with progressive electronic sounds that threaten to push the genre forward. Similarly, his lyrics have had moments of daring, even controversial inspiration.

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February to be declared Reggae Month, says Grange

The Government is to declare February Reggae Month, minister of information, culture, youth and sports, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, told guests at the launch of the Reggae Academy Awards last Tuesday at the Hilton Kingston Hotel.

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