Comments on: Throwback Thursdays — Mih Lover

By: The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:27:22 +0000

Ok, I know I am late…LOL
But you always serve up the great old tunes girl. Keep them coming! I agree with your mom, since I don’t remember seeing one – do a page on Baron nuh gul?

By: RPJS

RPJS — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:27:41 +0000

Great post Afrobella! I like Trini music, Jamaican though I am! See my post on “A ale of Two Socas: J’ouvert and SOS!” (rawpoliticsjamaicastyle.wordpress.com). Would love to hear your thoughts in relation to how you guys play mas and wuk up, as the Bajans would say! Laterz!

By: Dovefly

Dovefly — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:02:59 +0000

Yess bwass!! tune dey thanks post some more like this nah

By: MissGina

MissGina — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:45:42 +0000

I grew up on soca and calypso too. My mom is Trini (Dad is from Grenada) but I love some Kitch and Sparrow. I will ask my Mom why she didn’t play more Nelson. I agree with your Dad about Baron. I also understand your frustration about not being able to get more classic soca/calypso cd’s from places like Amazon and even iTunes.

By: AlooFar

AlooFar — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:58:21 +0000

This is definitely a blog after my own heart

By: clivia

clivia — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:27:38 +0000

This is one of my favorites too…him and Roaring Lion’s Netty Netty

By: Dad and Mom

Dad and Mom — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:51:34 +0000

Me again; I am glad someone mentioned Baron, who has some of the swetest melodies in calypso. His ”Soca Man” is a must at every fete and is as much in demand as ”Mih Lover”.
You must give your readers a taste of Baron soon. They will love him.
D

By: InnerDiva

InnerDiva — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:50:28 +0000

Fellow Trini! I grew up listening to Sparrow and WLIB radio. I remember going to see David Rudder at South Street Seaport when I was about 15, and I just saw Sparrow last summer in concert with Morgan Heritage and Machel Montano. My boyfriend plays Baron in the car constantly. I agree, soca and calypso now sound nothing like what we were raised with. Have you heard Sparrow’s McDonald’s commercials? Like he really eats egg Mcmuffin for breakfast…Maybe if it has some saltfish in it.

Oh, and I listen to all the new music on http://www.torontolime.com. If it wasn’t for them I would have been lost at DC carnival. By the way, Sparrow and Machel have a song out called “Congo Man.”

By: Starr

Starr — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:09:08 +0000

The album art is cheesetastically awesome lol. But anyway, thanks for posted this. I love music history and tidbits. Plus, you made my day a little better. Work’s been rough but calypso, soca and reggae make me think of where I tend to be the happiest–in the caribbean. So thanks for that. I work at a hip-hop mag but I think I’ll be blasting this today while telling my co-workers to bug off as I imagine lying underneath a palm tree on the beach in [St. Martin], sipping rum from a coconut.

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By: Patrick Jnr.

Patrick Jnr. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:03:57 +0000

Lil sis thanks for the beautiful post! You know how I always harass you about calypso!! I was just listening to King liar here in the office, counting down until I can escape work and go lime! It warms my heart to see the responses, I hope you can turn on more of your readers!

I’ll take a drink for you later at my usual spot, love yah!