Soka in Moka Uploaded on Sunday
Nadia Batson -
TICKET sales for the Soka in Moka virtual fete have increased over the past few days, according to Trinity College Soka in Moka Foundation PRO Dexter Charles. The virtual event, titled Soka in Moka XXII Uploaded, is sceduled for
January 17 at 8 pm.
Some of the featured artistes will be Aaron Voice St Louis, Olatunji Yearwood, Nadia Batson and Nailah Blackman.
Charles said while ticket sales had been slow since the announcement of the event, there had been a wave of new sales after promotional videos were posted recently. Giveaways and contests have also raised interest in the event.
The party is on with soca, pan and Sekon Sunday
Friday 8 January 2021
Sekon Sta performs at his Sekon Sunday concert at Fatima College, Mucurapo Road, on January 12, 2020. - ANGELO MARCELLE
THE party is still on, even though it may be scaled down for a much smaller audience. Entertainers continue to provide their fans with a Carnival experience through performances with small, live audiences.
This weekend will see events hosted by soca artiste Nesta “Sekon Sta” Boxill, a 21st Century Calypso Tent Experience that includes Desperadoes Steel Orchestra and top calypsonians, and Neil Iwer George will continue his virtual Stage series.
Itâs December 27 and that means two things: many stomachs are recovering from overindulgence during the past two days and soca fans everywhere are jumping on social media platforms to check out new releases.
Traditionally T&Tâs Carnival started yesterday, Boxing Day. At least the mass local and international interest in the new sounds of the upcoming festival season. And while, sadly, the ongoing global pandemic has added Carnival Monday and Tuesday (February 15 and 16) to its daily growing list of victims, the innate need to fete remains alive in every beating Carnival loverâs heart.
Thankfully and perhaps mercifully their âsoca warriorsâ have not abandoned them in their greatest hour of need. New soca releases have been aplenty in recent months, fuelling a series of virtual online eventsâand not so legal Covid-19-regulaitons-breaching âzesserâ and âwesserâ fetes leading up to T&Tâs highly anticipated virtual Carnival 2021 sh