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April 14, 2010
Five nods for Machel Montano at IRAWMA
 International soca act
Machel Montano, who will be performing at the 29th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) May 1 has received
five nominations inclidng Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer, Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year, Most Outstanding Stage
Personality, Songwriter of the Year and Most Outstanding Show Band/Group as front man for the band Xtatic. Montano,
born in Trinidad and Tobago is renowned as the international king of soca music, and is the only soca artiste to have sold
out two back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden.
The consummate showman, Montano, one of the Caribbean's most
sought after artist has taken the genre of Soca music to heights and continues to work hard to bring the genre from the oil
rich island of Trinidad to the mainstream.
"We are extraordinarily proud of Machel Montano's achievements
and his endeavor to bring soca to the masses," Ephraim Martin, event producer for IRAWMA 2010 said. "His performance
at this year's show will surely be one to remember."
The 29th IRAWMA is the longest running reggae and world
music event in the country, continuing the trend of celebrating the most popular performing artistes in the music genres.
Performers and nominees for IRAWMA 2010 include Julian Marley, Dean Fraser, Queen Ifrica, Tarrus Riley, Gramps Morgan,
Machel Montano, Bar-bee, Alison Hinds, Winsome Benjamin, Tony Rebel, Sean Paul, Beenie Man and Vybz Kartel among others.
IRAWMA also recognises artistes in gospel, salsa, Latin, reggaeton, calypso, soca, African, soukous, compas, racine
and hip hop. Article Source Photo Source
April 9, 2010
Featuring Trinbagonian Fine Artist Samantha Rochard
 Residing in Trinidad
and Tobago, the artist paints landscapes and metaphysical themes. Her work is predominantly in Acrylic on Canvas, but there
are occasional watercolour illustrations of island living.
Her metaphysical paintings are themed to expanding spirituality
in the individual.
Rochard has exhibited at Fine Art Gallery and Art Creators, with a few pieces shown at Horizons
art Gallery on the island. Her work can be seen at www.samantharochard.webs.com. She also blogs
at http://samantharochard.blogspot.com Samantha
Rochard is a Fine Art painter for whom the term "comfort zone" has not applied. She frequently moves from topic
to topic, with styles changing as much as four times during a year. To date, 2008 has been the artists most productive
period, with three showings at the Red Earth Arts Festival, Fine Art Gallery, and More Vino. There were also special appearances by her paintings in Inmybedmagazine
(http://www.inmybedmagazine.com/) and in ART FETE,
Hong Kong; a fund raising drive for the victims of the earthquake in China. 
Currently,
the artist is working on paintings reflecting her Caribbean culture.
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