KICKER
FILMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH GENERATOR ENTERTAINMENT UK TO SHOOT "SCANDALOUS!" A SOCA-BOLLYWOOD MOVIE FEATURING THE
MUSIC OF MACHEL MONTANO.
"Scandalous!" is a soca Bollywood movie being produced by Kicker Films in association with Generator Entertainment UK.
A love story set in Trinidad
and Tobago at carnival, "Scandalous!" features the music of Machel Montano. Montano is attached to play the male
lead and is making new music for the movie which will also incorporate Indian sounds.
On Carnival Monday and Tuesday,
a second unit crew will be shooting footage of revelers. The producers intend to use the footage to enhance their depiction
of carnival in the movie. Principal photography is set to begin later in the year.
The script and project has
already won recognition. The script won the Bahamas International Film Festival's Screenplay Contest and is currently a finalist
for the Indian Film Festival of LA development grant. "Scandalous!" is the only project being shot outside of the
US or India to receive consideration for the grant.
The movie is being produced by Kicker Films, a new New York
based company run by Caribbean producers whose mission is to produce Caribbean content for the global market.
Company principal Ancil McKain is a Trinidad and Tobago born producer and film editor and lead producer on the movie "Scandalous!"
Company principal Claire
Ince is "Scandalous!"' screenwriter/producer.
From Generator Entertainment, Simon Bosanquet is a UK-based
producer who produced the Emmy winning "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" starring Geoffrey Rush and Charlize
Theron.
Visit Tobago for Sail Week and the Tobago Carnival Regatta 2010
The excitement is rising as the big men of Kite boarding begin arriving in Tobago for the second annual Tobago Carnival
Regatta 2010 on 19-21 February.
Supported
by the THA , TDC , Peakes and Bmobile, the Tobago Carnival Regatta is setting new standards in the traditional sailing regattas
regionally. Dubbed “A Festival of Wind”, the Tobago Carnival Regatta is becoming the most radical regatta in the
Caribbean, with droves of kite boards, wind surfers, Bum Boats (Double-ender sail boats), young optimists (young people now
learning the fundamentals of sailing for the first time) and traditional sailors all taking part in one grand regatta at Pigeon
Point.
Already
the tongues are wagging, who will be the king of kites this year? Will it be Orian Jakerov, David Devies, Shern Alexander
or the Barbados posse of Burn Corn and Roland Boyce?
Orian Jakerov, a Canadian who grew up in Tobago astonished
the crowd with his antics of
flying
through the air and became the first ever, freestyle Champion last year and the number one kite boarder in Trinidad and Tobago
2009. As news of last years competition spread challengers from far and wide started lining up to put Orian to the test.
Among
his challengers are Tony “Barn Corn” Walcott who will be looking to make a Caribbean statement in Tobago. The
current freestyle and race champion of Barbados, ‘Barn Corn’, recently broke the kite boarding record winning
a kite race around Barbados in just under 8 hrs, beating his closest rival who took 10 hours to complete the same distance.
Another
contender staking a claim is “Big Wave” Dave Devies from the USA, who is the Tobago Carnival Regatta 2009 Kite
Race defending Champion.
With the high level of competitors arriving at Pigeon Point this year all eyes will be glued to the
skies as “ Barn Corn’ and his fellow country man Roland Boyce take the game to other kiters from Germany, Sweden,
France, England, Holland, South Africa and our local boys to see who will be the Kite Super Power in 2010.
Kite
boarding is the fastest growing water sport in the world today and Tobago is no exception. Local boy Shern Alexander is Tobago’s
contender. This young man blast into the kite boarding arena with style and talent and will be the only local competing.
Definitely a wild card, Shern is someone to watch, as he is the most improved kiter on Pigeon Point over the last few months.
Truly
a spectator sport, kite boarding is awesome to see. Large colourful kites racing across the skies lifting their surfer high
into the air twisting and turning only meters from the shore, it is the most popular item on the Regatta line up.
Carnival
is supposed to be freedom. Freedom from stress, freedom from pain, and freedom to let go of your inhibitions, in a way you
can’t at any other time of the year.
Recently though, it seems to be more about being at the ‘right’
fete, with the ‘right’ people, and posing looking the ‘right’ way. The essence of bacchanal and fun
seems to have been exchanged for a stiff all-about-appearances vibe in fetes from north to south.
Shawn “Da
Ma$tamind” Noel is determined to bring back the “Madness” that has defined the season that is Carnival here in Trinidad
and Tobago from back in the day when rebel tamboo bamboo bands roamed Port of Spain and later on when following a steelband
meant you were a badjohn.
He describes his latest offering for Carnival 2K10, as a release for himself and for all of the
true Soca and Feteing diehards that allows them to reclaim the energy he remembers at parties during the season so many years
ago.
The lyrics of the song clearly indicate a distaste for those who hold themselves back and who scorn the real revelers
who let nothing and no one stand in the way of them having a good time once the music begins to play.
When asked if he is concerned
about alienating the more “hoity toity” crowd as he describes them, Noel says, “No I am not because I think
when they hear this song they too will remember what this time of year is supposed to mean and they themselves will let go
and come join the fun and let the music take them away as it is meant to. My job as an entertainer is to make you the patron
forget all of your worries, that includes how you look, how you dance, everything!” Da Ma$tamind has certainly
produced and performs this song with an energy that simply hypnotizes anyone looking on, alongside the lyrics written by Stephan
“Kuttit” Abraham that embody all of the feeling that once overtook this twin island from January till Ash Wednesday. From the response this well renowned producer has been receiving it seems as though he has singlehandedly started a revolution
to bring back the Carnival we all know and love. Full of life, love of each other, and most importantly the freedom we all
crave as soon as the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Day.
“Madness” is rolling with a momentum
and vibe that no one with ears and a true love for this season can ignore. Thanks to Da Ma$tamind, 2010 is clearly the year
in which all Soca and Carnival babies get back exactly what they want!
According to
this Trinidad Express
article there will
be no live performances by Machel Montano HD in Trinidad Carnival 2010. No Alternative Concept (AC) apparently due to the
lack of venues since the T&T Government has said that the Hasely Crawford Stadium will not be used for Carnival events.
Make no mistake Machel will still be releasing soca music for 2010 some of which have already received air play. Listen to some of
the new 2010 soca from Machel Montano - ’Hot
Like Pepper’ recorded with Serani, ’Tell Me’, ’Bad Behaviour’ , ’Bumper To Fender’,
’Awrite’ and ’Feteing On’ with Skinny Fabulous.
Machel claims that it is an opportunity
for him to step aside, take a break and let the others in his HD family shine like Patrice Roberts, Farmer Nappy, Zan
and Umi Marcano.
In my opinion Machel just getting old, he was absent for Carnival 2009 because his performances lacked
the same energy as it had in the past. Maybe it is a good idea to rest this season and begin anew in 2011. You will be missed
by some but not all.
UPDATE: JANUARY 4TH, 2010 - I was listening
to Red 96.7 today and Hyper Hoppa mentioned that Machel is working on something very top secret and needs to time off to concentrate
and give all his energy to it. Wonder what that could be?
Wishing
you and yours 12 Months of happiness, 52 weeks of fun, 365 Days of laughter, 8760 hrs of good luck, 525600 Minutes
of joy, 31536000 seconds of success, So wishing you a Happy New Year 2010
Singer and Songwriter Naki, is definitely busy this season, after releasing two wonderful Christmas songs she is now ready to deal with Carnival 2010.
Written and Produced by
Jason “Nutron” Carter for GB God Bless Productions
Mixed and Mastered by Shawn Noel for Mastamind
Productions
Her offering is a very sexy and steamy crossover groovy soca number entitled “Always On Time.”
Written and produced by Jason “Nutron” Carter ( co-writer, co-producer, Machel Montano’s Make Love and Ramajay”)
describes a woman that can call on her man at anytime because she is truly satisfied, as the song says “whenever I want
it, he’s always on time”. We are not sure who the lucky guy is, but one thing is for certain Naki’s delivery
on that number is definitely one that will satisfy her audience and leave them wanting more.
Naki’s musical
background started in Calypso, where she still competes in the Toronto’s Kaiso 365 Calypso Monarch every year, and apparently
she is very good at it as she has made it to the finals for the past 3 years. She has been singing since she was 13 years
old and she’s grown into a versatile songstress as she releases a soca parang every Christmas, dabbles in some R&B
but states “Soca and Calypso is My first love”.
The spirit of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival returns to New York
NEW YORK (October 21, 2009) - On November 5, 2009
when the New York-based Caribbean-owned special events company, Antilia, Inc. hosts an evening of entertainment and elegance.
The event will feature international soca king, Machel Montano at the penthouse of Tribeca Rooftop (2 Desbrosses Street between
Hudson & Greenwich Streets) in New York City.
Simon
Khan, Antilia's chief executive officer, announced this week that the "Antilia Carnival" event will be hosted by
world renowned Jamaican-American supermodel and actor Tyson Beckford and 1998 Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad
& Tobago.
"We are excited to be launching our
third annual, high-profile preview of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival in New York City," said Khan, who explained that
this year his company will be showcasing the most upscale and exotic premium aspects of Caribbean culture and tourism in the
United States.
Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival, one of
the largest street festivals in the world, invites participants to experience the freedom, revelry and color of the nation
and its people. The two-day festival, which culminates in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on February 15 and 16, 2010, has historical
origins tied to settlers' masquerade celebrations and folklore and attracts tens of thousands of masqueraders in elaborate
costumes flooding the streets, dancing and jumping to pulsating music with unmatched stamina.
Here in New York, the November launch event, which is being planned in concert with travel and tourism partners on
island, will include a costume catwalk, featuring a multi-cultural, eclectic mix of models from America's Next Top Model,
Make Me a Supermodel, and the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.
"We are striving to reach a wider audience within and beyond the Caribbean-American Diaspora, including the
young American trendsetter traveler who does not currently have access to Trinidad and Tobago Carnival," said Khan, promising
that patrons of the Antilia Carnival event would experience firsthand what Carnival itself is like, including exotic costumes
from the top rival carnival bands.
Antilia is also offering
unique, all-encompassing travel packages to the world renowned annual festival. These packages provide a seamless, transparent
method of getting to Carnival, and afford the visitor a VIP experience through the many exclusive events and offerings. "From
the in-flight experience of Caribbean Airlines to hotel check-in; from the carnival fêtes to mas in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
& Tobago has so much more to offer than most visitors understand or can appreciate," said Khan.
Tickets for the New York spectacle are available at http://www.antilia.com/, while information about travel packages will be announced next week along with a new-look Antilia website.
ABOUT ANTILIA Antilia is a Caribbean
entertainment brand dedicated to the global promotion of Caribbean culture, entertainment and tourism. The company began in
2007 as a nexus between Caribbean elegance and New York style, allowing U.S. citizens, overseas-based Caribbean nationals
and the media to experience the integration of cultures through visionary special event productions in New York City. For
the 2009/2010 season, Antilia launches the first ever premium, bundled travel packages to Trinidad's annual Carnival festival,
the second largest street festival in the world, which culminates on February 15 and 16, 2010 in the capital of Port-of-Spain.
The company continues to promote the most prestigious and upscale elements of Caribbean culture such as Caribbean art, music,
fashion, spirits & liqueurs, fine dining and sought after festivals, both within and outside the region. Antilia has offices
in New York City and in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
Where all de fetes for Miami Carnival 2009. Here is the list! Who ready for Miami Carnival 2009?
2009 JUNIOR CALYPSO MONARCH COMPETITION Saturday, October 03,
2009 Florida Memorial Center, Miami Lou Rawls Center for Performing Arts 15800 NW 42 Ave., Miami Gardens Admission: Adults $15.00 Age 12 and under Free Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Showtime: 4:00 p.m. 954-438-3316 cac@caribislessportsclub.org
MIAMI SATURDAY NITE MAS Saturday, October 03, 2009 Palmetto Bay Village Center, Miami location: Palmetto Bay Village Center, Miami A Taste
of J'Ouvert - Street Parade 2008 18001 Old Cutler Road, South Miami. Corner of Old Cutler and Eureka. Music by
Maestro. Pan on the road Contact 786-456-6772 miamisaturdaynitemas@hotmail.com
ANNUAL ALL INCLUSIVE GEN X J'OUVERT Saturday, October
03, 2009 Rancho Columbia 17121 NW 137th AVE http://www.generationxmiami.com
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 1 - WELCOME TO MIAMI Wednesday, October
07, 2009 Club Bed, Miami Beach location: Club Bed, Miami Beach
925 Washington
Ave., South Beach Wear Green?Go Green Music by Back to Basics, House Arrest, Soca G.B., Young Chow, Spoil Bratz Everyone in Green $10 B4 12 AM 305-438-9488 www.socavivor.com
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 2 - NAUGHTY & NICE Thursday, October
08, 2009 location: Opium , Miami Beach 136 Collins Ave., South Beach Wear Black
to be Naughty Wear White to be Nice Everyone $15 in all black or all white B4 12AM Music by Massive B, D-Life,
Walshy Fire, Supa B, Natural Freaks, Bulletproof 305-438-9488 www.socavivor.com
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 4 - INTERNATIONAL FLAG NITE JOUVAY & BREAKFAST/BLOCK PARTY Friday, October 09, 2009 location: Club Space, Miami Bring Yuh Flags. Wear Island
Colors. Machel Montano, Destra, Red Hot Flames, DJ Khaled, Zan, Giselle the Wassi One, Ricky T, Pumpa, Jabba, Mr. Benji
N20, Skinny Fabulous, Clint, Peter Ram, Lyrikal, Nayee, Ilah, Avvy Soca music by House Arrest, Soca G.B., Mixmaster
Roderick, Natural Freaks, Super B, Back2Basics, Spoil Bratts, D-Life, Mac-10, Dorenzo, DJ Stephen Reggae/Hip-Hop music
by Massive B, Steelie Bashment, Young Chow, Platinum Kidz, Walshy Fire, Bashment Kid, Cancer Hi-Power, Jahstream, Fergie/Springer,
Street League, Bulletproof Limited Adv Tix - $40 Indoor/Outdoor 305-438-9488 www.socavivor.com
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 3 - RISE MIAMI MEETS SHINE N.Y.C. Friday,
October 09, 2009 location: Club Nocturnal, Miami 50 NE 11th Street Wear Yellow Hosted by Giselle D' Wassi One 305-438-9488 - www.socavivor.com
WELCOME TO MIAMI Friday, October 09, 2009 location: Catalina
Hotel, Miami Beach 17th Street and Collins Avenue The ALL WHITE welcome party at the Catalina Hotel, featuring
a HOT MAS CAMP fashion show, passed appetizers, open bar, Alize and DJ Vanity. RSVP JDubison@mindspring.com or Text 917-774-1258 Or bring flyer with you
MIAMI VICE Friday, October 09, 2009 location: Rooftop at the Clevelander, Miami Beach ShorBlu
Events presents MIAMI VICE Rooftop at the Clevelander South Beach 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach ADV.
TIX $35 www.shorbluevents.com Super Dupper Dj Team (Back2Basics, Sounds4Life & Special Guest Dj D'Bandit (Canada)
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 5 - THE ALL WHITE AFFAIR Saturday, October 10, 2009 location: South Beach Go White/Wear White 305-438-9488 www.socavivor.com
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 6 - RAINFOREST WET FETE Saturday, October
10, 2009 location: Miami Beach Water Party! Go Metallic! Ladies free in Swimwear B4
5PM 305-438-9488 www.socavivor.com
U-WE FETE - The Ultra-Elite All-Inclusive University Fete Saturday,
October 10, 2009 location: Central Broward Regional Park (Cricket Stadium), Ft. Lauderdale Top Shelf Liquor from 5 to 10 Party until 11 Chinese, Indian, Creole and Vegetarian Dishes, Shark & Bake,
Corn Soup (more in VIP) Artists: Fay-Ann, Bunji, Roy Cape All Stars, Trivini, Skinny Fabulous, Peter Ram, Ricky T, Hitman,
Rita Jones, Sizwe, C, Tizzy, Blaxx, Drupetee Ilahman and more DJs Anonymous and Back to Basics(NYC), Private Ryan (Miami),
Renny, Crowne Prince and Natural Mystics (Orlando), Brother J (Toronto), Tempo (Atlanta) and more. $80 Advance
$150 VIP Advance www.generationxmiami.com 305-233.0697/954-444-6789 generationx@bellsouth.net
COOLER FETE (Bring Yuh Cooler) Saturday, October 10, 2009 Location: Rancho Columbia 17121 NW 137th AVE http://www.generationxmiami.com
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 7 - JABBA STRIKES BACK Sunday,
October 11, 2009 location: Bongos, Miami 601 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown Miami. 1
Block from Bicentennial Park, behind American Airlines Arena Wear Blue Ladies Free B4 10:30 pm 305-438-9488 www.socavivor.com
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 8 - THE MIAMI CARNIVAL MONDAY NITE TRADITION Monday, October 12, 2009 location: Mansion, Miami 1235 Washington Ave., South beach Go purple or pink 305-438-9488 www.socavivor.com
SOCAVIVOR EVENT 9 - THE MIAMI CARNIVAL LAST LAP Tuesday,
October 13, 2009 location: Teasers/Casinova, Miami 524 Ocean Drive, South Beach
Wear Red www.socavivor.com or 305-438-9488
LAST LAP @ THE OVAL Tuesday, October 13,
2009 location: Central Broward Regional Park (Cricket Stadium), Fort Lauderdale www.generationxmiami.com
From
songwriter to one of the most sensational on-stage Caribbean acts, T&T’s Nadia Batson- the Caribbean Girl, breathes and lives music, infecting the world with hit after hit, never slowing down for fear of making
the masses stop…
With
the 2009 touring season winding down and focus immediately gravitating to the rigours of nightlife and vocal execution in
2010, Batson has once again evoked the spirit of the female carnival lover, offering them the melody and rhythm needed to
simply, “Keep Wining.”
With just the
groovy melody that’s needed in the pre-Christmas, pre-Carnival build up to T&T’s wining season, the track
produced by Julian Jullio Nelson of the Digital Hit Factory and mastered by Madman Johan, draws close to the edge, yet sweetly
stays on the safe side by way of Batson’s well-tuned vocals.
Skilled as she is with the talent of putting
pen to paper, Nadie B has given her fans another track that brings with it, a rude smile, a cheerful energy, a whimsical wine-
that only Caribbean women can claim.
“Keep Wining,” is the first of many tantalising tracks to come
from Batson’s camp, as she is adamant that her music will go beyond the world of soca, beyond even carnival, and into
the homes and hearts of all people- no matter race, creed, colour or wining skill level.
ABOUT NADIA BATSON
Singer/songwriter Nadia Batson,
is the epiphany of Caribbean beauty. Her talent has afforded her the privilege of working alongside some of the Caribbean’s
most notable musicians and artistes. Batson’s music has spanned borders, creating waves from the West Indies to North
America, Canada and Europe. As one of the most prolific female artistes in Trinidad and Tobago, Batson’s music has assisted
in shaping the local industry, taking it from the old into the new with tracks like Caribbean Girl, My Posse, One Island and
now, Keep Wining.
Singer and Songwriter 
NEW YORK (October 21, 2009) - On November 5, 2009
when the New York-based Caribbean-owned special events company, Antilia, Inc. hosts an evening of entertainment and elegance.
The event will feature international soca king, Machel Montano at the penthouse of Tribeca Rooftop (2 Desbrosses Street between
Hudson & Greenwich Streets) in New York City. 
rom
songwriter to one of the most sensational on-stage Caribbean acts, T&T’s 
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