Posts tagged: Bunji Garlin

Ready For Di Road: Watch Bunji Garlin’s “Differentology” Video

May 18, 2013

Words by Jesse Serwer—

The video for Bunji Garlin’s “Differentology” is one of the most anticipated ever from a soca artist. “Differentology” was the breakout tune of Trinidad’s carnival season, a season which has already produced some memorable, high-concept videos that have stepped up the game for soca visuals. Months have passed since Carnival hype died down, but the hype surrounding “Differentology” has only grown. Even The Guardian has taken notice, naming it first in a list of “Essential summer jams for 2013.” Throw in the fact that the video was shot (and publicized) back in the afterglow of carnival in February, and you have the biggest soca story in mont

Tags:2013 Soca, Bunji Garlin, carnival, Carnival 2013, Differentology, soca, Soca 2013, The Viking, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad Carnival 2013

AUDIO: Jus Now Remix Machel Montano + Kes the Band

May 16, 2013

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Words by Jesse Serwer—

Jus Now, the international production combo consisting of Bristol, England’s Interface and T&T-based LAZAbeam, are making some of the freshest soca right now. (They also made one of the coolest videos we’ve seen all year, for the soca-inspired-but not-exactly-soca title track from their One Time EP) “Differentology” excepted, they’re responsible for a currently scorching Bunji Garlin’s best tracks this year, including the calypso-fueled “Savage” and “Tun Up” off the aforementioned One Time. LazaBEAM, operating solo, produced another recent Bunji favorite, “The Canvas”

Tags:Bunji Garlin, Interface, jus now, Kes the Band, LAZABeam, Machel Montano, soca, Steelpan, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago

Viking Quest: Bunji Garlin’s Smartphone App

May 7, 2013

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Words by Jesse Serwer—

Bunji Garlin is definitely having a big year. Not only was his “Differentology” the biggest soca tune to come out of this year’s Carnival season, but it’s looking like it might have the legs to become a true international summer hit, both inside and out of the Caribbean. The tune—one of the most seamless blends of soca and EDM to date—was recently remixed by Major Lazer on their Lazer Strikes Back, Vol. 4 EP; Diplo and crew also dropped the track during a climactic moment of their set at the Coachella Festival in California last month.

Tags:Bunji Garlin, Major Lazer, Smartphones, soca, T&T, Trinidad

LargeUp Premiere: Jus Now’s “One Time” Video

January 31, 2013

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Words by Jesse Serwer—

Occupying a space between power soca, steelpan and the freakiest outer limits of U.K. dance music, “One Time” is the debut single from Jus Now, the Anglo-Trinidadian duo of Interface (of Bristol, England) and LAZAbeam (of T&T). As jarring as the song’s unique sound is the accompanying video, a manic trip through Port of Spain’s streets, roti shops, parrot’s nests and a dojo full of karate kids. We’ve seen some ambitious soca videos this Carnival season, but this is some really next-level business.

Tags:Bristol, Bunji Garlin, Interface, jungle, jus now, LAZABeam, Maximus Dan, Port of Spain, Power Soca, soca, Steelpan, T&T, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago, UK dance

Mixtape Mondays: Wah Wah, So Shifty, The Heatwave

January 28, 2013

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Words by DJ Theory —

Jamaica, Germany and The UK hold things down this week at Mixtape Mondays, with a healthy serving of brand new hip-hop, reggae, dancehall and soca — with some extra irie ites in there as well. Move up to speed with what’s happening in Caribbean music from some of the top deejay’s right here every Monday…

Tags:Bunji Garlin, Gabriel Heatwave, Hip Hop, Mixtape, Mixtape Mondays, rap, Reggae, so shifty, soca, The Heatwave, wasp, zj wah wah

Soca Survivor: The Return of Super Blue

January 11, 2013

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Words by Jesse Serwer—

Soca star Superblue

The biggest news in soca this month is the return of Superblue —father of Fay-Ann Lyons and Terri Lyons, and the originator of the jump and wave craze—to Trinidad’s Soca Monarch competition. The winner of eight Carnival Road March titles and a record five Soca Monarch titles will make his first entry into the competition in over a decade next month, going head-to-head against his own daughters and son-in-law, Bunji Garlin.

Tags:Bunji Garlin, calypso, Calypsonians, Fay-Ann Lyons, New Power Soca, New Soca, Power Soca, soca, soca monarch, Super Blue, Terri Lyons, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad Carnival, Trinidad Express, Trinidad Guardian