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Machel Montano To Perform At The Apollo, NYC.

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Machel Montano has been delivering vibrant soca performances outside of T&T, despite quietly sitting out the carnival 2024 season. News has emerged that the artiste will deliver a major show at the iconic Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, on August 30th.

Coinciding with Labor Day celebrations in New York, the event will likely draw thousands of soca lovers and certainly fans of the artiste himself. Montano recently performed in the Cayman Islands at the ‘Out of This World Music Festival.’ He headlined a cast, which included, Fat Joe, Baby Cham and NeYo. Prior to that, the ‘Mr. Fete’ singer delivered his energy at Culture Fete in Orlando, Florida. In early May, Machel engaged fans in St. Lucia at the St. Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival.

Machel Montano’s name has been mentioned on the topic of Caribbean music and particularly, soca music, for the past 40 years. His stage show remains unmatched. “From his chart-topping hits to his infectious energy, Machel Montano knows how to throw a party like no other,” read a statement by his team, as Montano prepares to light up Harlem, New York.

Machel will perform at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, on July 6th. He joins artistes like Tyrese, Big Boi, Tweet and Donell Jones.

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Squeezy Rankin’s Pivot. Artiste Goes Hard into Calypso to Change Mindsets.

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From dancehall music with rough lyrical content to social commentary that aims at changing mindsets, East Trinidad native, Squeezy Rankin says he has found his true calling in Calypso music. The entertainer is on the road to the preliminary round of the Calypso Monarch Competition later this month, with a single called ‘Rat Race’ – this, one year after ‘Justice’ influenced younger audiences to take a stronger look at the Calypso genre, something that he hopes he can continue to do as his journey in music continues.

Squeezy Rankin has been an artiste on the ground for many years. He has pivoted from dancehall into Calypso music.

In a recent radio interview, the reigning Young King, whose real name is Anthony La Fleur, said prior to 2025, he had not done music professionally in 13 years. Jumping back into the spotlight, he said, was a bit intimidating, but the exposure last year has prepared him for 2026 and the artiste is expected to confidently claim his space in the Calypso Monarch competition this year.

As real as it gets, Squeezy Rankin- a man on the ground, has always fought for his place in the music industry locally. Now, as Calypso music embraces him even more, he says he believes he’s found his place. “I plan on releasing two songs during the year because I want to change the narrative that Calypso music is old people music,” he said, adding that his hope is that urban radio stations see the value in sharing topics of social commentary, such as ‘Justice’ and ‘Rat Race’- songs deep in meaning and valuable beyond measure, in the greater scheme of things.

Determined to change mindsets one song at a time, Squeezy Rankin says his strong suit is certainly social commentary and he will not, at any time, delve into political commentary. “I was advised by someone who is deep in politics to stay out of it and I literally listened. You know sometimes we hear people, but we aren’t listening. I thought about what he said, and it made sense. I literally listened, even though they say I don’t listen,” he said with a laugh.

‘Rat Race’ was written by Squeezy and Angelo Pantin with production by Q-Ban Production.

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Patrice Roberts: “I Love Everything I Release.”

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Patrice Roberts is set to give fans a free, full LIVE show- “A Night With Patrice” complete with full band, on Thursday night. She recently spoke on the upcoming event, telling radio personalities at 961.WEFM that she’ll be giving back to fans in this way at FLAVA Village, at the Queen’s Park Savannah. Asked which of her songs are her favorite this season, she started with ‘Capital’ with Mical Teja, and followed with ‘Sweet Spot,’ but subsequently said, “I love everything I release.”

Patrice is a crowd favorite. This year, she released ‘Rock So’ – an anthem that many are singing along to. She said the song is not personal, but rather, relatable – something she appreciated when she received it.

The free event on January 22nd is described as something for all of her faithful fans. It starts at 9pm and Patrice will be backed by the A Team Band.

On Sunday, she is set to take the stage at the A Class Experience – an event hosted by the A Team Band at the Cipriani Labour College. That event will feature a number of soca stars and is expected to be a blockbuster Carnival experience for real fans of soca.

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