Ladies First Streaming Live

Tune in tonight to Triniscene LIVE for stream of Ladies First at Pier 1. http://www.triniscene.com/tsv7/stream/

Panorama Semis Greens Map

Greens Posse Rules:

1. Posses must submit the name of their coordinator and his/her contact information.

2. Access by "On the Greens" ticket-holders is restricted to the area designated as "The Greens" only.

3. Each Posse must indicate the number of persons in the their posse. Tickets will be sold based on this number.

4. Posses are asked to observe all guidelines, rules, and policies set by Pan trinbago and its representatives for the event.

5. Posses are advised that the time allotted for setting up and out-fitting their tents is 3PM on Saturday 4th February 2012. After such time only authorized personnel will be allowed in the venue until the official start.
Gates will be open at 8AM to patrons.

6. No unauthorised electronic equipment will be allowed.

7. Posses are asked to conduct themselves in a manner, which will not disturb the acoutic experience of patrons or the performances of bands on the main stage. Disruptive behaviours or activities will result in expulsion from the event.

8. No unauthorised vending will be allowed.

http://www.ncctt.org/home/news/294-on-the-green.html

Zante Has Moved

Psssssst!!!

Zanté~ we goin' so & so, up so; where de party have vibes, up so; where de party cyah miss...RIFFIC!!!

Xcitement!!!! Response to Zanté~chocolates& champagne has been simply overwhelming...couples tickets are SOLD OUT and only a singles tickets remain!!

Zanté is relocating to a 'bigger badder' location...
'The Venue', 16 Rust Street, St Clair, POS.

For map click on link below:
http://maps.google.tt/maps/place?q=16+rust+street,+st+clair,+port+of+spain,+trinidad&hl=en&ftid=0x8c36080c7b8656d9:0xa20e148d1279396a

Same slammin' vibe 'jus more space tuh zanté yuhself' and plenty worry free parking

Feb. 14th Zanté~ we out and BAD!!!

They Call me Mrs Fete :Yorke All Inclusive - The Review

Fete : Yorke All Inclusive, Ortinola Estate Maracas St Joseph
Price: $600.00
Date: January 22,2012
Photos http://www.triniscene.com/tsv7/galleries/?page=display&id=GAL6D5C82

http://www.triniscene.com/tsv7/galleries/?page=display&id=GAL9F605B

Location:

Ortinola Estate in Maracas St Joseph is the former location of Beach House, who held their fete there for a few years, it is also a popular spot for weddings because of its scenic beauty and sprawling hilly layout. The only caveat to this location, which was also a problem for Beach House, is the traffic congestion getting to and from the venue. Parking for Yorke was not at Ortinola but offsite at three designated parking spots and guests were shuttled to the venue. However, there were still those that parked on the streets leading to Ortionla which caused some traffic as both sides of the road were lined with cars.

Ambiance/Decor:

The layout for Yorke was a bit different from Beach House in the past with a large area dedicated to the food court with lots of tents and fabric used to decorate. On one side there was a massive Digicel tent with seating, two main bars and several other sponsor bars like the Carib Brewery. The grassy areas also had a plastic flooring added throughout the venue and this made walking around in heels much easier for the ladies. I liked the idea of the "drink table" swings hanging from the trees , people used them to stash their drinks while they partied.

Food

For the price expectation had to be tempered, I mean this is one of the All Inclusives under by "budget" list so I was not prepared to see a long list of food items like some of the more expensive fetes. There was the usual All Inclusive fare; roast pork, horse, barb b que pigtail, soup,doubles, bake and shark, Chinese , Indian and local dishes. In addition there was bake and shrimp and a gourmet station serving shrimp skewers. I sampled the roast pork (very popular food station) and had the shrimp skewers which was very good.

Bar

Again, standard "premium" drinks included which meant Johnny Walker Black and 1919 among others. There was a champagne/sparkling wine tent and I had the MUMS champagne. I liked the HUGE beer mugs that were given out by the Carib Brewery, people were filling up that WHOLE mug with drinks of their choice. I had to ask for my Johnny doubled up to get it tasting right and they served PEPSI while I am a coke drinker. Bar service was pretty quick, no long lines.

Performances:

Saw Dil E Nadan for the second time, however their performance was not as electrifying as at UWI. I must also note that the stage was ridiculously high; yes it gave you a vantage point if you were standing on the hilly areas but if you were down below you had to crane your neck to view the performers on stage! Rhapsody featuring Olatunji were also ok and by the time Kes came on we left mid performance at around 10:30pm to try and beat the traffic. From other reports many other people had left by the time Destra finally took the stage.

Crowd Vibe

This was my first Yorke All Inclusive and it was a mixed crowd of older, much older and younger patrons. For me personally I saw few people that I knew at the fete ; not my usual crowd but generally most people seemed to be enjoying themselves. 

Eye Candy
Depends on what you are looking for, women as usual looked great and if you were looking for an older guy lots to choose from.

Extras

The shuttle service deserves its own space in this review. Granted that the venue has been plagued with traffic woes in the past the shuttle service caused even more problems as it did nothing to stop the traffic and had patrons waiting for over 30 minutes to GET to the fete. If you arrived very early shuttling from the car park to the venue was no problem. We got to St Joseph a little after 6PM and were directed to park at the furthest Car Park located at the RC School. After waiting at least 20 minutes for a shuttle that was supposed to arrive in "10 minutes" we decided to drive to the venue and look for a closer park as the shuttle idea seemed like it would be even more trouble when we were ready to leave.

There was some traffic on the road leading to Ortionla as cars were parked there as well, enterprising residents were also offering their yards as Car Parks. When we finally got to the entrance of the short road leading into Ortionla we were directed to park on the street running right of the venue, and there were cars parked on either side for as far as the eye could see. After parking and a two minute walk back to the entrance we had to take a shuttle since it would take about 5 minutes walking to actually get to the gates. There was some chaos as shuttles were not stopping to do the mini run but were going to the other car parks. Eventually we got a shuttle to take us to the gates of the venue.

Leaving the venue after partying in 5 inch wedges, NO SHUTTLES to be seen. So, everyone waiting had to walk the 5 minutes out from the gates to the main road. My feet were not happy! I do not know how those parked in the car parks away from the venue fared getting back with the shuttle service.

Bathroom

Located on a hillside FAR from the main area these were D John bathrooms, fancy mobile restrooms but the air conditioning was not working!

Overall Rating

I would give Yorke a 6 out of 10, for the price I think patrons got what they paid for, though their could have been some extras, and the venue was lovely. The shuttle service was unnecessary as it did nothing to alleviate traffic; they could have just allowed patrons to park on the fields next to the venue as we did for Beach House.

YUMA Distribution Schedule 2012

DJ Private Ryan Soca Baby Mix

http://djprivateryanmusic.com/index.php/mixes/view/129 

http://djprivateryan.libsyn.com/webpage/private-ryan-presents-soca-baby-socareobics-edition-90s-2012-

Part 2 of the Soca Baby series. The first one featured groovy hits over the years and this one highlights power soca and how it has evolved from the 90s straight up to 2012. This will come in handy for those high energy workouts that require a fast pace from start to finish. Artistes on this mix include Machel Montano, Fay Ann Lyons, Bunji Garlin, Blazer, Maximus Dan, Destra, Square One, Denise Belfon, Benjai, Shurwayne Winchester, Burning Flames, Precious and much more. Enjoy!!!

Tracklisting

‎1. Come Dig It – Machel Montano
2. Work – Denise Belfon
3. Bam Bam – Alison Hinds
4. Ragamuffin – Square One
5. Hold up yuh foot – Zulu Lightning
6. Moving – Nigel & Marvin Lewis
7. Pong and Chant – Burning Flames
8. Gym Jam – Burning Flames
9. D Romans – Burning Flames
10. Riding it – Precious
11. Pressure – Machel Montano
12. Follow Fashion – Machel Montano
13. Outa Space – Machel Montano & Beenie Man
14. Footsteps – Wayne Rodriguez
15. Magician – Burning Flames
16. Jammers – TC
17. Lethal Batty – El La Cru
18. Stamina – Ramses Brown
19. No Behaviour – Edwin Yearwood
20. Showdown – Machel Montano & Burning Flames
21. Faluma – Alison Hinds & Square one
22. Get on bad – Alison Hinds & Bunji Garlin
23. In the meantime – Alison Hinds
24. Balmapalam – Keann
25. Wine back Square one
26. Tremble it - Destra
27. Roll yuh batty – Talpree & Alison Hinds
28. Action – Lil Rick
29. Tic Toc – Dawg E Slaughter
30. Display Rd Mix – Fay Ann Lyons
31. Mash up – Onika Bostic
32. Madman – Machel Montano
33. What She Want – Calypso Rose & Machel Montano
34. Rainy Day – Farmer Nappy
35. Gone Clear – Peter C Lewis
36. No War – Machel Montano
37. Buss Dem Up – Denise Belfon
38. Saucy Baby – Denise Belfon
39. Backbone – Benjai
40. Make a Band – Shurwayne Winchester
41. Up in the air rd mix – Destra
42. Negative Vibes – Destra
43. High in the air – KMC
44. Rush – Burning Flames
45. Get on bad – Onika Bostic & Bunji Garlin
46. Craziness – Machel Montano
47. Madology – Kerwin Dubois
48. Madder than that – Machel Montano
49. Jammin all night – Shurwayne Winchester & Candi Hoyte
50. Dead or alive – Shurwayne Winchester
51. Survivor interlude – Machel Montano & Wyclef
52. First Experience – KMC
53. Islands – Patrice Roberts & Bunii Garlin
54. Y.O.U – Machel Montano
55. Band of the year – Patrice Roberts & Machel Montano
56. God Army Rd Mix – Maximus Dan
57. 3 Miles – KMC
58. Party – Fay Ann Lyons & Ms Alysha
59. Heart of a man – Machel Montano & Zan
60. Cant wait – Shurwayne Winchester
61. Bomb Song – Bunji Garlin
62. Ting – Mr Vybe
63. Jumpin – Destra
64. Scandalous rd mix – Machel Montano
65. Party Rocker – Kerwin Dubois
66. Wuk up – Candi Hoyte
67. Dutty – Blaxx
68. Make a stage – Fay Ann Lyons
69. Expose Rd mix – Tizzy
70. Roboman – Roboman
71. Waistline – Blazer
72. Light it up – Machel Montano & Patrice
73. Blazin D Trail – Machel Montano
74. Get on rd mix – Fay Ann
75. Head Bad – Skinny Fabulous
76. Breathless rd mix – Blaxx
77. Tusty – Blaxx
78. Rollin Rd Mix – Machel & Patrice Roberts
79. Bacchanal – Destra
80. True Lies – Fay Ann Lyons
81. Tornado – Otis
82. Duracell Plus – Skinny Fabulous & Machel Montano
83. Illegal – Machel Montano
84. Advantage interlude – Machel Montano
85. Pump your flag – Machel Montano
86. Miss Behave – Fay Ann lyons
87. Explode – Alison Hinds.

-- 
Ryan Alexander

Dj Private Ryan

Twitter: www.twitter.com/djprivateryan

Website: www.djprivateryanmusic.com

Kes Stress Away Video And Remix Featuring Snoop Dog

I have to say I really like the video for Kes'"Stress Away", however I am still debating on the remix with Snoop Dog...



Behind the Scenes


Remix Featuring Snoop Dog

Machel Monday Carnival Concert 2012

https://www.facebook.com/events/134479533336366/

Carnival 2012 Update

18 more days before Carnival, wow, where did the time go?! I still do not have Monday boots and my Tuesday boots are somewhere between Miami and Trinidad, this is the most unprepared I have been for Carnival in a long time. But, with less than 3 weeks to go I am sure it will all come together very soon.

In the mas world we have FIVE sold out bands adding  most recently Harts to the list along with TRIBE, Bliss, YUMA and Fantasy. 

It seems like the big bands are getting ready for distribution with teasers popping up on Facebook and Twitter, injecting a little excitement to what has been a relatively quiet season, especially as the popular bands sold out SO quickly.

We have  YUMA showing costume sneak pics :

Spice showing off the bags that their costumes will be delivered in to masqueraders:

And TRIBE costumes all boxed up:

It's actually quite comforting to not hear of any costume dramas this year when it comes to production, in fact I have only heard of ONE band with a bra colour issue, but otherwise everyone seems pleased with the final product. We shall see soon, costume distribution should begin VERY soon. I cannot WAIT!

Digicel International Soca Monarch Finalists

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Central Bank "Ultimate Experience" Tickets are SOLD OUT

It is less than 1 week to go before the Ultimate Experience; tickets are completely sold out, yet there are relentless requests from the public for more. Is this not a clear indication of the fete not to miss?

This year, the Central Bank Sports and Cultural Club has mastered Ultimate from beginning to end. Patrons are guaranteed to feel that they are indeed in the Ultimate space.

The evening will begin with the breathtaking entrance and continue in that vein with fanciful welcome drinks and eats, sponsor giveaways and a lounge area for patrons who wish to get that VIP feeling.

An exorbitant main course layout to satisfy any culinary need will be set out to your satisfaction. Succulent meats, savory sauces and healthy salads for those still working out to fit into their costumes for Carnival Monday and Tuesday. In addition, there will be a bountiful array of finger foods, with a few items catering specifically to our male patrons. Not to mention the deliciously devilish dessert corner that is always a hit.

At the Ultimate Experience, you will also be enticed by our main premium bar, a wine bar, cocktail bars and special drink concoctions throughout the night. In all, you will have 5 well stocked bars to choose from, so get your drinking partner and have a blast! After all those drinks, be sure to visit our Sober Zone, get some water or coffee but designate a driver for the night!

The entertainment is by far what will top off the night and make the Central Bank All Inclusive Event the Ultimate Experience. Kes the Band and Machel Montano promise to create a frenzy of excitement with DJ Myles, MCs JW and Blaze and the lineup of special guest artistes including Kerwin Dubois, will not disappoint. The young and the young at heart will be entertained and will surely make the 12th Annual Central Bank All Inclusive the one nobody wants to miss.

Patrons are also reminded that Edward Street is now a one way street but parking is available at Nipdec and at the Legal Affairs car park. ( this is said in the paragraph before)

The Ultimate Experience could not be a success without its sponsors: Angostura Rum Cocktails; TSTT; AS Brydens; Marketing & Distribution; AMCO; Holiday Foods; Grace Kennedy; Oscar Francois, Unicomer (COURTS) Trinidad Ltd, Fens Furniture Store and Unilever.

Keep checking our facebook page for regular updates as we continue to release more information about the Ultimate Experience- http://www.facebook.com/CBSCCAllInclusive

Mac Farlane Carnival presents "The Event" Mac Mas Monday"

As I mentioned before Carnival Monday promises to be different for Mac Farlane masqueraders in "Sanctification" as they will take part in a costumed  performance for a paying audience at the Jean Pierre Complex  that evening for the first time in the history of his band.

 Tickets for "The Event" are on sale, here are some more details:

Venue: Jean Pierre Complex,

Time: 6:30pm

The show starts with Rosalind Gabriel Children's Band, followed by Shadow, David Rudder, Patrice Roberts, Silver Stars, Kees and Tony Prescott.

Be there, Be a part of it all...

Tickets for "THE EVENT" :-

General - $300

Box Seats - $400

VIP - $500

For further information please call "The Event" Hotline on:-

1-868-394-5604 or 1-868-394-5579
https://www.facebook.com/events/103442319780349/

Caesar's Army Survival of the Fittest Carnival 2012

Please note Pan Packages are SOLD OUT...

https://www.facebook.com/caesarsarmy

https://www.facebook.com/events/286806894707854/

Soca Monarch Semi Finals Streaming LIVE

Streaming from 8:00 p.m. GMT-4 to 12:00 a.m. GMT-4 today Sunday January 29 on 

Carnival TV

http://carnivaltv.net/#/store/

Carnival Mist

Nestled perfectly in the Santa Cruz Valley, beautiful scenery lush greenery. Tonnes of MIST, crawling fog , state of the art lighting system with an amazing decor. Cameras are recommended! 

Performances by Kerwin Dubois and Swappi.

Tickets Cost $200 LTD ADVANCE ONLY
Secure Parking Available

CONTACT:

Renaldo Robertson - 717-3036
Sean Cazabon - 680-1480
Roger Ible - 678-6709
Hermant Ramkissoon - 680-6179
Arthur Leong Poi - 678-2025
David Caesar - 384-9087
Marie-Claire Mac Cartney - 682-1696
Bruce Shepherd -788-1263
Danielle Parkinson - 290-4881
Ian Lee - 686-6767
Janine Morton - 477-5508
Jamie Lee Yuen -332-7336
Kristi-Anne Chin -682-8835
Brendon Clement -687-6871

With tickets you can get 5% off bottle purchases at Bottle Stop in Maraval. https://www.facebook.com/#!/Bottlestop. Opening hours friday 3rd February 10am - 10pm .
Discount does not apply on sale items.

The Digicel International Soca Monarch Competition Rides The Information Superhighway Into Trinidad and Tobago¹s 2012 Carnival

Carnival TV Partners With Caribbean Prestige Foundation For The Performing Arts To Stream Live On The Internet

The reigning International Power Soca Monarch, Machel Montano, brings the energy of his 2011 soca hit, 

Advantage, to the stage at the finals of the competition.

Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts will take the Digicel International Soca Monarch competition to the World Wide Web with live streaming in High Definition (HD) via Carnival TV’s signature series, LIVEOnStage2Nite. The pay-per-view (PPV) broadcast will go live from the Arima Velodrome for four hours from 8:00 p.m. (00:00:00Z) with the semi finals of the Play Whe Groovy Soca Monarch and the Digicel Power Soca Monarch competitions on Sunday January 29, 2012.

The Digicel International Soca Monarch has become a staple of the cultural landscape of Trinidad and Tobago’s carnival, being the foremost barometer for proficiency in the Soca realm of the Caribbean. In it’s 20th anniversary year, international audiences will witness some of the 53 regional semi-finalists vie for entry to the finals of the 2012 Digicel International Soca Monarch competition. Carnival TV will stream four hours of the eight-hour show live, featuring performances from both competitions.

Carnival TV was launched in March 2011, as the premier HD Internet TV station streaming live Caribbean content to the globe, with an aim to capture and present the essence of everything Caribbean through the eyes of Caribbean people. In it’s pilot year, the station successfully kicked off its programming with live streams of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival including the National Steelband Panorama Finals, Dimanche Gras, and the Parade of the Bands, which attracted more than 300,000 viewers in 137 countries around the world.

This Sunday, soca and carnival enthusiasts can get their front-row PPV seats for US $0.99 for the Digicel International Soca Monarch Semi Finals at www.carnivaltv.net. 

Payment can be made by credit card or PayPal only. For more information visit www.facebook.com/carnivaltvtt or www.facebook.com/socamonarch or tweet to @carnivaltvHD or @intlsocamonarch or email carnivaltvHD@estuarypr.com.

Kees Dieffenthaller in his winning performance that secured him the 2011 International Groovy Soca Monarch title 

with the smash single, Wotless.

WHAT:
LIVEOnStage2Nite: Digicel International Soca Monarch Semi Finals

WHO:
Carnival TV and Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts

WHEN:
Sunday January 29, 2012
Streaming from 00:00:00Z (TT 8:00 p.m.) to 04:00:00Z (TT 12:00 a.m.)

WHERE:

World Wide Web via Carnival TV (www.carnivaltv.net)

TICKETS:

PPV for US $0.99. Payment by VISA, Martercard, AMEX or PayPal only.

PHOTO CREDIT: Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts.