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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Michael Mondezie

    Two sides of Candy Kay (opens the original)

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    CANDICE “CANDY KAY” CORBIE is showing both sides of her Christmas sound this season. The singer and songwriter has shared two new Yuletide offerings, the playful soca parang “Ah Leaving Just Now” and the parang “Noche Estrellada”, showcasing the genres that have shaped much of her musical life. “Traditional parang has been a major part of my musical journey for over two decades, so it is very much a part of who I am as an artiste and musician,” Corbie told the Express yesterday. “At the same tim

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Michael Mondezie

    Lady Lava tops CMA field with 9 nominations (opens the original)

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    Lady Lava (Keisha Harris) leads a star-studded field of regional music makers with nine nominations, heading into tomorrow’s Caribbean Music Awards (CMA) at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port of Spain. The self-professed “Queen of the Freaks” is shortlisted across multiple genres, inclu­ding soca, zess and chutney soca, as well as in performance categories. Her nine nominations put her at the head of more than 250 nominees, across over 40 categories, as the annual a

  3. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Michael Mondezie

    Carnival 2027 (opens the original)

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    The march to Carnival 2027 has started on Piccadilly Street. Hitmaker Anson Pro’s (Anson Soverall) groovy soca project, Piccadilly Street Riddim, is topping the playlist of soca fans ahead of the upcoming season. The riddim features Nailah Blackman on “Bless Me”, Christo (Jahmike Bonas) on “Attention”, Kimi (Shakeem Spencer) on “Worst Behaviour”, and Zeebee (Maynard Neptune) on “Sexercise”. “The whole idea was really to start the season with something that felt like Trinidad,

  4. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Michael Mondezie

    Ziggy Ranking’s reality check (opens the original)

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    TWENTY-THREE years is a long time for the lyrics of a song to hold true. For Khori “Ziggy Ranking” Francis, that is both beautiful and concerning. When calypso icons David Rudder and Carl Jacobs recorded Ian Wiltshire’s “Trini 2 De Bone” in 2003, their celebration of Trinidad and Tobago became an instant anthem. Together, they captured the expressions and everyday humour of communities across the twin islands, ultimately declaring that there is “no place in dis world I’d rather be.

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Michael Mondezie

    Backing students for new school year (opens the original)

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    COLLEGE BOY JESSE’S Lennox Stewart Foundation has helped more than 40 students prepare for the September 7 start of the new school year through a back-to-school initiative. The drive was supported by Jesse’s (Jesse Stewart) friends and relatives, the US-based Carey Family Foundation, RC Mas Band, the Caribbean Premier League and Dolphin Academy. “We are hoping to support as many students as possible,” Jesse told the Express on Wednesday. As Trinidad and Tobago prepares to mark 64 years o

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