[FA Worldmusic] FW: Soca Power in Trinidad and Tobago

[Jean Michel Gibert]

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From: Jean Michel Gibert <jmg at ritualsmusic.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:51:02 -0400
To: Jean Michel Gibert <jmg at ritualsmusic.com>
Subject: Soca Power in Trinidad and Tobago



Power of T&T9s soca captured in new film


The power of soca takes centre stage in a new film set to premiere locally
in June.
Soca Power in Trinidad and Tobago follows four of the genre9s most
influential local talents throughout one Carnival season, moving from behind
the scenes at large concerts to the heat and heart of Carnival: the streets,
where mas unfolds and passions reach their paroxysm.
The film9s main characters are Machel Montano, considered the most powerful
man in soca; Bunji Garlin, revered, even feared, for his biting lyrics and
bold, outspoken personality; Fay-Ann Lyons, soca royalty and one of the
genre9s brightest young stars; and Isaac Blackman, son of soca s creator
Ras Shorty I.
Through the interwoven portraits of these four stars, Soca Power is an
energetic immersion into the world of soca.
3From the beginning of the film to the very end, it keeps you interested,
especially with the way everybody9s story unfolds,2 said Blackman, one of
the leading voices of Jamoo music, known as the gospel of soca.
3It shows the wide diversity of our culture, and is as real as it can get in
every dimension. I think it9s excellent and I9m very proud to be a part of
it.2
Blackman praised the film for its attempt to underscore the origins of soca
and local culture.
3We have a problem in T&T where we don9t archive things properly and
disseminate the wealth of knowledge that exists in various sectors, from
sports to entertainment. This film highlights the history of soca and T&T
culture as a whole, which is very good. It adds more substance and gives an
internal perspective,2 he said.
Jean Michel Gibert of Maturity Music (West Indies) Limited, one of the
film9s producers, agreed, saying, 3The power of soca is a reflection on the
Trinidadian society; the sensuality, the passions, the release, the paroxysm
of our cultural celebration on one side and the spiritual, more conscious,
some times even more conservative attitude. The film is an excellent
illustration of this double psyche,2 he explained.
Maturity Music co-produced Soca Power in T&T with ADN Production Paris and
Trace TV, with the support of French National Cinema, the T&T Film Company
and the European Union. Claude Santiago, who is well known for his treatment
of music-related features, directed the film, which was filmed and produced
using the latest audio-visual technology. It was filmed using real High
Definition technology and boasts Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.
Soca Power in T&T is part of a six-part series of films called Musique
Creole, which is based in the Caribbean. The music of T&T is featured
alongside that of Guyana, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique and Puerto Rico.
The film has already met with rave reviews. It first premiered in April at
Canal+ Studio in Paris, where it was well received. It will also be released
in Barbados, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Martinique; and
broadcast on French television and on Trace TV, which airs in Africa, Asia,
and Europe.
Soca Power in T&T opens at MovieTowne on June 11.
For more information, contact Maturity Music at 625-4829.



MATURITY MUSIC
C/O  Caribbean Music Group Ltd.
3A Queen's Park West
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago West Indies
Office: 1 868 625 4829
Fax; 1 868 623 5669
Mobile: 1 868 681 5363
<http://caribbeanmusicgroup.com>
<http://trinidadtunes.com>




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