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Soca Radio Stations - Top PicksAs far as soca radio stations are concerned, my favorite is Soca91.9FM. This station is dedicated to playing strictly soca music. The soca radio station located in Point Fortin, Trinidad, is owned by veteran soca artiste, road march and soca monarch winner, Neil Iwer George. Soca 91.9 went on air on October 1, 2004 and to this day they play strictly kaiso, calypso, rapso, chutney soca, raga soca and soca music.
(Click here to listen to Bashment Radio 103.1 FM)
They play new music and old music alike. Playing the older soca music is a really good move. Too much of the old tunes have gotten side-tracked and forgotten because of lack of airplay. Hats off! Soca919 djs include Gladiator, Warrior Princess, Kerr, War Dogg, Pegus, Jr Marfia, Killa B, Bristow, Shaolin, Memphis, Iko, Kern, Big Mike, Mouse Man, Sheldon Haynes, Zorro, Luchiano, C1 International and Pilot. One of my favorites is the Warrior Princess; I love her spirit. C1 International, who works on weekends, has given me the most airplay and I'm very thankful for his efforts. Iwer George has been a major inspiration and influence to me, so it's great to see him continue to invest in soca music and take it the extra mile. Or extra miles. The station is not about promoting Iwer George's music at all but promotes the music of all soca artists. This is my vision for socafreak.com. To promote not just Mantius Cazaubon but soca music in general, all in the spirit of love, peace and unity. Increasingly, I'm hearing more and more non-Trinidad music on soca 91.9 (trini bashment) and this is very commendable. Overall, I find the station's programming very interesting and spend lots of time listening. I recommend soca91.9fm highly.
Other Soca Radio StationsThey're located in Brooklyn New York. They play soca music from all the islands, but also play other Caribbean music genres. Another one of my favorites. I just tuned in this morning and heard a marathon of soca music from St Lucia. Bravo! They play other genres of music in addition to soca, but the previous link takes you directly to the soca category. You can also listen to free online soca radio stations at Live365 Internet Radio. You can listen to them for a certain number of hours without registering but later on you would have to register for continued access. Registration is free. Last time I checked there was a total of 10 soca radio stations. Some of them play other Caribbean genres like reggae and dancehall in addition to soca music. Most radio stations in the Caribbean play soca music but the majority is not dedicated to the genre. Most play soca music at carnival time but include other genres during the rest of the year. If you want to hear strictly soca music Soca91.9 is your best bet. Or try the soca category on BigUpRadio.com as mentioned earlier. Otherwise keep checking out Bashment Radio 103.1 FM and Live365 Internet Radio (the soca category) until they play some soca.
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