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The Sound of the Summer CarnivalsBarbados: Anderson "Blood" Armstrong's tune "Foot On Fire" won Roadmarch and Party Soca Monarch title. Netherlands & Netherlands Antilles: Great new tunes of La Ritmica ft Ultrabeatz & Da Kaptin available: "Dizis Da Bomb" & "La Otra Fiesta"
faluma.com | 07-Aug-2010 01:39
New Summer Carnival Tune: Can’t Stop We
Soca artist Trinity from NYC has teamed up with Soca & Reggae producer Tony "The Mad Architect" Brown to deliver the first single off of Mad Architect Music's "Diamond Vale Riddim."
faluma.com | 03-Aug-2010 11:42
Big Crop Over Sale! 30% OFF!
30% off on all Bajan CDs & vinyls in the Faluma webshop until August 08th
faluma.com | 27-Jul-2010 11:29
Blood is the new Barbados Party Soca Monarch 2010
With his ultra hot tune "Foot on Fire" Andy "Blood" Armstrong won this year's Barbados Party Monarch.
faluma.com | 27-Jul-2010 01:25
Crop Over Is Near: “Soca Dons and Divas” Now In All Major Download Stores!
The hugest Bajan Soca release ever, "Soca Dons and Divas", is out now!
faluma.com | 09-Jul-2010 13:02
Brandnew Video: Marflix – Vuvuzela Funk
For his tune "Vuvuzela Funk" that was released as part of our world cup compilation Laduma! Marflix made this kick-ass video! Enjoy!
faluma.com | 22-Jun-2010 16:59
Kurt Allen – The Last Badjohn of Calypso
Faluma proudly presents the latest album "The Last Badjohn of Calypso" of the 2010 Calypso Monarch of Trinidad & Tobago, Kurt Allen
faluma.com | 19-Jun-2010 16:34
New Video for Laduma! Track “Tambor” by Nil Lus
Brandnew colorful video for the song "Tambor" by Nil Lus from the compilation Laduma!
faluma.com | 15-Jun-2010 17:19
EES – Again ‘N Again official Bild.de world cup song
The world cup started, the sound of vuvuzelas accompanies us 24/7 and Laduma! opener EES (Again N' Again) is traveling for Germany's biggest yellow press Bild in South Africa.
faluma.com | 15-Jun-2010 11:27
Interview with Gerald (La Ritmica)
Recently the Faluma crew met with Gerald Clarinda, the band leader of La Ritmica. Over some nice Cuban food we had a talk about his idea of "Caribbean Fusion", his manifold albums now digitally released by Faluma and his life between cockpit and stage and between the Antilles and the Netherlands...
faluma.com | 28-May-2010 17:21
Carnival in Berlin: Karneval der Kulturen
This weekend is Carnival weekend in Berlin! For all of you who still don't know it: yes, we have a Carnival in Berlin! With trucks, soca, fetes, mas, beautiful ladies, rum and bacchanal! And you shouldn't miss it!
faluma.com | 21-May-2010 15:02
Cropover Pre-Release “Soca Dons and Divas” Now Available!
The first release for Barbados' Cropover 2010 will be the gigantic compilation "Soca Dons and Divas" produced by Anderson "Blood" Armstrong featuring the cream of the crop of Bajan artists.
faluma.com | 19-May-2010 20:01
World Cup Compilation Laduma! In Stores Now!
The Faluma crew is proud to announce that our compilation Laduma! is now available in all major download stores. The compilation is released on our new sublabel Faluma Africa and it is packed with fantastic tunes for the upcoming soccer world championship in South Africa.
faluma.com | 17-May-2010 14:53
Lady May on Faluma Africa
It is such a pleasure to announce two great news in one blogpost: 1. we have a new sublabel called Faluma Africa 2. the first release that Faluma Africa distributes digitally is the latest album of the wonderful Lady May from Namibia, titled Pink Chokolate! As the name implies Faluma Africa specialises on the sound of the African [...]
faluma.com | 19-Apr-2010 21:01
Laduma! World Cup Compilation – Coming Soon
Just about two more months until the kick-off in South Africa will start one of this year’s highlights: the soccer world cup! This is not only a highlight for sports aficionados but also a great opportunity to celebrate unity as well as the beautiful versatility of cultures represented by the teams and their fans. The last worldcup [...]
faluma.com | 13-Apr-2010 12:53
La Ritmica presents Caribbean Fusion
Get the DVD "Caribbean Fusion" by La Ritmica
faluma.com | 01-Apr-2010 20:04
Gerald & La Ritmica – New Releases!
La Ritmica: Always on the one and only base of danceability!
faluma.com | 30-Mar-2010 16:25
Gospelypso by Sean Daniel: Divine Soca
In just a few years, SEAN DANIEL has established himself as the foremost proponent of Gospelypso – Calypso with Gospel lyrics. He has refused to compromise on his strong convictions and has used his talent to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In doing so, he has chosen to use the indigenous music of Trinidad [...]
faluma.com | 26-Feb-2010 13:20
Mr. Slaughter, The Unity Sessions and The Spirit of Carnival
Mr. Slaughter , aka Dawg E. Slaughter, has been captivating audiences since the early days of Xcaliber Sounds. Known as a man of multiple talents, he is one of the few DJs to cross over into the performing artist arena. With hits such as “Pokey”, “Carnival I Love You” and “Tic Toc”, he has been an [...]
faluma.com | 25-Feb-2010 17:15
3 Soca Riddims by Island Traffic Entertainment
Whooat? Jouvert is already over? We don’t feel like it! We still have the Jab Jab fever in us! The highly infectious Gutter Riddim is still spreading all over the Caribbean, passing the Jab Jab fever on from Grenada to Trinidad to St Vincent and St Lucia. The Gutter Riddim’s Jab Jab madness was aroused [...]
faluma.com | 19-Feb-2010 11:29
“Battle Zone” Panorama 2010 Winner
Congratulations to the Silver Stars steel band that won the large band category of the most important steel pan competition Panorama. They ruled the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad last night with Anselm Douglas’ tune Battle Zone. This tune was originally released on the 2010 Calypso Compilation – Something Special by Major [...]
faluma.com | 15-Feb-2010 01:05
Welcome to Montserrat
Soca artist Scrappy gathered some of the most gifted artistes from his homeland to present the world a musical invitation to the Caribbean island of Montserrat. The result is a compilation called “Welcome to Montserrat Vol. 1 & 2″, packed with reggae, soca and calypso released for the Montserratian carnival that will open your heart [...]
faluma.com | 01-Feb-2010 01:42
The Soca Rebels: 2 New Digital Releases
Two beautiful albums from the backcatalogue of our Swedish friends, the Soca Rebels, are now available online in all major download stores. The live album “Raw Soca” which was recorded in the year 2000 and the album “Soca Nation”, originally released in 1993. Soca Nation was the second record of the band from Gothenburg that was [...]
faluma.com | 20-Jan-2010 17:14
Oh Snap!!
DJ and producer Oh Snap!! from Baltimore knows how to make people dance. And he knows how to make people laugh. And he knows what is hot in the clubs around the world as well as the music blog scene. Thank God this young man found Soca, or rather Soca found him! His talents just [...]
faluma.com | 07-Jan-2010 13:43
We paranging!
Christmas time is coming closer and closer and that means: it is Parang season! Get yourself some black cake and sorrel and listen to Parang classics! For example my favorite album “A Mastamind Christmas”, packed with only the best parang tunes you can imagine. You can purchase it for example in the new download store [...]
faluma.com | 11-Dec-2009 17:45
T&T Ent and Faluma
News worth noticing! The music of Trinidad & Tobago has to reach the people worldwide – from traditional trinidadian folk, intensive steel pan and smooth pan-jazz to the music of the carnival – soca and calypso. This very interest is the concern of two institutions affiliated with the music: T&T Ent and Faluma. The Berlin based Caribbean [...]
faluma.com | 03-Nov-2009 12:39
Carnival 2k9 Photo Contest!
Dear Faluma-fans and Carnival-maniacs, we have wracked our brains to brighten up the grey time of the year between the end of all Carnival festivals and the beginning of the parang season. So how about a photo contest to share your memories of your greatest time of the year with your friends and the Faluma family [...]
faluma.com | 02-Nov-2009 11:56