Strictly Soca 7

Track Listing:

My Dulahin - Preacher
Too Sweet- Anslem Douglas
Are We The Mecca For True? - De Fosto
Toast to Soca - Steve Sealy
Wark Easy- Blackie
Big Enuff- Nikki Crosby
Maccoing - Oscar B
Stamp Out- Wickedy
Bum Bum Party - Strongy
Pan On De Hill - Preacher
Dance Leh We Dance- Steve Sealy
Firestorm - De Fosto
Mash Up De Town - Blackie
North Stand Party - Pelham Goddard Vocals Steve Sealy
Pan On De Priority - Roger George
Sweeter Man - Preacher
Work - Anslem Douglas

Strictly Soca 7

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Review

For several years there’s been an informal battle of the carnival collections between Crosby’s (the famous record store in St James, immortalised in Bally’s calypso line, "If I sing on Robbie do you stop by Crosby?"), and the Rituals record label. This year Rituals was a bit late getting copies of its Caribbean Party Rhythms 8 on the street, which gave the race to Crosby’s Strictly Soca collection. Crosby’s might have won anyway, given this powerhouse anthology featuring Preacher’s Dulahin, Blackie’s risqué Wark Easy, Strongy’s amiable addition to the long hit parade in appreciation of women’s bottoms, Bum Bum Party, Oscar B’s irresistible, ragga-soca Maccoing, and DeFosto’s panyard hit Firestorm. The other 13 tracks range from tedious to amusing, but even the least amusing will remind you what a great time you had (or could have had) at Trinidad Carnival 2002. [MG - Caribbean Beat]