Corie Sheppard Podcast

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In this week's episode we're joined by Zan
Zan is a young veteran in the soca industry and we get into some of his hits over the years, his time working as part of Machel Montano's HD band and his current role as the lead singer of The A Team Band.
We talk about his friendship and working relationship with Tony Chow Lin On, Shal Marshal, Tim Tim & Kernel Roberts and how he managed to stay consistent over the years. 
We get into his approach to songwriting and his impact on what we now know as groovy soca and some of his mentors and inspirations in soca.
This is not one you want to miss
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In this week's episode we're joined by friend of the show Mistah Shak.

We talk about some of his classics in the Kaiso arena and his new classic Brand New Lover. Much to our surprise Shak didn't make it to Skinner Park this year and he tells us he isn't surprised.

We talk about the state of Kaiso as we see more and more mainstream soca artistes and popular personalities throw their hat in the ring.

Of course as a Kaiso lover we talk about some of the legends in the art form and some classic vintage Kaiso.

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This is a special episode as we are joined by a long time contributor and friend of the show Omari Ashby, a man who wears many crowns and wears them in style!
We get into the forming of Kindred and the origins of Kiskidee Caravan. 
We also get to talk about his entrepreneurial side and his clothing line, Saga Boy Culture and why he decided to get into the academics as he pursues his Phd. while lecturing at UWI.
Omari shares stories about his experience in production, producing for giants like Super Blue and Shadow.
Of course it wouldn't be we if we didn't talk kaiso and calypso and get into his experience as a host and MC and his thoughts in the state of the culture today as a calypso historian in his own right.
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This week we're joined by Naldo, half of the Alternative Perspectives Podcast and in the midst of the Canaval we take some time to talk about the political landscape as we gears up for an election.
But of course Canaval is bacchanal and we take some time to look into the soca landscape and hear Naldo's perspective as a radio dj, producer and manager.
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In this week's episode we take a quick check in to discuss the fete scene and do a review on Soaka till Sunrise.

We take look at the Road March race as February is moving fast and furious and the early pace setters are gone. But despite what we seeing with Pardy we putting our money on Carry It and we'll breakdown why and discuss why Thousand Flag, while it might not be in the race for the road, is the biggest song of them all.

Outside of the power soca, the sweetest song in d canaval seems to be one that everybody still sleeping on so of course we hadda wake it up.

Is a quick check in so take it een and as always....Enjoy!!!!

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We're honoured to be joined this week by Turner!
We talk about his return to the soca scene with releases this year like Butter & Lotto. 
Starting his song writing journey at the tender age of 8, we talk about his entry into the soca industry and shares some stories behind hit songs like She Bad and Wet Yuh Want.
We talk about the pain of dealing with the sudden loss of his baby daughter Zuri and the resilience he found in his faith & spirituality.
Turner also gets into why he never wanted Machel Montano to do a remix for She Bad despite the song's success.
We also get a treat as Turner sings some of his 2025 hits throughout the episode.
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This week we’re joined by bois man, singer, songwriter, film maker and producer – friend of the show Keegan Taylor. We catch up with Keegan to talk about his J’ouvert anthem, Doh Kry. 

We talk about his hits as a writer including Waiting on the Stage (Machel Montano) Buss Head (Machel & Bunji) and Rosie (Yung Bredda & Destra).

Of course we get into his thoughts on the Bigger Links controversy and his thoughts on Trinidad Killa collaborating with Nicki Minaj.

With an anthem like Doh Kry we couldn’t help but get into Keegan’s background in stick fighting and reminisce on J’ouvert back in the day.

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In this week's episode we get back into the Big Links controversy as Nicki Minaj and the barbs are now down with Trinidad Killa but no without an apology. Trinidad responds through voices like KG & Nelly Cotton and they'll surely feel vindicated. We're left to speculate how Fullblown, Rachel and Chinese Laundry feel about this but judging from Trinidad Killa's hostage inspired Louis Vuitton adorned apology all might be well that ends well.
PNM is probably very grateful for Canaval drama as their internal fighting seemed to take the back burner this week as Amery Brown steps aside to make way for Hans Des Vignes.
Kamla not on that back burner scene though. She congratulated Trump but took some time to bun a fire on Biden and his woke agenda.
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Carnival is bacchanal and the PNM is in full canaval mode. After a week of no signatures and rumours of big divides, all MPs came out of Balisier House in Godfather mode kissing the rings of Stuart Young. And after the PNM defenders and apologists attacked the media for reporting that Amery Browne  was replacing Dr. Rowley in Diego Martin West, the roll out of this exact plan is now in place.
Kamla Persad Bissessar & Gary Griffith's responses to Stuart Young being announced as the Prime Minister are on opposite ends of the spectrum as one is playing pretty mad while the other plays blue devil.
The carnival bacchanal ain't gonna be left behind either as Trinidad Killa jumped on Full Blown's Big Links Riddim and is left tout int he cold as no approvals seem to be forthcoming. We haven't heard a peep from Machel Montano or Yung Bredda or any of the Full Blown team but Killa has heard from their lawyers.
We must take some time to celebrate Rachel Montano on NPR Tiny Desk and congratulate him for pulling together an all star band featuring the likes of Ettienne Charles and Kyle Peters and delivering a stellar performance. At least I thought so before I started reading social media comments.
Of course wee take in some of the best songs of the season as always.
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Kicking off 2025 with a vibrant celebration of culture and music, I recount my unforgettable Christmas experience abroad with the Cash family amidst the chilly backdrop of the DMV area. 

Imagine my surprise when I came back into a State of Emergency but up to now I can't figure out what's the emergency as everything that's happening seems like a state of normalcy. Squeeze Rankin's Mama Good Good Son sums up what we've been seeing for decades so maybe we've been living in a State of Emergency for far longer than we knew.
On the soca scene, Benjai is back on the scene making carnival great again while Sunny Bling put the spotlight on the issue with artists in the early fetes.

Political transitions also take center stage as we explore Prime Minister Keith Rowley's decision to step down and the potential ripple effects on Trinidad and Tobago's leadership landscape as he hands over the reigns of power to Stuart Young. 

From political rivalries to personal compassion, we discuss the complexities of leadership, the emotional journey of public figures, and the evolving dynamics within the political sphere as the unlikely figure of Gary Griffith seemed to offer the only sober response to Dr. Rowley's resignation.

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