#IslandInsight: Jaiga Gets Candid About Carnival, Soca & Soca Monarch In T&T
Trinidad and Tobago has long been regarded as the Mecca of Carnival, the birthplace of soca, which we’re often told, preceded reggae and dancehall. Why then, have those two genres, whose roots are deeply embedded in Jamaica been able to make inroads on the global front that soca hasn’t yet been able to access? Your Caribbean Guide took this and other questions to Terrin Callendar aka
Jaiga Responds To TATT Advisory: Censorship Is Not Going To Stop Crime
The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has issued an advisory to broadcasters, urging them to exercise caution when airing music containing violent and sexually explicit lyrics. According to Terrin Callendar, more widely known as Jaiga, that admonishment is at least fifteen years too late. "There are no uncensored songs that play on Trinidad radio ever." During a recent interview with Your Caribbean Guide, the