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And another one! Kees Dieffenthaller of Kes the Band lands four Carib Music Awards nods this year:

✨People’s Choice,
✨Male Soca Artist of the Year,
✨Soca Song of the Year (“Cocoa Tea”)
✨Soca Performer of the Year

KestheBand continues to carry Caribbean sound to global stages. 🎶🇹🇹

Voting is open now through 10 August 2026 at caribmusicawards.com.

Let’s show up for them.

Seven nominations! V'ghn is having a moment at the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards

For this year’s Carib Music Awards, he’s up for:
✨Male Soca Artist of the Year
✨Soca Song of the Year - “Jab Decisions”
✨Soca Performer of the Year
✨Soca Collaboration of the Year - “Jab Decisions”
✨Jab Artist of the Year
✨Jab Song of the Year - “Jab Decisions”
✨The Soca Impact Award

The ceremony returns for its fourth year with over 250 nominees across 40+ categories. Public voting runs through 10 August 2026.

Celebrate with us and vote now at caribmusicawards.com.

Los Angeles, you felt the rhythm. 🎶

Kes the Band brought the Roots, Rock, Soca Tour to The Bellwether and the room did not stop moving. From early anthems to the fresh energy of “Masterpiece,” the band proved once again that soca travels without a passport.

“From ah small, before I walk, before I talk, I hear the call, sweet riddim and melody all up in meh pores, raising, I feel so blessed to be a Soca Baby”

A sneak peak at V'ghn's latest hit, Soca Baby. Out now on all platforms!

We can't truly celebrate Caribbean‑American Heritage Month without pausing to recognise the architects of now. 🎨🎶👗

This , we examine The Caribbean Blueprint through three diasporic visionaries:

🎤 Cardi B: The Bronx‑born, Trinidadian‑Dominican superstar who fuses Latin‑Caribbean rhythms with hip‑hop, bilingual bars, and unapologetic authenticity, reshaping pop music’s commercial landscape.

🍽️ Chef Brigette R Joseph: The Trinbagonian culinary curator behind IShowSpeed’s viral food tour, who proved that Trinidad and Tobago is the Street Food Capital of the Caribbean, bite at a time.

👗 Fe Noel: The Grenadian‑American designer whose vibrant, feminine, heritage‑inspired pieces have been worn by Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, and Oprah Winfrey, breaking barriers for Black and Caribbean creatives in high fashion.

These three women didn't wait for permission. They built, cooked, designed, and rapped their way onto global stages, carrying the Caribbean with them.

Swipe for their stories. Which blueprint resonates most with you?

A few weeks ago, the Commodore Ballroom felt like a corner of Port of Spain. 🍁🎶

Kes the Band brought their Roots, Rock, Soca Tour to Vancouver and the city responded. From the opening notes to the final bow, the room moved as one. Two decades of hits, a crowd that sang along, and the unmistakable pulse of soca filling a historic venue.

The tour has since travelled south, but Vancouver remains a favourite stop. Here is to the fans who made that night unforgettable.

Last month, Nicole Commissiong launched her monthly column in the T&T Guardian. The debut piece, “Living Well On Purpose,” arrived with no filter and no performance. She wrote about the morning ritual that steadies her, then the stroke that rewired everything.

It's a chronicle of a Caribbean businesswoman, mother, and grandmother telling the truth about burnout, recovery, and the price of always being “fine.”

If you missed it, read it now. This is the start of something vital.

🔗: https://www.guardian.co.tt/article/living-well-on-purpose-the-wakeup-call-that-changed-my-life-6.2.2591414.29f154e8dd

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