From Dame Du Show Productions: Thank you all for attending Touché! What a night!
Well it was a night alrite.
Upon entry, it was a apparent that the dance 'sell off'. One thing to say before proceeding is, here at UKSS we like effort, we like to see people branching out and ... Read More
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UKCN continue to cruise and deliver the show and last night was no exception. It was a fetters paradise with new and old faces attending and had the makings of another epic event.
Whilst proceedings started late, partly due to the traffic diversion that was in Central London, this did not ... Read More
Samantha Combie also known as Soca Princess was born in St. Lucia.
Musically inclined from a young age, she decided at age 16 to join a choir as a practical joke and came to realize her talent as a singer and songwriter and started writing her own music.
Being from the Caribbean, ... Read More
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
The online Oxford Dictionary defines education as:
1 the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university: a course of education
Ambiguous as it sounds, if one took the definition above literally and ... Read More
A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
Marcus Garvey
October signifies the fall of autumn, the seasonal transition from summer to winter. Whilst it is a month in the northern hemisphere that looms of impending coldness and early dark evenings it ... Read More
Year on year the cost of playing mas increases but does the experience of playing mas also increase accordingly?
In some countries you could expect to pay as much as £600+ for a frontline costume and £300+ for backline costumes. This is a lot of money for 1-2 days on the ... Read More
Young Talent….Presenting New Kid on the Block….
Aged 18, DJ Danny D also known as Daniel Julian is a young DJ based in London. In his own candid words….
I have been involved in the soca scene since the age of 14 years old. I initially started off with Dragons Mas band ... Read More
Let us tell you what we think - Carnival vs Christmas
With carnival out of the way and most of us suffering from post carnival depression, here's an elaboration on a conversation we at UKSS had. The question was simple; Is Carnival better than Christmas? After leaving that thought to marinate for a ... Read More
Sexy soca people and school uniform makes for guaranteed vibes.
The monthly soca beast that is Soca Frenzy continued in true Frenzy fashion and that fashion was School Uniform.
Simple themed events always work on the UK soca scene. It gives people a chance to put on something different, act a little ... Read More
5 Days of Extreme Unadulterated Fun….
2012 has certainly proved to be an exceptional year to date and the culmination to one of the last greatest shows on earth this year confirmed this (we still have Christmas and Ham to look forward to). Notting Hill Carnival this year was in layman’s ... Read More