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Reflect the whole carribean soca scene instead of just on island:

http://www.lynx876.com/charts/contact2004.htm

i guess the dj's in england have more of an opened mind and not so bias.

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Steups ask Blackberry or Boywonder for their charts...both of them are Toronto DJ's and i'm willing to bet their charts would be different from Dr. J's. You're generalizing.

wow..that really is an "international" soca chart, that station appears to be playing a nice mix of music. They still have some notable regions and tunes missing though. St. Kitts mek some sweeeeeeeet music this year, and i'm suprised not to see "Turn It Up" by D'Vybz, "Masquerade" by Small Axe, or "Big Drum" or "Leather" by Nu Vybes on their charts. Also, the VI having a bad year right now buh I'm suprised some of their tunes from last year not still on the chart. If some Anguillan, Lucian, and St. Maarten music get added to their mix...the station might almost be as hot as largeradio.com

any chart dat have that rupee frenzy tune in the top 50 is still a buss...

so wait only those non trini dj's are allowed to be diverse in there charts...my point is nationality should not matter when i comes to music...why is it a dominican or a grenedian (who are not the toppa top dj's in the city) are the oly onse who should notice, accept and play hot music from other islands...toronto is way to diverse for that limited mindset amd mentality.

and ask the promoter for fire fete why he drop el a kru from the line up???

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i am begining to realize that toronto is living in that dark ages.....NY. miami and england seems to be more accepting of other islands music...cuase i know its trinis that are doing these charts...so that means they are recognizing good music where ever it comes from and not basing their likes and dislike along over-partriotic and nationalistic lines....big respect to NY, miami and england for moving past your over-patriotism

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GOOD CHART....QUITE REFLECTIVE of the SOCA NATIONS.

the chart look aight but no St. Kitts and VI songs in there.....I can probably attribute the VI not being in there cause it probably ain't got much VI people in ENgland, but a hit is a hit

You may not want to accept this but TO Dj's are playing exactly what the vast majority of their patrons want to hear. Fetes in Toronto 88% of the patrons are Trini and want to hear Trini music.

Toronto still has a relatively small Caribbean population and the majority of them are either Jamaican or Trini. Its not that difficult to comprehend...business is business. NY has close to 1 million Caribbean people of course smaller islands are going to be better represented. They will have more of a voice, same thing in Miami and same thing in the UK. I'm not telling you anything you don't know!! I lived in Toronto for 30 years and i think i know 2 Antiguans, 2 Dominicans, 3 Lucians, 0 St. Kitts, 10 Bajans, 30 Guyanese, 60 Trinis and 10080890808098090808 Jamaicans..
What do you really expect from a business perspective??

i like it mixture of alll de islands

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i hear what you are saying....but when i go to these fetes i see a huge number of "other" island being represented yes the do not and will not ever outnumber the trinis etc....but the music thats being play dones not eve come close to reflecting even those small numbers of patrons who are from opther island who support these dj ect through thick and and thin....business is one thing but respect i also another. but hey you see it the way you do cause you are obviously in the majority bracket....do your dominican friends think the same way you do?

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***Checking calender*** what year 2007 and you on the same lame debate ! lol


Why do you keep these bias DJs and Promoters in Business ?


I would suggest you boycott them because there is no shame in their game, they will not change, they will always support their core base. What are you doing about it ? If you feel you have the numbers to support your debate, step to them with it....if it is clear that they refuse to play small island tunes, then it seems foolish to me to go and support them year after year.


I had to put a few of these artistes in check on the " roll call issue " as if my Island lack the depth or historical perspective of calypso/soca or carnival....then I realize some of them were more ignorant of the their our culture much less the " melting pot " on the music scene, so again you are fighting a losing battle...what they see is $$$, no Unity in this !


Check the next Unity flier and see if anything change.

i agree 100% with you...but when you starving and someone thoes you a cracker...lol
i personally dont go to these dj's dances anymore up here...i rather go to NY the djs down there are more openminded

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