In case you missed it internationally acclaimed dj/producer Diplo spoke to Vanity Fair about his visit to Trinidad and Tobago for the 2011 Carnival season.
Diplo came down for a special performance at Studio Film Club, which we were fortunate enough to attend and was brought to us here in Trinidad courtesy AboveGroup Ogilvy.
Click here for the photo gallery of his performance at Studio Film Club (shout out to 1ndividual)
Also shout out to Jillionaire!
Here is an excerpt from the article on Vanity Fair’s website, where Dipli described the experience of seeing soca superstar Machel Montano perform live.
“The star that night was Machel Montano. He’s the Justin Bieber of Trinidad and Tobago. The first 10 rows of people crowding up to the stage were all women—swooning, jumping, trying to get a chance to touch his pants. He screamed to the crowd to “March on” and “Trample them!” or “We have an advantage.” You’d think Trinidad was at war with the Grenadines or Guyana—it was like something out of Club Paradise starring Robin Williams. Now war chants are soca-music mainstays, and Machel gets into that battle zone around Carnival. Everyone was trying to secure the title of soca monarch, and run the town during the three or four days of madness.
Machel told me to meet him where he was going to do one or two songs for a friend’s party. That turned into 20 songs. Suddenly, there were pyrotechnics blasting from the stage, spraying sparks all over the girls who wrestled their way to the front, trying to rip a little bit of thread off his clothes. I had to drink an entire Monster energy drink just to watch the show—it was toooooooo intense. Later, we saw the full band—just half a mile away, performing for three kids. I wonder: we went to three shows that night, and I saw at least half the island. Is it an ordinance that you must go to soca shows until four a.m.?”
Click here to check out the full article on Vanity Fair website
Photos courtesy: Shane McCauley
