#streamcaribbean with DJ Jel - Special Edition 1

What this episode covers

Soca and zouk have very similar trajectories. Soca artists and zouk artists face the same struggles, so why not try to find solutions together? 0:00 - 4:34: self-(re)introduction 4:35 - 8:00: DJ Jel’s first memory of a soca song + how cinema establishes Trinidad & Tobago as the place where soca was created with “Bazodee” and “Queen of Sofa” 8:00 - 10:25: how he became a DJ 10:25 - 15:02: the French Caribbean influence in Caribbean music + how Caribbean countries are influenced by different kinds of music genres. 15:03 - 17:10: our strengths as a region to thrive on the international scene 17:11 - 19:45: a few past Caribbean collabs + the lack of infrastructures to handle the business aspect of music 19:46 - 24:47: how no Black artists got nominated in the French Music Awards of 2022 + no awards ceremony in Guadeloupe 24:48 - 27:14: why young artists don’t want to sing zouk or soca + how the media contributes to the invisibilization of zouk 27:13 - 31:40: the lack of transmission in the zouk industry to inspire young talents + how to become a zouk singer when you’re in your 20’s in 2022 31:41 - 35:50: how soca and zouk are perceived as seasonal songs 35:51 - 38:29: how a Caribbean artist can transition from the local market to the US market and still keep their Caribbean identity 38:30 - 44:05 : why French Caribbean artists can succeed in the Caribbean while still singing in French or/and in Kréyol 44:06 - 45:40 : how Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica have music infrastructures giving DJs easy access to new music, need the same infrastructure for Guadeloupe and Martinique 45:41 - 46:40: last words from DJ Jel: “keep doing music true to yourself, if we love ourselves first, we can succeed in anything”. 46:41 - 47:25: outro

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