NG Soca Stage Launch and Cooler Lime

The NG Soca Stage will officially begin its season this evening at the National Cultural Centre - showtime is 8:30. Now this tent is home to some of the biggest soca names in Saint Lucia including Superman HD who is guaranteed to drop his Mash Up - a new collaboration with Grenadian superstar Mr Killa that he dropped this morning. This is the same duo who teamed up last year with Dutch Productions producer Courtney "Cuty" Louis on Defense - a tune that still mashing up fetes and this new tune promises more of the same. The NG line-up will also include former Monarch Mantius, Platinum George, Private Six, Nicole David, Teddyson John - last year's Piton Soca Starz winner Mongster who is having a bomb season with his hits that include Glo Ko Ko. NG has moved away from what had become its traditional launch at Samaans Park but with Oaktreez Entertainment on board this year handling the production side of things - it should be a packed show that delivers on soca punch.

Carnival fetes will kick off in high gear on Saturday when the Just 4 Fun Carnival Band presents its annual Cooler Fete. Start off time is at 6PM at Samaans Park where the first 100 persons to enter get a free six pack of Piton beer. Judging for various cooler prizes including Sexiest and Most Original Cooler will be held from 6 to 9 and the show is expected to go on until 1:30 Sunday morning. A number of artistes have already been contracted to perform including Sir Lancelot, Teddyson John, HP, Ambi and Mongstar and Superman HD who will also MC the event. Just 4 Fun has also promised to for the first time unveil its VIP section as well as section its doing this year together with a US based Carnival band.

Finally don't forget to check out a repeat of Wednesday's episode of Mass Fever at 8PM on HTS. In this episode we feature the contestants for the National Carnival Queen pageant as well as the 2011 Carnival portrayal of the Mas Action Carnival Band. There are also highlights from the Line Jam and the soca performers who entertained at the launch of Saint Lucia Carnival on Sunday.