Author Topic: Christmas carols, parang, soca parang (Read 135963 times)

Sando prince · « **Reply #90 on:** December 27, 2008, 09:59:30 PM »

Quote from: Queen Macoomeh on December 27, 2008, 07:50:01 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elnzBRsYqB4

FUNNY!....Good post

WestCoast · « **Reply #91 on:** January 02, 2009, 05:27:31 PM »

Toronto peeps

Published on Trinidad Guardian (http://guardian.co.tt)

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Trini parang heats up Toronto

Wearing the Santa hat at centre, Alicia Sealy and members of Toronto parang band Los Ketchos Assos.

Fri, 02/01/2009 5:06pm

Peter Ray Blood [1] | 5:26 pm
When Denyse Plummer called me from Toronto, on Sunday, the temperature was way below zero but a bunch of true true Trinis found a way to heat up the Canadian city. Including former beauty Alicia Sealy, the group, calling themselves Los Ketchos Assos, had a rollicking time playing parang music, even going from house-to-house, just like back home indoors; yes, in sub-zero temperatures.

Via e-mail, Alicia told me: “Just like North American Carollers, we sing for our supper. Los Ketchos Assos' repertoire comprises mostly traditional, Spanish parang songs, and we performed at four homes from noon to 11 pm on December 21. Boy, did we have fun. “I have to admit that, while performing, we all truly forgot that it was very cold and windy outside.” Also involved in the annual Caribana Festival, Alicia added: “Mark your calendars—the 2009 Scotiabank Caribana™ Parade will be on August 1, 2009.”

Related Articles: Music—the great healer [2]
Entertainment bloodnotes Peter Ray Blood
Copyright © 2008 TRINIDAD PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD

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Source URL (retrieved on 02/01/2009 - 7:24pm): http://guardian.co.tt/features/entertainment/2009/01/02/trini-parang-heats-toronto
Links:
[1] http://guardian.co.tt/byline-authors/peter-ray-blood
[2] http://guardian.co.tt/features/entertainment/2009/01/02/music-great-healer

Mose · « **Reply #92 on:** September 16, 2009, 09:55:02 PM »

Check it!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/elnzBRsYqB4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/elnzBRsYqB4</a>

Socapro · « **Reply #93 on:** September 16, 2009, 11:45:24 PM »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/elnzBRsYqB4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/elnzBRsYqB4</a>

Nice one from Marcia, she has been very consistent with the Parang-soca hits over the years!

ZANDOLIE · « **Reply #94 on:** September 18, 2009, 01:13:08 AM »

Classic Sprang

http://www.toronto-lime.com/music/parang/bring_drinks.htm

Brownsugar · « **Reply #95 on:** September 20, 2009, 07:26:21 PM »

Quote from: ZANDOLIE on September 18, 2009, 01:13:08 AM

Classic Sprang

http://www.toronto-lime.com/music/parang/bring_drinks.htm

13 years and still going strong....

In an interview some years ago, Sprang revealed that this song was made up on the spot in the studio to fill up some space on the CD he was making.....it really sounds like the kinda things Sprang would say off the top of his head when telling jokes....

Ah love it!! (c) Andre Samuel....

verycute1 · « **Reply #96 on:** November 20, 2009, 05:26:49 PM »

Is music time
In any gang
When you'll see
Man start to parang'
All the instruments
Does be in tune
But dey don't leave out
De bottle and spoon

(CHORUS)
See wi' bottle and spoon
Man does be ringin' out real tune
The drum and bass
Goh' fall in place
Your bottle half' with water
Bacchanal and manslaughter
Sweet music in de place

I heard it from
A steelband man
He name Bradshaw
He's a iron man'
Yes he told me plain
Dat very soon
Panmen goin' back
To bottle and spoon

(CHORUS)

Whiskey bottle
Or rum bottle
Does sound real nice,
When ah man rattle
So de Carnival
Dis year go' be hell
Is a bacchanal
Plenty spoon go' sell

(CHORUS)

If yuh bottle small
You mus' realize
Dat de spoon to use
Is a medium size
But if yuh spoon too large
Well den is manslaughter
Yuh bottle going to break
And throw way de water

(CHORUS)

Bourbon · « **Reply #97 on:** November 29, 2009, 07:02:01 PM »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/KrHEJiAXBWg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/KrHEJiAXBWg</a>

Boodsy · « **Reply #98 on:** November 30, 2009, 11:15:51 AM »

D Big Rich Pelau

http://www.toronto-lime.com/music/parang/PARANG%202K9%20-%20Parang%20Superstars%20-%20D%20Big%20Rich%20Pelau.htm

Tallman · « **Reply #99 on:** December 01, 2009, 11:39:51 AM »

Quote from: zuluwarrior on November 03, 2008, 08:58:52 PM

They want to kill may piggy for christmas ,hole year ah feeding meh piggy now that meh piggy looking goood them woman to kill may piggy.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Plo8HE9Mhk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/_Plo8HE9Mhk</a>

Socapro · « **Reply #100 on:** December 01, 2009, 06:46:17 PM »

Quote from: warmonga on December 14, 2007, 02:11:04 PM

Moderators can we please lock this thread to the top . so we can all shear videos/MP3'S for the Xmas ..My contrubution soon come ..
war..

Okay done!

Grande · « **Reply #101 on:** December 02, 2009, 12:31:25 AM »

Bring Drinks - Sprangalang:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Q2xsQn14u8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/6Q2xsQn14u8</a>

weary1969 · « **Reply #102 on:** December 03, 2009, 02:17:31 PM »

Quote from: Socapro on December 01, 2009, 06:46:17 PM

Quote from: warmonga on December 14, 2007, 02:11:04 PM
Moderators can we please lock this thread to the top . so we can all shear videos/MP3'S for the Xmas ..My contrubution soon come ..
war..

Okay done!

Yuh wukin

Tallman · « **Reply #103 on:** December 05, 2009, 08:51:16 PM »

Private Ryan Presents Trini Christmas Parang (Only The Best)
http://media.libsyn.com/media/djprivateryan/Private_Ryan_Presents_Trini_Christmas_Parang_Only_The_Best.mp3

Track listing
1. Eat Something – Scrunter
2. Gone Parang – Scrunter
3. Madamme Jeffery – Scrunter
4. Its Christmas – Baron
5. Come Go – Baron
6. Neighbour Neighbour – Rikki Jai
7. Grrt – Sprangalang
8. Ham and Pastelle – Da Mastamind
9. Black Cake and Sorrel – Da Mastamind
10. Drink a Rum – Kitchener
11. Si Yo Pudiera – Flores De San Jose
12. The Paint Brush – Kenny J
13. Santa Looking For A Wife – Bindley B
14. Indian Chick – Taxi
15. Homemade Wine – Scrunter
16. D Parang Now Start – Scrunter
17. We Come Out to Dance – Susan Maicoo
18. Santa Say – Bindley B
19. Play The Soca Parang – Bindley B
20. Hurray Hurray – Singing Francine
21. El caiman – Santa Rosa Serenaders
22. Bring Drinks – Sprangalang
23. Christmas Medley – Crazy
24. Soca Santa – Machel Montano
25. Mamacita – Sharlene Boodram
26. Drinking Anything – Scrunter
27. Anita – Scrunter
28. Gimmi Rum Gimmi Whiskey – Susan Maicoo
29. Trini Christmas is the Best –
30. Chinee Parang – D Joseph
31. So Intoxicated – Ataklan
32. Love for Christmas – Diamond Cut
33. Mr Santa Claus – Rembunction
34. This Christmas – H2oPlo
35. Esta Fiesta – Lil Bits
36. House to House – General Grant
37. Caroline – Ziggy Ranks
38. Tante Euleyne – Blazer
39. Yvonne - Crazy

FF · « **Reply #104 on:** December 05, 2009, 10:01:45 PM »

Thanks tallman!!

E-man · « **Reply #105 on:** December 05, 2009, 11:12:12 PM »

Around My Christmas Tree - Lennox Gray

Around My Christmas Tree - Karen Eccles

Amazing Caribbean Christmas - Horace Peterkin

Black Cake Lover - Sugar Aloes

Christmas in the Caribbean - Jimmy Buffett

Parang Medley - Guataka

Christmas Island - Jimmy Buffett

Jingle Bells - Jimmy Buffett

Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum - Jimmy Buffett

Drink A Rum - Merrymen

Christmas Soca Party - Byron Lee (lost to us about a year ago, RIP)

more to come...

AB.Trini · « **Reply #106 on:** December 06, 2009, 01:03:04 PM »

If someone could compile these and post it for upload that would be boss:

One has to love the old parang classics...... here are some of the old time groups:

San Jose Seranaders

Rio Claro
Santa Theresa
Valencia National Handicraft
Rancho Quemado
San Juan Serenaders
Old Oak Serenaders
Universal

And the QUEEN: DAISY VOISIN

Ah blasting the oldies today......I eh know what they saying in some ah them songs but oh lawd they bring back memories fuh so: Just being and hearing them all over town or Arima in the maxi taxis and just enjoying a warm fun loving xmas in the sun!!!! dreaming of a white xmas ....never!!!!! lawd when yuh hear these , yuh does just feel like ...gosh ah getting ah Trini tabanca.

LAWD AH WANT TO COME HOME NOW If ah cyar do that ah have to stop listening to this record by
"Las Estrellas":

"Tucusito"

' La Pascualidad'-----This is a bomb classic!!!!! ah remember when this was unleashed in Trinidad. Man ah was litening to Holly Bet. on radio.. gosh this song mash up the house in the sixties!!!!

'Manzanare'

"Feliz Ano"

"La Colga"
later on we go take ah look at the lyrics from the soca parangs... put yuh best soca parang in the mix now nah.

Dutty · « **Reply #107 on:** December 06, 2009, 02:47:25 PM »

Quote from: FF on December 05, 2009, 10:01:45 PM

Thanks tallman!!

+1

blastin dis on ah chilly sunday afternoon...de bess

Organic · « **Reply #108 on:** December 06, 2009, 08:18:37 PM »

Quote from: Tallman on December 05, 2009, 08:51:16 PM

Private Ryan Presents Trini Christmas Parang (Only The Best)
http://media.libsyn.com/media/djprivateryan/Private_Ryan_Presents_Trini_Christmas_Parang_Only_The_Best.mp3

Track listing
1. Eat Something – Scrunter
2. Gone Parang – Scrunter
3. Madamme Jeffery – Scrunter
4. Its Christmas – Baron
5. Come Go – Baron
6. Neighbour Neighbour – Rikki Jai
7. Grrt – Sprangalang
8. Ham and Pastelle – Da Mastamind
9. Black Cake and Sorrel – Da Mastamind
10. Drink a Rum – Kitchener
11. Si Yo Pudiera – Flores De San Jose
12. The Paint Brush – Kenny J
13. Santa Looking For A Wife – Bindley B
14. Indian Chick – Taxi
15. Homemade Wine – Scrunter
16. D Parang Now Start – Scrunter
17. We Come Out to Dance – Susan Maicoo
18. Santa Say – Bindley B
19. Play The Soca Parang – Bindley B
20. Hurray Hurray – Singing Francine
21. El caiman – Santa Rosa Serenaders
22. Bring Drinks – Sprangalang
23. Christmas Medley – Crazy
24. Soca Santa – Machel Montano
25. Mamacita – Sharlene Boodram
26. Drinking Anything – Scrunter
27. Anita – Scrunter
28. Gimmi Rum Gimmi Whiskey – Susan Maicoo
29. Trini Christmas is the Best –
30. Chinee Parang – D Joseph
31. So Intoxicated – Ataklan
32. Love for Christmas – Diamond Cut
33. Mr Santa Claus – Rembunction
34. This Christmas – H2oPlo
35. Esta Fiesta – Lil Bits
36. House to House – General Grant
37. Caroline – Ziggy Ranks
38. Tante Euleyne – Blazer
39. Yvonne - Crazy

number 28 is sharlene flores and flores de san jose
Number 29 is susan maicoo
nice mix tallest.

E-man · « **Reply #109 on:** December 09, 2009, 03:23:13 AM »

Mighty Terror - Santa eh have no Wife

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/rV40LF2LYfA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/rV40LF2LYfA</a>

ProudTrinbagonian · « **Reply #110 on:** December 09, 2009, 07:25:27 PM »

Quote from: Socapro on December 01, 2009, 06:46:17 PM

Quote from: warmonga on December 14, 2007, 02:11:04 PM
Moderators can we please lock this thread to the top . so we can all shear videos/MP3'S for the Xmas ..My contrubution soon come ..
war..

Okay done!

yuh lock this one up top and leave de parang below???

wha is Christmas without parang???... that sound like a tune right there

E-man · « **Reply #111 on:** December 09, 2009, 11:31:04 PM »

Quote from: ProudTrinbagonian on December 09, 2009, 07:25:27 PM

wha is Christmas without parang???... that sound like a tune right there

I think you're on to something.

Here's an old LP I converted to mp3

San Jose Serenaders

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?gmiwdmumozm

Track List:

01 - Viva
02 - Vamos Agosar
03 - Ola De La Mar
04 - Mi Negrito
05 - La Negra Juana
06 - Preludio
07 - Maria Antonia
08 - Cantemos Pastores
09 - Clara
10 - Guanaguanare
11 - Medley

Socapro · « **Reply #112 on:** December 10, 2009, 12:20:39 PM »

Quote from: E-man on December 09, 2009, 11:31:04 PM

Quote from: ProudTrinbagonian on December 09, 2009, 07:25:27 PM
wha is Christmas without parang???... that sound like a tune right there

I think you're on to something.

Here's an old LP I converted to mp3

San Jose Serenaders

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?gmiwdmumozm

Track List:

01 - Viva
02 - Vamos Agosar
03 - Ola De La Mar
04 - Mi Negrito
05 - La Negra Juana
06 - Preludio
07 - Maria Antonia
08 - Cantemos Pastores
09 - Clara
10 - Guanaguanare
11 - Medley

Thanks E-man, I've got this very same album on vinyl and you just saved me having to convert it myself to mp3 format!

This is one of my all time favourite parang albums!

E-man · « **Reply #113 on:** December 10, 2009, 02:23:22 PM »

The old 'Bring out de Ham' video from 1992

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/r_-1wNRyCU8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/r_-1wNRyCU8</a>

edit: and more Marcia Miranda hits

Roast Fowl

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/WsPTmoNo2Vo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/WsPTmoNo2Vo</a>

Gimme Luv Fuh Christmas

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vIG9EH2bPb8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/vIG9EH2bPb8</a>

WestCoast · « **Reply #114 on:** December 12, 2009, 01:28:00 AM »

Kixxs Choon

warmonga · « **Reply #115 on:** December 12, 2009, 04:45:06 PM »

na man mi dey yah still is parang time..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmysdTffqUU

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/FmysdTffqUU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/FmysdTffqUU</a>

war

grimm01 · « **Reply #116 on:** December 12, 2009, 09:56:02 PM »

Anyone know where ah could find Trini Christmas music to download? Ah doh mind getting songs individually, but the real deal would be to get some mixes that have the old to the new. Ah was home two weeks ago and meh mistake was not picking up some music and bringing it back.

If ah have to hear Dreaming of a White Christmas one more time...

Quags · « **Reply #117 on:** December 12, 2009, 10:07:18 PM »

Grimm it have a sticky post ,Tall man have a nice little mix in there 2 nd page .rite above this tread

grimm01 · « **Reply #118 on:** December 12, 2009, 10:12:17 PM »

Quote from: Quags on December 12, 2009, 10:07:18 PM

Grimm it have a sticky post ,Tall man have a nice little mix in there 2 nd page .rite above this tread

lol
watch how that thread right in front meh face and ah miss it. Thanks.

Bakes · « **Reply #119 on:** December 13, 2009, 12:50:11 AM »

Quote from: grimm01 on December 12, 2009, 09:56:02 PM

Anyone know where ah could find Trini Christmas music to download? Ah doh mind getting songs individually, but the real deal would be to get some mixes that have the old to the new. Ah was home two weeks ago and meh mistake was not picking up some music and bringing it back.

If ah have to hear Dreaming of a White Christmas one more time...

Courtesy mih boy Socaboy and the Close Connection crew

http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=174442271260&index=1

Some other nuggets on the page. If yuh can't access it PM mih and I'll post the direct links to the files.