Soca Chronicles
Monthly Soca Podcast - Hosts Arkayo and Sharnz explore the people, history, and unforgettable moments behind Soca music and the Carnival experience – from legendary artists and DJ's to personal stories from the road.
Soca Chronicles
Miami Carnival 2025 and an interview with G.E.O.
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We celebrate the final big carnival of the year, relive Miami Carnival with first-time DJ moments and standout fetes, then dive deep with G.E.O. from St. Vincent and even get an exclusive preview track.
• Miami Carnival highlights, J’Ouvert and boat rides
• Tipping culture, DJ debut, and standout fetes like SSS
• Song of the Month: Can You Bend by Skinny Fabulous, Travis World, and Suhraw
• G.E.O's interview including an exclusive preview of his new track
Find G.E.O. on Instagram here: @official_g_e_o
Milestone Opening And Agenda
SPEAKER_08Welcome to the Soka Chronicles. Soca Chronicles with Shards and Arkayo. Welcome to the 50th episode of Soka Chronicles, the podcast that brings you everything Soca. I'm Arkayo, and I'm digitally sitting next to the one and only Shards.
SPEAKER_00Yo, I said Yo. I said yo!
SPEAKER_08It's gonna happen three times. I was like doubting, I was like, oh yeah, she's coming, she's going for it. Anyways, in this episode, we are gonna be talking about the last major carnival of the year. Because by now things are preparing for a certain carnival that is happening in February, aka Trinidad Carnival. And we have a very interesting fun interview with somebody from St. Vincent. G to the E to the Sorry, I like saying that. If that rings the bell, you know who we're gonna talk to. If it doesn't, you get to know him uh later in this episode.
SPEAKER_00Oh yeah.
SPEAKER_08Let's get into it.
SPEAKER_00Let's go!
SPEAKER_08Alright, so for our first section, I don't think I'm gonna be talking a lot. Because I'm not the person who travels most of the times anymore.
Miami Carnival Highlights
SPEAKER_08So we're gonna switch over to our correspondent from Miami in this case. Charms, how was Miami Carnival?
SPEAKER_00Hola! Hola, estoy aquí, estoy aquí.
SPEAKER_01Okay, okay, okay. I am here. Um, Miami Carnival, I had an absolute blast. I mean, I could sit here and talk all day long about it, but I'm not going to. Because you know me, when I'm talking about something I'm excited about or you know, telling a story, I chat too much. So just cut it short, the highlights for me. I DJ'd for the first time in Miami at a major um a major event, actually, an event called No Borders, and I was actually lucky to get that board, that, that book in. Yeah, it was like somebody gave me a fruit through ball. It was like Messi gave a through ball to I don't know, Sharnaldo, and then Sharnaldo scored.
SPEAKER_08Well, this is a great start of the story, but yeah, okay.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_08So international DJ Charans, go on.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, even though of course I DJed to the the the walls, the grass, the bar stuff, the trees. But it was it was still okay. Like I still was so happy to be there, and yeah, Barry Hype was there as well. So he heard me play when I finished playing, he gave me a high five, so that's a good job. So you know your girl, your girl is making movements, so yeah, that was that. My favorite, favourite, favourite, favourite fet of the whole period was SSS, of course. So big up Freeze International for that one. I had a time, absolute time. I left blue looking like a Smurf. Yeah, Mass was played, literally, so I had a great time. I did Juvet with Red Ants. The last time I did Juvet was with Gen X. I mean, Red Ants is probably one of the bigger juvet bands. I mean, I had fun. Um, my only thing was trying to get drinks was so long, like literally, they had the women were just so slow serving, and then I was with like two of my other friends, and one of them gave me some dollars to give as a tip.
SPEAKER_08Uh-huh.
SPEAKER_01From that point, RKO. No way, my drinks were not taking long to come.
SPEAKER_08No way.
SPEAKER_01Literally, so you've already paid a hundred and somebody dollars for your Juve package. So for you to now get your drinks quickly or in a timely manner, you now have to tip the bargirls.
SPEAKER_08Every single time.
SPEAKER_01Crazy, right? Every single time.
SPEAKER_08So you're basically paying for your drinks still.
SPEAKER_01Literally.
SPEAKER_08Wow.
SPEAKER_01Crazy. Crazy.
SPEAKER_08That bar sounds very American, to be honest with you.
SPEAKER_01No, 100%. You know the tipping culture over there. And then even the drinks they were pouring was like it they just tasted like juice. So then obviously, once once I started tipping, they were making my drinks stronger. I was like, oh, okay. So um, yeah, exactly. Oh god. Okay. Oh my god. I just realized what you said.
SPEAKER_07Uh-huh.
SPEAKER_01Anyway, moving on swiftly.
SPEAKER_07Uh-huh.
SPEAKER_01So that was that. Had a time at Juve. I didn't go to the you know, the costume day, didn't bother with that. The parade, they call it.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Um, I did the same thing I did last year. Went to the Jamaican restaurant. They were playing. But this time the DJ wasn't as good as the one last year, man. He wasn't playing as much soaker. He was playing like more reggae and dancing with a bit of soccer. Yeah, but I still enjoyed, you know, still enjoyed. It was fun.
SPEAKER_07Yeah.
SPEAKER_01Um, yeah, so that was Miami Carnival in a nutshell. I did a few extra critical activities. I went to a gun range, did a bit of shooting again. I went to the cinema.
SPEAKER_08You actually saw a movie.
SPEAKER_01I saw a movie.
SPEAKER_08What movie did you see?
SPEAKER_01Oh, what was it called again? It it's the movie with Leonardo DiCaprio. It's got Tiana Taylor in it. Uh I can't remember the name of it.
SPEAKER_08I have no idea.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, I can't remember the name of it, but you know, if you Googled Leonardo DiCaprio, Tiana Taylor, um, you will see the movie it is. And I'm not gonna tell you guys what the movie's about because I don't want to spoil it, but yeah, the movie was decent. I enjoyed it. It the cinema was one of those luxury ones where you got like leather seats and it reclines, and you can order food from your seat and they bring it to you, and all of that jazz. Yeah, it was one of those.
SPEAKER_08Oh my god.
SPEAKER_01Oh yeah, oh yeah, I enjoyed that for sure. Mm-hmm. So next year we go again. So anybody who missed Miami Carnival this year, next year we are going. So link me, let's arrange it.
SPEAKER_08Yes, 100%. I'm gonna link you.
SPEAKER_01Link me, link me. Oh, oh, oh, let me also mention I went on a couple of boat rides. I went on a naked boat ride, which is DJ Blazer's event. That was fun, and I also went on the booz and back and now boat ride, which was also very fun. So those are two notable parties. Yeah, I'm really struggling to speak today. I don't know why. Um yeah.
SPEAKER_08So your favourite pet was SSS? SS is my favourite. Yeah, what would be your second favourite?
SPEAKER_01Second favourite is probably booze
Fetes, J’Ouvert, And Boat Rides
SPEAKER_01and back and now.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, quite sure.
SPEAKER_01The sea, sea edition, because they had a land edition, the sea edition, and then but it's do you know what? Booz and back and all were naked boat crews, are probably like on the same level, but boozing back and out they had food, and I kept going up for more and more food because you know me, I'm a green cow. And it's a good food then, so I guess yeah, boozing back and out then, because of the food.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, makes sense.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, exactly. That was fun. Yeah, boy. That was fun, right? Yeah, I'm not gonna say anything more about Miami Carnival, but what I am going to talk about is brawlin.
SPEAKER_08Hey, what's it be brawling? Sorry, go on.
SPEAKER_01No, it's fine. Brawlin, November 22nd. Guys, when I tell you the tickets are selling like hotcakes, I'm at over 60% capacity right now. And there's about three weeks left. So I'm telling you all now, this event is going to sell out.
SPEAKER_08Yep.
SPEAKER_01I promise you it will sell out. So if you haven't got your ticket already, get your ticket now from www.tridentldn.com. We're already on our final release tickets. Get them now. Tell a friend to tell a friend, November 22nd. We're brawlin.
SPEAKER_08Nice, nice, nice, nice. Be sure to be there, man.
SPEAKER_01Be there or be circleware.
SPEAKER_08Then before we go into the interview, we do have to talk a bit about music. Um, it is time for song of the month.
SPEAKER_01This month song of the month was on heavy rotation in Miami. When I tell you, every single fete that I went to, I heard it at least once. Probably two, three times. I'm not gonna lie to you. But I actually don't mind because this song is an absolute banger. It's a banga. So the song that we have chosen this month is Can You Bend by Skinny Fabulous Travis World and Surah.
SPEAKER_08Hey. I should not be singing. I'm so sorry, everybody.
SPEAKER_01Please don't that really hurt my ears.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, fair. Okay, let's just play the song.
SPEAKER_01Play the tune.
SPEAKER_04This is the song of the month.
SPEAKER_08That was the song of the month, and with some of our own musical choice out of the way, we are ready to talk about music with somebody who actually creates it.
SPEAKER_01G to the E to the A.
SPEAKER_08Let's dive right into it before we spoil too much.
SPEAKER_01Alright, cool. Let's go, let's go!
SPEAKER_08This is Soka Soka Chronicles. For our 15th episode, we have an interview with somebody from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. With a massive hit. And it went viral. And I also know that there's maybe, at least for the people who watch the video, there will be a little surprise in it as well. We are here with G to the E to the Geo. Welcome.
SPEAKER_01Welcome. What a great introduction. I love that Akio. That introduction was top tick.
SPEAKER_08Top tick.
SPEAKER_01Loved it.
SPEAKER_08We're starting year five, you know, we needed to step it up.
SPEAKER_06Yeah, Akio and Queen Shans.
SPEAKER_01Queen Shans! Yes, tell him again. Moana!
SPEAKER_06We gotta put the queen to the name, you know?
SPEAKER_08I don't think this story could have been any better than this. Um anyway, Gio, please, how explain something about yourself and how you got into Soka.
SPEAKER_06So I um my my correct name is Giovanni, G-I-O-V-A-W-N-I Collins, but I was given the name Gio from um like my secondary school. So I attended St. Joseph Convent, Maraca, and I also when I was a chef, I used to be a chef as well, I was given that name for short. So I continued the name, but I didn't keep the G I O, I kept the G E O. So I got on to Soka from the age of 10, I'll say. Oh wow because I started to perform for
Brawlin Event Announcement
SPEAKER_06um my primary school, uh, which is the area I'm from Greg's primary. I was named Super D. I was named Super D. Um and I was start I came second that year, it was 2010. I was in um grade five, the fifth grade.
SPEAKER_07Okay.
SPEAKER_06Fifth grade, so yeah, I started the soccer scene from the age of 10, but that was just the junior soccer scene. From all yeah, from now to the senior soccer scene, I actually started soccer in 2020.
SPEAKER_01Okay, COVID times.
SPEAKER_08Exactly. I was gonna say, was that was that because of COVID or was it uh another reason you started?
SPEAKER_06I think it was not it was because of COVID, but it was also a lot of people around me that know um what my capabilities are in terms of writing music ads. Okay, it was like more of a drag, yo bro, you gotta do this, you gotta do that. And um, nobody ain't singing, nobody ain't you know, so I just had to pick up something and just make my people proud.
SPEAKER_01Okay, nice. Well, you've done that for sure.
SPEAKER_06Oh yeah.
SPEAKER_01For sure. Sorry. Sorry. That was my intuitive thought. That one, I do apologize. Let me just stop talking now. Continue.
SPEAKER_06It's you gotta you gotta give it the it's a very, very catchy um to say yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_02Oh, for sure. For sure.
Song Of The Month: Can You Bend
SPEAKER_08It is, and I just wanna say because 2020 you started, um, and I also saw by the way the first song is about corona. I I've done my research a bit. Okay, now I forgot the name, but uh, I think it was as if Corona was uh was a female, right?
SPEAKER_06Yeah, uh I I I gave the characteristics of a female, which I also place Ebola as her sister. So like when we catch Corona, she gai na lop Michola, Stan Shangana Soldier, I come to Benchy. Yeah, it was uh it was already loving the personification.
SPEAKER_02Okay.
SPEAKER_06Well, music is up, music is about figures of speech, you know. So yeah, definitely poetry, so you have to write the poetry.
SPEAKER_01Definitely. I have a quick question. Yeah obviously, based on that first song that you wrote that has great personification, etc. Were you good at English growing up? So you know, in English when you're doing your writing, you're doing poetry and stuff like that, were you would you say like top of your class or you know, one of those that was very good when it came to writing?
SPEAKER_06Yeah, I wasn't always good at uh at writing and composition and stuff like growing up from since um primary school. I used to actually like write and read for primary school coming up, okay. Secondary school, I was still doing the um D D D Junior Soka Monarchs and Calypsos, um, five stuff like that. So, you know, I kept it for a while, but I actually started to write from the age of 12.
SPEAKER_01Oh wow, okay.
SPEAKER_06Yeah, so coming up like and then like falling in love with a bit of um English literature, you know. I used to like I don't know a lot of Shakespeare, but I used to just like the way how he puts his his words and he writes his books. And if you could implement that into music, that'd be great. But then you can't you can't use that type of um like he he he shall not do it, and you can't do that stage.
SPEAKER_08So you know I would love to to hear the combination in your uh your number one hit set about listen Shakespeare and so far is a lot of it's a lot of stuff you have to do.
SPEAKER_06It's like yeah, you know, like yeah, you have to come and say, okay, do you want the the people that listen to you to understand what you're saying? For example, I I'm a huge fan of like Vibes Cartel and Skilly Dell, and they are great lyricists, right?
SPEAKER_08They are amazing lyricists, and if you listen to them, they are like Shakespeare as well, but in their own way, so you know I mean so um how did you transition into actual like let's say professional soca? Because you started early. Um, is it just a matter of knowing the right people to get your studio time and you just start recording, or was it somebody who told you, listen, you and me we're going to the studio right now, we're gonna start this thing? Like what happened?
SPEAKER_06Actually, I started off in dance hall. I'm gonna be honest.
SPEAKER_01Oh my god, this is a common theme with the people we talk to. They start off in dancehall and then go into soccer. But carry on, carry on.
SPEAKER_06I'm still very good at dancehall, hence the lyrics part. But when I got off into soccer, it was my cousin from he's in America, so he called me and he was like, yo, I just buy a beat. And I was walking on my way going to work and I had in my headphone. Then I played the beat, and I started to at that time I used to freestyle a lot. So I just freestyle, I freestyle the entire song, and then I made like a little video so you could get like the the the the audio and me singing the song and I sent it back to him and then he was like, Oh, I just sent this amount of money to this specific studio, head there, you know, and uh I put it down and then that is how I had my four soccer song after the the guy already arranged and he put it out and everything. But I mean that for me from then to about until I did it slipping with that, I would say it was a bit of a challenge because I had to learn a lot coming from the I had to learn you know your soccer songs can't be too wordy,
Introducing Gio From St. Vincent
SPEAKER_06um you have to young people need to understand what to say, you have to look for more hooks and more punch like that. So so is not about being the most lyrical, it's about making a song is like a piece of art. You're making a song that every like most of your people can understand because you're not doing it for you.
SPEAKER_08Exactly.
SPEAKER_06So when you want to see your people understand and they go with it, then you know, yeah, that is the song they like, and you just play around that line because to me is like there's a formula, but it's not okay. There's no specific way of writing a hit, but there's also a formula that you have to follow. So, like I said, you can't make it too hardy, you can't sing it too fast, you have to listening, and that's it. And that's also advice for those who are upcoming like myself, and also because I got that knowledge from other people like my peers, my my management, some of my DJ friends, and them guys just letting me know, gee, you're good, but you need to tighten up here so and do this. That's what I did, and I know it started to pick up for me. So I just hope the youth that listening that listens to this podcast, they will take a note from this and go around it and see how they can come on it.
SPEAKER_01Yeah.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, that makes sense.
SPEAKER_01Nice.
SPEAKER_08Um, so that actually brings us to your music. So what I noticed, and we're gonna we're gonna dive into that, but you are versatile, and that has maybe to do with you like discovering different sides of your capabilities. Um but our number three is well the first and only in this top three at least, that is quite groovy. And I I really see that you you nailed the groovy part anyway. Um gonna steal your uh your shine for a second, but I'm gonna introduce uh introduce number three. So on number three we have Give Me That Wine Day. So Yeah, I because I understand. It's also like I I listened because you know, I I I got to know you via our number one, then I heard our number two, and I realized actually I've I've heard this before. I'm trying not to spoil too much by the way, but uh you know, um I I I've gotten to know you via those type of you know songs, and then I was like doing my research and I listened to that song. I was like, oh okay, that's that's uh something else, and it's nice.
SPEAKER_01Yeah.
SPEAKER_08Definitely. So how how did that song come about? How did that uh got created?
SPEAKER_06Uh gimme that windy. Um it was I would say it started off in a little state of depression, to be honest, because I was I was home, I was like home alone, I'm not going anywhere. I usually don't go anywhere. Like if I'm not um performing at a party, I'm not giving I'm going to attend to probably like help someone I know. I I'll not really be going out and stuff. I'll rather spend that time with my son. You know? It was a time like, you know, you're just home, you haven't been out, it's like you're you're you're living like a cave, man, you're not feeling anything. And I was on the balcony and I was like, it's been a while, since I go and take a line. And then I was like, Because my manager sent me that rhythm, and I was I will give you the exact time. It was 12 a.m. in the morning when my manager he sent 10 rhythms, and that rhythm was second. So after the first rhythm, I was like, nah, and I played the second rhythm, I was like, okay, I'll go back to that. When I played the third rhythm, the second rhythm just gave me that go back.
SPEAKER_01Yeah.
SPEAKER_06And I started to like it's been a while. It seems like going to take it. I was like, this is smooth. I like this. Yeah.
Early Start, Writing, And English Lit
SPEAKER_06And it was giving me the at the moment that's how I was feeling. You know, there's a lot of people that feel like that. Because sometimes you work too hard and and you be out doing so much, and you hardly have like a self-alone time or to go out. Probably if you like to have some drinks, you take a drink, if you like to take a smoke. Is whatever you feel comfortable in doing. But I wrote that like from my my feeling, and also I was touching in base with other other feelings because remember, we can feel the universe because our spirit is connected. So I was like, this song has to come from within.
SPEAKER_01Yeah.
SPEAKER_06And that's came up with um give me that wind. Also, with when I went to studio with with the with the help of um my management Rashid, my brother Sora, um, my my sister Angie. Everybody knows Angie by now.
SPEAKER_01Um to eat up the curry raw that's like your actual blood sister.
SPEAKER_06No, that's we we just like family.
SPEAKER_01So we don't like family.
SPEAKER_06Because we still want camp at the end of the day. Definitely. I I look at people I'm close with as family.
SPEAKER_01Okay, yeah, makes sense.
SPEAKER_06Definitely.
SPEAKER_01Makes sense. Okay, nice.
SPEAKER_08I think we should uh share the song with the audience. Let's have a listen to, yeah. Let's have a listen to give me that wine day. That was our only groovy song of our top three. Moving on to our number two. Sharon's it's time to get some energy in this bitch.
SPEAKER_01Oh, I'm allowed to talk now.
SPEAKER_08Yes, you are, sorry.
SPEAKER_01Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. Right, at number two, we have a song that is on a monster rhythm. Okay, this rhythm is just yeah. I can't get over it. It's it's just yeah. Anyway, let me stop you know the chit chat. Let's get into it. Your song, Shellins on the Whale Oil Rhythm. Talk to us about that song. How did that song come about? How did you create it? Just just talk to us about it.
SPEAKER_06Again, again, I will say that song came about when we had writing sessions, but that was never meant to be a rhythm. But that song again, that Surah built that rhythm, and then when OG and Rumlad had the well for C. Yeah, we was there, but we had no song on the rhythm. So we reached to this point, like yeah, we need to get this out the way, and then they wanted to make it a rhythm. Right? So we there, we there, we saying this is what's gonna happen. Shell, shell it, open the game. So when I said that, and then my manager, my manager doesn't he like the he's does less be like the um
Crafting Soca: Simplicity And Hooks
SPEAKER_06the the the man with all the ideas sometimes. So he gonna say, okay, if he don't like it, he's gonna let you know he don't like it. Same for the producer. We just honestly just be open, and then I was like, yeah, we like that. And then everybody like come together, management, make sure everything good. Then Surah does walkie magic, and then Surah, I was like, Surah, we need to collaborate. Like, we need what I mean, and then we just do, you know, right now we shall mean yeah, and we kinda energy. I might and we doing that song, I was trying to give it like a skinny, fabulous vibe, which I think yeah, which I think we nail as well, because skinny is the biggest soaker icon.
SPEAKER_08Okay, yep, yeah, and you did, and honestly, I actually was surprised he wasn't on that song because I actually like when I listened to the first time, I was like, huh? Is that skinny or is it like I was confused for a second there, yeah. But yeah, it's the energy, the energy on that on that rhythm in general, but also in shellings is uh Gio.
SPEAKER_06And there's the soccer assassin, and there's Gio. So for me, it's like the soccer assassin is more of the energy post and the the the the vibrant one. But Gio is like this smooth criminal, no. I just like be calm and just like dominate him like as much as I can.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, I like I like the alter egos, yeah. Sometimes you need it.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, definitely. Well, I think we should listen to it unless you have something else to say, RKO.
SPEAKER_08No, let's have a listen.
SPEAKER_01Cause I'm itching. Itchin!
SPEAKER_05Yo, boss, right. Yo, sir. One so assassin.
SPEAKER_08That was Shellings on the whale oil rhythm. Now, you mentioned that you have Geo for the smooth the smooth boy, you know. You have uh the Soka Assassin for Shellings. But I wonder for our number one, is there another alter ego? Because that's just nasty.
SPEAKER_06That is just
Track 3: Give Me That Wine Day
SPEAKER_06that is just Geo, that is just Gio.
SPEAKER_01Okay.
SPEAKER_08Fair. Sure, so you wanna do the honors? For our number one.
SPEAKER_01So at number one, we have my favorite song of yours. Many people's favourite. This song gets rinsed in the UK. I'll tell you that for sure. Any soccer party you go to, you are almost guaranteed to hear this song in the UK. At number one, we have slipping.
SPEAKER_08What a tune.
SPEAKER_01Big tune. So please, talk to us about that song.
SPEAKER_08Please.
SPEAKER_01How did that song come about?
SPEAKER_06That song came about um again with the honors of my manager and also my producer. When I went to the studio, I had a total different song. I never had that song.
SPEAKER_07Oh wow.
SPEAKER_06Oh they all they like the song, they like the song that I came with, but I was like, it was like, nah, I think I see you doing something different, and we could probably give that song to someone else. And when we was there, it was like sit down, see dumb. So like it was something that Surah said in one of his old songs. Ben, um, that is how you like it, baby. Ben dung, let me slip in. And then my manager took that and I was like, Ben dung, let me slip in, huh? Ben dung and he was just repeating, repeating, repeating. Ben dung, let me slip in, baby, ben dung, let me slip in. See dumb, see dumb, see dum, see dumb girls. You know what I mean? And then when I went in conic. Yeah, my my producer, which is also my brother, he said, I wanted to sing it this way, I wanted to put it that way, harmonize it, hey, harmonize. And he when when it done, it was like harmonize magic.
SPEAKER_07Yeah.
SPEAKER_06That's so I don't I sometimes I just wonder, like, what did that song do to reach Tay? But that song just did a lot of work. Even speaking about that right now, I'm right in front of the place where the song video where we did the that shop that shop and all the flowers around it were properly. Exactly. But that's the street. If you can remember clearly, I came out of that that direction and fall down where the flowers were, and the female was walking, coming on and saying, and when she reached, she said, G, are you okay? So that that's where the the magic actually happened.
SPEAKER_00Nice exactly.
SPEAKER_08That's our little surprise because you showed me before the episodes or before we started recording. I love that little like uh you know, little bit. Um, and also because it is quite a a uh creative video as well. How did the video come to life?
SPEAKER_06That video came to life again. Um, my manager, he's like the jack of all trades when you look at it. Because he he does videography and he also directs, but while directing, we did a lot of improvising, so it wasn't like a written direct.
SPEAKER_01Oh, okay, nice.
SPEAKER_06It was more of more improvising and he just coming up with ideas on the spot. I inputting ideas, other people inputting ideas, and we take a from each and every one of our pays and we make it happen. Because work as a team and not trying to be oh um who is who, and we we're not on that. We just work as a team. If you came and give us an idea, and when we just put it on in
Track 2: Shellins And Whale Oil Riddim
SPEAKER_06the credits, yeah. You know, we just we just be equal and and make sure everybody has their fair share.
SPEAKER_08I hear that. That's very important.
SPEAKER_01Definitely. Teamwork makes the dream work at the end of the day. Facts, that is it.
SPEAKER_06Before we come off um the zoom call today, I'm gonna play you guys an unrelease track. Hey, we get the exclusive you know we love that.
SPEAKER_08You know we love that. Alright, but before we go to the exclusive new song, we need to let the five people who don't know the song slip in. We need to play it for them.
SPEAKER_01We definitely do. One of our faves, I'll tell you. One of our fives. I've always said the cheat.
SPEAKER_08Now, before we continue, uh we have an exclusive that we wanna get into, right?
SPEAKER_01That is right.
SPEAKER_06Yeah, I'll say something. So before before we play this song, before I play this song, for my for my my friend Queen Shans and DJ R KO, and for the listeners of this podcast, I wanted to know this is another geo. It's not an assassin, it's for the ladies, it's most and it has this bongs. So, you know what? Let me just let the song be the talk, right? Alrighty, let's go.
unknownYep.
SPEAKER_06I was born ready. I need it. I did it.
SPEAKER_05Watch this. One stoke and watch one stoke ah watch this, one stuffer a stats. I didn't mean what's the one too when they find it from me. I'll come in, what's the two? When the pinch of the two, what the good I don't need a bad, what is two, but that's like time, tell me, five minutes, on the time, five minutes, on the time, it's on the time on the time. Don't connect and e my rubber hand on your make meta C D eyes. Love on the button of C D ey. If you're from behind, I love how your windy a big girl takes your time. Yo is the T V star. We are the time bright day on the dead time, right a on the dead time.
SPEAKER_08That sounds like a big tune, you know.
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SPEAKER_01Listen, that's giving that's giving dancel to me. Hey that's giving dance all. Yeah, yeah, but then I was hearing so uh when you were singing some of the lyrics, I was thinking about Andawata, maybe however the lyrics go. You know that song there? Yeah, yeah, I was thinking about that song.
SPEAKER_08I think we have one question left, right, Sharon's?
SPEAKER_01Yes, we do.
SPEAKER_08It's Sharon's favourite question. Come on, Sean.
SPEAKER_01It's definitely not, but okay, let's just roll with it and pretend. Anyway, this is a question that we ask every single one of our guests who come on the podcast. And you are just another person we're gonna ask.
SPEAKER_08Not just any person.
SPEAKER_01Of course, you're special, but I don't want the whole world to know that I think you're special because they might think that I'm trying to hit on you and you're just a bit too young for me. I'm so sorry. Yeah. Yeah. Let's not.
SPEAKER_08Try a favorite question.
SPEAKER_01Anyway, if you could be stuck in a studio with any soaker artist, dead or alive, who would it be and why?
SPEAKER_06It can be it have to be one or it can be more than one.
SPEAKER_01No, just one, because there's too many people keep saying, oh, can I do more than one? No, one. Because then it makes it more difficult, doesn't it?
SPEAKER_06But if if if I have to choose to be in a studio with with a a soccer artist, like I said again, for me it will be skinny fabulous.
SPEAKER_01Okay.
SPEAKER_06But because because since I've been a kid coming up, I've been and I've been acknowledging like okay, the way he he he put his words together, the way he put for me, I I being being in a studio with him, I would learn a lot, right? Yeah. And I probably make I'll probably make more hits. Who knows? I'll probably make more hits.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, definitely.
SPEAKER_06Fair play.
SPEAKER_01With his advice for sure.
unknownYeah.
SPEAKER_01Oh, what about a cheeky collab?
SPEAKER_06Mm-hmm. Sounds good.
SPEAKER_01Yeah. I don't think we've had skinny fabulous before, you know.
SPEAKER_08No. We had a lot of uh bungee.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, a lot of bungee, a lot of masselle. Yeah, but nobody yeah, I don't think anybody said skinny. Yeah, yeah. So you're the first.
SPEAKER_08Original. Love it.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, oh gee. Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_08He's the top tier, you know.
SPEAKER_01That's it. That is it. Lovely. Well, the final thing that we're gonna ask you to do is can you please share your socials? So Instagram, if you want to share Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, which is now X, YouTube, Facebook, whatever you want to share. Just share your social media, places where people can find you, where they can find your music, etc. etc. This is your time to plug you.
SPEAKER_06Thank you again. Thank you again, Queen Shans. So um I'm not on a lot of social media because I'm not much of a social media guy.
SPEAKER_00Okay.
SPEAKER_06But on Instagram you can find me at um official G underscore E underscore O. Uh on Facebook you can find me. I think uh Nextgen Geo.
SPEAKER_01Okay. Okay.
SPEAKER_06Don't have Twitter, I don't have Snapchat. I said I'm not your personal on YouTube. Once you put in official geo or geo soccer, I will pop up. Okay, it's also there. So I hope that um clears the air for everybody. Once you well, just put G up right and put soccer at the end, and you will find that YouTube. Um, for those on Spotify, you already know it's just Geo. Um, so yeah, that's just it in terms of finding me anywhere.
SPEAKER_01Okay, lovely. We'll also link your Instagram and I believe we can link your YouTube as well. Um yeah, so that people when they check out the episode, yeah, go on.
SPEAKER_06I I just created a TikTok account, it's not that very high, but I think it's the same official Geo.
SPEAKER_01Okay, that's fine. Well people can find you there and we'll build up your followers. That's what we're gonna do. I will follow you. I will follow you right now, actually.
SPEAKER_06Let me see if you find that, please.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, I'll find you. So what am I typing? Official Geo.
SPEAKER_06It pops up.
SPEAKER_01Official Geo. Nah, I can't find you, mate.
SPEAKER_06Put put put one soaker assassin. Let's see if it pops up.
SPEAKER_01One soaker assassin. See what we're doing here on the fly, people? We are OneSoker assassin. This is definitely you.
SPEAKER_06Yeah.
SPEAKER_01Ah found you! Look at you looking all cute and ting.
unknownDamn!
SPEAKER_01I shouldn't be saying that because you're too young. Damn.
SPEAKER_08So can you repeat one more time for the for the TikTok people?
SPEAKER_01Oh for the TikTok, the TikTokers.
SPEAKER_08The TikTokers amongst us.
SPEAKER_01If you type in one soaker assassin, I put a space between each one. So I put one space,
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SPEAKER_01so, assassin space, and Geo came up straight away. Oh there we go. But we can also link, we can put the link to your TikTok, the link to your Instagram, and the link to your YouTube. I think that would be easier, and then people could just click because if you're lazy like me, you don't want to be searching, searching, searching. Yeah, you just want to click boom Medea.
SPEAKER_08So, description of this episode, you will find all the links you need in life.
SPEAKER_01Yes, sir.
SPEAKER_08Cool, Tio. Thank you very much for freeing up the time and have this chat with us. No problem. It is much appreciated.
SPEAKER_06It is what it is. It's a love for me. I'm very, very happy that you guys um reach out to me and give me this opportunity to to um educate and and and also advice and also share my my my side of the story. So I appreciate you guys very much, and I hope to keep bringing more music to to catch you and everybody else that's listening and just keep loving whether it's Gio or the Assassin.
SPEAKER_01Yeah.
SPEAKER_08We hope so too. Definitely, definitely.
SPEAKER_01But I've really enjoyed it. I've enjoyed talking to you. Hopefully, we keep the link.
SPEAKER_06When I'm up, I need one of these um the hoodies. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_08So in the when you're in the UK, we'll get one to you.
SPEAKER_01For sure. For sure. Yeah, so you all you have to do is just let me know when you're arriving in the UK, but give me at least two weeks' notice, please. Once I have that, I'll immediately order the hoodie for you, and you'll have it ready when you reach the UK. And for sure, we are gonna link up. I gotta carry you around a few places, etc. You know what I mean? Yeah, we're we're outside, we're outside.
SPEAKER_08We outside.
SPEAKER_01Sorry, that was a little Bayesian accent slipping. Yeah, yeah, we're outside. We're outside. We outside that is it, more side. Brilliant. Well, thank you so much once again, and please do enjoy the rest of your day, and we will for sure catch up with you.
SPEAKER_08100%.
SPEAKER_06Oh, before you guys go, right? Um, I want to look into there's a rhythm called the village rum rhythm. Can you guys? So there's me, there's Kelly J, there's Sora, there's Angie. It's like a rhythm. Um, the rhythm is called Village Ram rhythm, it's an energy drink in St. Vincent. Also, the songs on it are very nice, and there's also material. So I'm right now, I'm wearing one of magical short context. Yeah, so that there's like as well. That's my brother as well. So nice. So these people are bloody hell crazy. They're bloody hell mad. Oh lord.
SPEAKER_08Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Oh, I remember that song.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, wicked.
SPEAKER_08Oh, we need to see if he's available for maybe also an interview at some point.
unknownYeah.
SPEAKER_06You should, you should, you should get just contact him and tell him um. I'll call him later.
SPEAKER_01Yes, you do that, and I will also reach out and um, yeah, we'll make it happen.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, man, for sure.
SPEAKER_01Alright, lovely. Thank you once again. Uh I keep saying thank you, but honestly, we really appreciate your time. We know that obviously you're busy, you've got other stuff to do. You don't have to give us your time. So honestly, we're so appreciative. You don't even understand. But yeah, look forward to speaking to you again, man.
SPEAKER_06Yep, beat him, be too messy. You miss too old for me.
SPEAKER_07As long as you know, as long as you know, yes, fantastic.
SPEAKER_06Forget what I am. I'm selective amnesia. Be very careful.
SPEAKER_08Okay, fair enough.
SPEAKER_06Alright, cool.
SPEAKER_08Thank you so much. Have a good day.
SPEAKER_06Queen Shans. Ya man is up.
SPEAKER_08Thank you. Cheers. Take it easy. This is Soka Soka Chronicles. Back in the digital studio. And looking at the time, I think it is time to start closing out this episode.
SPEAKER_01It is, it is, but before we close out, I just want to say what a flippin' I almost swore. Almost swore. What a flipping great interview
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SPEAKER_01with G to the E to the. I mean, I learned, I definitely learned so much about him.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah. And this is the favorite part of like why I'm part of this podcast because I love just you know learning more about the artist. But Nitro's gonna say a bit more about this in a minute.
SPEAKER_03Oh yeah. Make sure you check out Soka Chronicles, tag a friend, tell a friend, share the podcast, let people know that this exists because it's good for the culture, it's good for the vibe, it's good for the energy, it's educational, it's fun, it's funny, it's plantiful, and it's good for you to just know a little bit about the people that's making your music and the people that you're involved with listening to.
SPEAKER_08And with that, we are already say goodbye. But one last public service announcement.
SPEAKER_01Public service announcement, guys! Do not forget November 22nd. We brawlin! So if you are in London or even in the UK, if you're not in London, you're gonna take a trip to London and you are going to come to Brawlin celebrating Barbados's 59th independence. Tickets are running out, my people. So go to www.tridentldn.com. That's t-r-i-d-e-n-t-l-d-n.com. Please add the page on Instagram, which is TridentL D N. So T-R-I-D-E-N-T-L-D N. Follow us to stay up to date with all the news and the updates, etc. etc. But please, people, I want to see you there.
SPEAKER_08Yeah, 100%. And with that, we are gonna wish you a very good last day of the month and a great start of the next month. And we will be with you again by the last Friday of November.
SPEAKER_01Mm-hmm. Take care of yourselves, be safe, and we will be back next month. Bye!
SPEAKER_08Bye bye. You've been listening to the Soka Chronicles Chronicles.