For Carnival 2025, Terry Seales, a soca performer, is hopeful that an international soca tournament will be held. According to him, it’s long overdue and essential for Trinidad and Tobago’s creatives to grow.
According to a press statement, Seales will release a new track on the Jam and Move riddim, which was created and worked on in collaboration with other artists Yohan Popwell, better known as Dna 868 Muzik, and Chenko.
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In the press release, Seales stated, “My single Jam and Move brings all the elements of Carnival together in one road-ready single.”
He can’t wait to be heard once more. This time, along with Chenko and Dna 868 Muzik, he is hopeful that the music will eventually speak for itself.
“Chenko’s single is called Greater Dan Dem, and Dna 868 Muzik brings a tune called Mash Up. With my single, Jam and Move, the idea is to create the nostalgic energy of what many Carnival revelers know in their hearts, is true, about this season,” Seales said, adding, “The music must bring the vibes.”
The team has previously collaborated, and Seales finds the camaraderie and musical unity especially energizing.
“We worked together last season and the music we delivered was excellent I believe. The aim is to maintain that level of consistency. This time around, we’re promoting using all the tools that are available to us, because ultimately, we just need the music to reach the people.”
When it comes to the upcoming worldwide soca tournament, Seales says he hopes that there will be fairness in both the selection process and the competition itself.
“I think the competition should be fair and the people should be the final judge,” he stated.
Groovy soca makes sense financially, according to Seales, who claims to have seen the evolution of the genre over the years and to be comfortable with its general trajectory.
“The grooves are hitting better because on the international market, it’s more laid back, slower, more lyrics, better hooks. Internationally, they cannot understand the speed of the power soca.”
He mentioned that Cocoa Tea by Kees Dieffenthaller is setting the standard for Carnival 2025, “Mical Teja won Road March with a groovy soca song. The energy of that slower groove is much stronger now than the power soca and the power soca is more seasonal.” said noting that Kees Dieffenthaller’s Cocoa Tea is leading the way into Carnival 2025.
Seales is getting ready to make the most of the season and will be releasing a second song in the coming weeks.
“I’d really like the public to be given the chance to hear the music and decide whether they like the songs or not.”
