All Hail Mr. Hal Linton!
It’s good to finally seeing a Bajan male finally making impact internationally, I read in the media of Evan Rogers who discovered Rihanna now has his own label “Syndicated Rhythm Production”.
 Rogers also stated it’s the Barbadians he has signed to his label that is making him a force to be reckoned with in the international world. Those artistes would be superstar Rihanna, Shontelle Layne and now Hal Linton.
Hal would have been his most recent addition and Rogers said there is extreme interest in him from music industry executives.

Linton has already been a winner four times at our Barbados Music Awards, Song of the year, best new artiste, song Writer of the year and R and B single of the year. The song that put him on the map is “Cardiac Arrest” which we are featuring below.

I wrote a post in February querying if a Bajan male singer would need to have a sex change and become a woman in order to attract the attention of the international world. http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/02/03/i-want-to-be-a-woman/
Hal Linton was one of the talented males I mentioned that was deserving of world wide recognition.
In fact now that I think, it’s probably Boyce Voice that brought the attention of the world to Hal.
In which case we are probably deserving of some commission or something, I’ll get Evan’s cell number and give him a call…

In the mean time click below and view Hal performing “Cardiac Arrest” as we celebrate him making it internationally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S67ZhNfI8q0

Congratulations are in order of the organizers of the recently concluded successful St Philip carnival! If I wore a hat I would take it off to them but I don’t.
The successful and efficient organizing of this event by the St Philip Committee s not an activity that should go unnoticed by the powers that be.

Often the question is asked when will the staging of Crop Over be able to be placed into the hands of the private sector.
 Government needs to take its place as a facilitator empowering the entrepreneur to thrive and reach their full potential.

What entities in the private sector have the capability to efficiently coordinate the multiplicity of mammoth tasks and events which constitute our national festival?
The St Philip Carnival Committee is an example of the answer to the question.

 Chances are if you can organize a carnival parade successfully in St Philip you should be able to do the same only on a bigger scale in St Michael where Kadooment takes place.

Efforts should made by Government to nurture and groom this St Philip committee who are obviously pregnant with potential to be a major event coordinator player in our Crop Over.

congrats to the St Philip Group on not depending on the government but getting up off their asses and not only staging their own event but doing it successfully!

Boyce is leaving the computer……

The American media is so rassole malicious then, according to Kidsite  “malicious and dangerous”
Take a look at what on the internet news and is now being circulated like mad by the American Media

Is Rihanna Pregnant?
Posted in: Celebrity News

Rumors have started to swirl that Rihanna is pregnant–which is entirely unsurprising. Belly bumps are fuel enough, so actual fainting is like a high alert in the celebrity world! MediaTakeOut.com had an interesting scoop that a certain celebrity weekly mag (or maybe a couple) will be releasing news of Rihanna’s pregnancy, and guess what?
“It gets better. According to one of our snitches at the mag, Rihanna is reportedly planning on keeping the child.”
It’s also rumored that Rihanna and her boyfriend Chris Brown will be headed to Barbados next week to visit Rihanna’s parents, which could very possibly mean that a baby announcement is on the way.

The American media are so gipsy then. They worst than Pearlie and Sousie put together,  They make our Pudding and Souse gossip column look tame, at least that “souse” drop hints with out being blatant.
It must be so horrible for Rihanna to live under a microscope where every aspect of your is displayed in public and a malicious media.They are not even sure if there is even a baby but reporting that Rihanna is planning to keep it.  If they were to feel she was planning to get rid of it they would report that too.
I read an article where they discussed the dress Rihanna was wearing at the last awards might be to hide her delicate condition and the camera would not go in for a close front shot of her on purpose.
The Media already know the father of Rihanna’s hypothetical baby is Chris Brown and when he is traveling to Barbados to give the news to the Grand Parents.

They need to get a life, or go home and check and see who is pregnant by their own house and who the father is.
As Kidsite say “they too malicious and dangerous” and Madd Ali Singh lyrics “Mind yuh own, mind yuh own business”

I have seen the light! Soon brothers and sisters you will be referring to me as Pastor Peter Boyce !!

I have become convinced that we in the entertainment industry are in the wrong business, while we get on stage singing wuck up songs and telling nasty jokes for little or no rewards, I have noticed that church pastors have been preaching the good word of the lord reaping financial sweets and getting through licking.

When you look the newly refurbished “Power in the Blood” Church just completed in Tudor Bridge you will see what i mean. Feast your eyes on the fancy architecture and the massiveness of the structure, that’s got to be close to a million dollars in building, plus they own two other properties on the same stretch of road.

When was the last time you saw an entertainer make enough money to build an auditorium?
All the years our entertainers still renting venues from government and others, hoping they refurbish the Empire theatre so we could rent some more. That is why we need to see the light!

 Entertainment promoters invest thousands of dollars into high risk shows trying to get people to come out.
Then when we do get an audience we got to pay vat and taxes.
Churches don’t have to advertise to get their congregation and the financial contributions they collect are tax and vat free.

You know another way the goodly men of the cloth get out? Women! That’s right, all those church ladies with problems who go to their pastors seeking counselling looking for a shoulder to cry on, their pastor gives them that comforting shoulder and other additional body parts too, soon he is pumping salvation into their souls.
Look how often salacious Pastors are in the news with some sex charge (will not call Jippy’s name) We entertainers must take a back seat to them, We need to see the light!

Don’t think that I am being bad minded and criticizing the church and priests; in fact I am admiring them.
That’s why I done with this wuckless singing  and joke telling, I am  turn over a new leaf and become Pastor Boyce. I have seen the light and you need to see it too…

Kingsley Thorne is at it again, as he was not cursed enough because of his first review he is man enough (shut up madman) to release a part 2 to his fashion list.

He made the mistake of stepping on Ian Bourne’s corn and is now being blasted in the Bajan Reporter blog see link below.

http://bajanreporter.blogspot.com/2008/11/barbadian-designer-thinks-two-lottery.html

Now Thorne would know the meaning of “let sleeping dogs lie” not that I am calling Bourne a dog or any thing, he would have to be a cat as that’s his favorite animal.

My PBoyce Half Hour made the grade which by the way is heard every Saturday Morning on Hott 95.3 FM at 9.30. You should tune in its quite hilarious.

With out any further ado heres part 2 of the Thorne List

Beauty Category

Most Sexiest Males (Barry Nicholls, Ray Armstrong, George Pilgrim, Alpha Jackman, Michael Allenby, Russell Ruck)

Sexiest Females (Tracey Archer, Shoran Ward, Betty West, Alison Hinds, Shelly Williams, Jenny Armstrong)

Entertainment Category

Worst Dressed Marketing Manager Female (Ingrid from Krosfyah)

Worst Dressed Marketing Manager Male (Dwayne Gazettes – Jabae)

Worst Dressed Show Coordinator (Kofi Branch) No Females in this Category

Radio Category

Most Talked about Radio Personality

Hurricane, DJ Carlos, Jon Doe, Admiral Nelson, Mark Williams

Worst Radio Presenter (De Azam Boss)

Best 1 HR Programme

De Azam Boss

P Boyce

Guinness Rush Hour

Club Xtreme

Night Club Category

Best Night Club (Taboo, Club Xtreme, Ship Inn, Club NXS)

Best Sunday Lime (Carib Beach Bar, Harbour Lights, Mojo’s)

Catwalk Category

Worst Catwalk Model Female (Amanda Bowen; Male – Chris Goodridge)

Calypso Tents Category

Best Calypso Tent Bacchanal Time

Lowest attended Tent Super Gladiators Roy Byer
Band leaders

Worst Dressed Female Rose-ann Lewis

Male Anwar Mahanadi

 

Band leader of the Year

Richard Haynes BAJE

Power X 4

Betty West

 

Individual Categories

Woman of the year (Mia Mottley)

Man of the year (David Thompson)

Best Dressed Female politician

BLP – Billie Miller

DLP – Maxine McClean

Best Dressed Males

BLP – Noel Lynch

DLP – Richard Sealy

 

Magazine Category

Caribbean Bride

Shebeau

Island Couture

 

Show Category

Best Music Event (The Barbados Music Awards)

Best Pageant (Miss Big & Beautiful)
Pageants in need of improvement

Miss Holetown

Miss Teen Universal

Miss Oistins

Shows that will make you commit suicide or have a coma

Hip Hop Festival

Sprit of the Nation Show

Explosion By Sparkles

Show with a difference (BOUiK-By Toni Thorne)

Models and Agents Category

Most Develop Female Model Julie-ann Durant and Sherry-ann Fung-a-fat

Male Model Raymond Ward and Corrie Goodridge

Model Agency with a Differences (Mystical touch) Troy Arthur-Slaw

News Paper Category

Best Sunday Editorial: (Sheri Holder) Easy

Best Friday Editorial: Nigel Wallace – Hello

Worst and Painful editorial to read on Sunday: (the Social Scene)

MEGA SIX

Worst Dressed Mega 6 Presenter (Ian Bourne) male and female Portia Blackman

Best Dressed: Mark Anthony – Male and Female – Sophia Cambridge

Best MC on Stage Females (Margret Allman-Goddard & Cassandra Crawford)

Male (Wayne “Kool” Simmons & Pearson Bowen)
Ladies Of Class (Lady Stella St John, Marva Manning, Billy Miller, Carol Cadogan-Fox)

Men of Class (Steve Blackett, Bizzy Williams, Ralph Taylor, Ralph Thorne)

Well thats about it

What I was disappointed in is that Boyce did not make the grade for men of class category, I got rassole class I should be in there, felt I would have fit in the beauty category too, I am pretty damn good looking..

Think I will sign off now with my good looking self

Yesterday I visited calypsonian Captain Sawyer in the hospital and he is doing well.
Well as fine as he can be considering he is still in hospital.
In case you did not know Sawyer experienced severe chest pains while at the scene of a fire where his friend Chares Griffith’s house was burning.
Sawyer had to be rushed to the hospital to while his friend Charles who had been wheel chair bound subsequently succumbed to his injuries and passed away.

When I visited him yesterday Sawyer was physically ok but very much reflecting on what had transpired.
He was saddened not only by the passing of his friend but also the manner in which he had died.
Sawyer then made a definitive statement, he said because of the experience he had been through he was now giving his life to the lord and would no longer be singing calypso. He would not be singing with the gospel “Experience tent”, nor writing for anyone, he was just done!
Sawyer asked for me to make that announcement hence I am making it to you.
We at Boyce Voice would like to wish the best to Captain Sawyer we hope he gets better soon and we applaud his decision to make a positive change in his life.

Captain Sawyer will be missed by the calypso fraternity but what is our loss is the Lords gain.
Sawyer says he welcomes visitors and you can find him in ward C4 of the queen Elizabeth hospital.

Kingsley Thorne ( best dressed designer for 2008 adjudged by Kingsley Thorne)The Best and the worst dressed, the lowest and highest attended show, the most unkempt designer for 2008, its all here in kingsley Thornes historical first Best and Worst listing for 2008.

My name is in here, you should check for yours … Read it in weep and LOL 

Lowest Attended Show- Le Jade Man, Miss Teen Universal
Most Attended Show- BMEX Fashion Extravaganza
Best Show- Absolut Caribbean Fashion Weekend
Worst Show-Le Jade Man
Most Anticipated- Absolut Caribbean Fashion Weekend
Lowest Anticipated- Le Jade Man
Highest Paying-Absolut Caribbean Fashion Weekend
Lowest Paying- Coastal Zone Fashion Show
Best Comedy Show- Laff it off
Best Dressed News Anchor(female)- Belle Holder
Jewel Forde

Cassandra Samuels
Best Dressed News Anchor(male)- Pearson Bowen
Mark Seale
Best Music Videos- Kirk Brown Show Me,
Nah Missing Me by Krosfyah,Tarah Holdipp-All Night
Tackiest Music Videos- Kyiomal Nurse-start the madness
Best Make-Up Artist- Greg Williams
” ” ” ” for runway shows- Adzil Stuart
” ” ” ” for pageants- Lia Gajadhar

Best & Most Dedicated Modeling Agency- GADAL MODEL MANAGEMENT, EBONY MODELS
Agency that produces the most beauty queens- New Horizons
Newest Modeling Agency- SFC Models
Most Talked-About Newspaper- HEAT
Best Dressed Journalists- Alyson Holder

Best dressed photographers- the pitt sisters
Most talked about photographer and video person-Stephanie Chase and Peter Boyce (On face book)
Barbados 4 sexiest female models on and of stage- Zina Gibbs,Michelle Bailey,Kari mccarthy,kenya Hope
Barbados 4 sexiest male models on and of stage-Ramon Dobson,Demitri Bessems,Corrie Goodridge,Andre clarke

Sexiest male vocalist- Kirk Brown, Phillip Seven, Ronnie morris,
Sexiest felmale vocalist- Tarah Holdipp, Tejay, Keanne Walters
Best dressed female designers- pat blackmen, pat brathwaith
Best dressed male designers- Kingsley Thorne, Roland Bascom, Ricky De Jude
Most unkempt Designer male-Rohan Husbands
Most unkempt designer female- pauline bellamy
Best dressed director of modeling agency female- Stephanie Chase
Best dressed director of modeling agency Male- Kingsley Thorne
This is for 2008 iam kingsley thorne @ ebonymodelsgrk@hotmail.com

Boyce Note; Well thats it for now, I gotta tell you I am a bit disappointed I did not make best dressed something or most beautiful or something, but at least I didn’t make unkempt either 

“Kite’s sound is the unlikely combination of elemental, spartan reggae and the moodiness of introspective/anthemic rock.”

In case you are wondering how the sound of a flying kite could get such a musical compliment that is because they are talking about our own barbadian band “Kite”.

I was pretty much unaware of the international impact the “kite” had been making but then you could say that confirms the iigrunt dog I am. In a conversation with Stephanie Chase she edified with knowledge of how the band’s music had been featured on television network shows and thing.

Lets go straight to the press release from the band Kite which would say it a lot better than igrunt me could… then click and check out their music video at the end….

Kite’s ‘Firefly’ Features on the CBS Primetime TV Show JERICHO
Hey guys we are thrilled that our song ‘Firefly’ continues to do us proud!
‘Firefly’ has been featured recently on CBS PRIMETIME SERIES ‘Jericho’. The show JERICHO is a drama about what happens in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion in the once peaceful town of Jericho. Visit www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/ for more info on the show.
It started for Kite in 2005 with the placement on CBS Primetime TV Show ‘The Ghost Whisperer’, then, last Year, Canadian TV CBC featured ‘Up In The Air’ and ‘Wake Up’ ‘from our debut album on the TV series ‘Degrassi’. Firefly featured, once again, on the movie ‘The Stone Angel’ earlier this year. And now it’s ‘Firefly’ on the CBS Prime Time TV Show ‘Jericho’…
We want to thank all of you guys for believing in the songs and giving us so much support here in BIM!
Our 2 albums ‘Up In The Air’ and ‘Thirteen Degrees North’ are on sale island-wide and online. ‘Thirteen Degrees North’ is the first interactive CD released by a Bajan artist and contains not only our music, but the music video to ‘Firefly’, a photo gallery and a mini-documentary on the making of the album…plus links to our web site, where you can get listings of the local outlets for our CDs.
Cheers guys,
Brian and JJ

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

 Untill next time, Go fly a “kite”

Ronnie Morris of Timeless Entertainment announcing the 2009 Barbados Music Awards Nominees at the Sir Garfeild Sobers Complex last night..

and the nominees are….

BMA Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award- Square One

International Lifetime Achievement Award- Regina Belle

Living Legend- Anthony Walrond

Award of Merit- Winston Jordan

Cornerstone Awards

Cornerstone- Ivory

Cornerstone- Wayne Poonka Willock

Cornerstone- Merle Niles

Cornerstone- Win Callendar
коли под наемBest Collaboration

Tara and Blood- This Is Fete
Ayana John and LRG- Paper Chase
Janna and Rasheeda- Candy World
Rihanna and T.I.- Live Your Life
Ruby Tech and Damian Marvay- Hustle

Best New Artist

Justin King
Livii Franc
Stabby De Guard
Janna and Rasheeda
Toby Armstrong and Blues Explosion

Ragga / Mid- Tempo Soca Single of the Year

Wrong Gal- Red Plastic Bag
Natahlee- Sun To Sun
Krosfyah feat. Edwin Yearwood- Nah Missing Me
Justin King- Soaking Wet
Gorg- Tipsy

Soca (up-tempo) Single

Stabby- Go Stabby
Blood- That Is What I Talking Bout
Khiomal- Unleash De Beast
Edwin Yearwood- Handle Ya Business
Kirk Brown- Show Me

Best Social Commentary

Mr. Impact- Where Is My Country
Adrian Clarke- Put That In Ya Song
Red Plastic Bag- De Government Change
Sheldon Hope- How Much Longer
Classic- They Dun See

Soca / Calypso Album Of The Year

Soca 2008- South Central Management
Blood Ties- Redd Head Records
Loaded- Monsta Piece
More Fire Blazing- De Red Boys
Feeling Nas- Dwaintrobus

Best Non- Soca Compilation

Unpolished Underdogs- Triple E
Best Christmas Ever- CRS
Mojo Vibes- Lethal Studios

Reggae Artist of the Year

Buggy
David Kirton
Seth Billy

Gospel Artist of the Year

Paula Hinds
Lana Spooner
Hosia Hinds
Crystal Cummins- Beckles
Suzanne Dottin

Jazz Artist of the Year

Rosemary Phillips
David Ziggy Walcott
Marissa Lindsay
Black Clay Soil
Andre Woodvine

R&B / Soul Artist

Ayana John
Hal Linton
Shontelle
J-Co
Damian Marvay

Pop / Rock / Alternative Artist

Kite
Rihanna
Nexcyxx
Phillip 7
Toby Armstrong and Blues Explosion

R & B / Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

Trezay
Ruby Tech
Fantom Dundeal
Nitro
Wizzurd

Song of the Year

Shontelle- T-Shirt
Rihanna- Disturbia
Edwin Yearwood- Nah Missing Me
Ayana John feat. LRG- Paper Chase
Rupee- Feet Donʼt Fail Me Now

Video of the Year Male

Krosfyah feat. Edwin Yearwood- Nah Missing Me
Buggy- Outside Lady
Kirk Brown feat. Danny Reid- Baby
Fantom Dundeal- One Minute
Khiomal- Start De Madness

Video of the Year Female

Tara- All Night
Rihanna- Disturbia
Shontelle- T-Shirt
Tejay- Chimmie Pappa
Rihanna- Take A Bow

Album of the Year

De Red Boys- More Fire Blazing
Krosfyah- Journey
Redd Head Records- Blood Ties
Dwain Anthrobus- Feeling Nas
Triple E- Unpolished Underdogs

Band of the Year

Strategy
Fully Loaded
Krosfyah
Massala
Nexcyxx

Producer of the Year

KB #
Peter Coppin
De Red Boys
Radar
Anderson Armstrong

Songwriter of the Year

Answar
Edwin Yearwood
Stedson Red Plastic Bag Wiltshire
Janice Lady J Devonish
Chrystal Cummins- Beckles

Female Entertainer Of The Year

Rihanna
Shontelle
Natahlee
Tarah
Ayana John

Male Entertainer of the Year

Buggy
Kirk Brown
Khiomal
Hal Linton
David Kirton

Boyce Voice congratulates all the 2009 nominees and awardees

Pyramid Entertainment wishes to announce that Mr. Dale, the “soca junkie”, has claimed the title of “Favourite Groove Soca of 2008″ in the International Soca Awards. The awards, which were held in the St. Kitts Marriot Event Center in Frigate Bay, St. Kitts on the 18th of October, were a celebration of the art form and those who partake in building the genre. 
Beyond having a song nominated for the “Favourite Groove Soca of 2008″ title, Mr. Dale was also nominated for “Over All Male Soca Artists of the Year” and “Soca Song of the Year” titles. Narrowly missing having these two under his belt as well, the artiste is currently basking in the accolades and congratulations this masterpiece of a soca song has earned him and the recognition paid by his peers and soca lovers around the world. 
See below for a list of the recipients of this years awards:
2008 International Soca Awards Results 
 
Best New Female Soca Artist: 
• Zoelah 
 
Male Soca Vocalist of the Year 
• Never Leave Ya by Kerwin Du Bois 
 
Female Soca Performer of the Year 
• Faye-Ann Lyons 
 
Male Soca Performer of the Year 
• Machel Montano 
 
Soca Song Writer of the Year 
• Kernel Roberts & Machel Montano – (Unconditional Love, Blazed D Trail, Make Love) 
 
Best Soca Collaboration Grove 
• Kerwin Du Bois & Shal Marshall – Gyal Farm 
 
(2008 International Soca Awards Results) 
 
Best Soca Collaboration up Tempo 
• Machel Montano & Mighty Sparrow – Congo Man 
 
Over All Female Soca Artist of the Year 
• Faye-Ann Lyons 
 
Over All Male Soca Artists of the Year 
• Machel Montano 
 
International Soca DJ of the year 
• DJ Spice 
 
Best Soca Compilation Rhythm 
• Leh go Riddim 
 
Soca Humor of the Year 
• Phone Card by Crazy 
 
Favorite Groove Soca – Female 
• Patrice Roberts 
 
Favorite Groove Soca – Male 
• Mr. Dale 
 
Favorite up Tempo Soca – Male 
• Pressure Boom by Ricky T 
 
Soca Artist Album/CD of the year 
• Flame On by Machel Montano 
 
Soca Song of the Year 
• Get On by Faye-Ann Lyons 
• Pressure Boom by Ricky T 
 
Favorite Soca Info Website 
• www.toronto-lime.com 
 
Over All Soca Band of the Year 
• Machel Montano HD 
 
Soca producer of the year 
• Kerwin Du Bois – (Breathless, 2 days, Gyal Farm) 
 
Best Soca Music Video 
• Desire by SKHI 
 
Best Soca Re-mix Collaboration 
• Ricky T. ft. Mr. Vegas – Pressure Boom (Remix) 
 
Soca Chutney Song of the Year 
• Bring It by Hunter 
 
Favorite Soca Online Radio 
• WWW.SOCA919.COM

Boyce Note; 

Congrats to all the winners above, I just have one question?? Who do I have to buse to get an award at one of these damn shows? This is like 2 years now Boyce Voice has been up its time I got a freaking award. Take a subtle hint somebody

Don’t I edify and entertain your asses? thats why you keep coming back, I went on Toronto Lime.com, I did not see any articles on “How to be a whore” nor “How to call a cat and make it come” they call that a website?

They did not curse any body even once!!

Its time that Boyce Voice gets an award, if you dont agree, LOG OFF NOW! Bye!   (Come back tomorrow though)