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St Lucia Soca Stars Sing For Canadians Marking Carnival Week In Canada

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No end to Friday night content online. SoundClash with Carib Ricky T in SoundClash studio Carnival’s Virtual Road  was not the only weekend online event that drew cellphone audiences here in Toronto.  A live Canadian Sound Clash from St Lucia and cooking demonstrations using Carib Beer and Ice Cream also drew viewers, albeit at a much smaller scale than the Saturday Toronto digital Caribbean Carnival. On Friday night it was all live from St Lucia.  Three Soca artistes:  Ricky T; Cooyah;  and  Umpa  performed in a studio online broadcast created just for Canadians celebrating Carnival Week. A SoundClash, by the way, is a musical competition where crewmembers from opposing artistes pit their skills against each other. The one-hour unscripted show saw the Soca stars play all their hits and have fun with performing with each other!  “It is this Covid 19 thing that we are all trying to shake it off with our music,” Ricky T told the Caribbean Camera. “There is no Carnival anywhere, so we hop