#streamcaribbean with WiLDxFiRE (part 2)

Yé Moun La! I’m back with the first #streamcaribbean discussion of the season. The theme we’re going to dissect in the upcoming months is how to build the right growth mindset when you’re a Caribbean artist working in a creative industry. It won’t just be about the why, it will also be about the how. You’ll hear the first-hand experience of Caribbean artists from different Caribbean countries who hac found their own process. Let’s start with music producer, motivational coach and daydreamer WildxFire aka Infinite Salaam. This is part 2 of our discussion. We talk about his definition of soca, the importance of creating our own digital spaces to hijack current algorithms and how Caribbean music genres are the music genres of the future. I hope you will enjoy this episode. 

Part 2

0:00 - 1:35: opening credits

1:36 - 2:20: discussion intro 

2:20 - 3:19: how streaming platforms playlists create a chaotic environment for Caribbean music

3:20 - : case of study : Alyssa, Noelia, K-Rosif, Scory Kovitch - Fou Le Bordel. Is it a Bouyon song or a Soca song? It’s a collab between Reunion island and Dominican Republic

4:25 - 6:46: how Dominica has yet to define Bouyon in its own terms

6:47 - 9:04: the need to structure and document Caribbean music

9:05 - 18:59: the accessibility issue - the need to have more music distribution platforms like Julianspromos for Soca music or Monk Music Group

19:00 - 22:30: the data issue - the monarchs of Soca social media by TT newsday. Which social media is the most useful to market and promote Caribbean music + the importance of supporting Caribbean business

22:31 - 24:31: the importance of defining Caribbeanness aside from Blackness

24:32 - 27:29: picturing Caribbean music as the leading genre of the future

27:30 - 32:02: the importance of investing in the Caribbean music market + rekindling the music business relationship between the French Caribbean and the rest of the Caribbean

32:03 - 35:21: how Caribbean music can spread positive energy

35:22 - 39:44: the need to be patient to teach the youth and level up in what we do

39:45 - 43:24: the initiatives WilDFxFiRE started: the B.U.M.Y movement, Vision & Vibes community, Guided Medz

43:25 - 43:24: the importance of knowing your worth and building a support system

45:33 - 46:23 : outro