After years of playing events like @afropansteelband Big Blocko and Sons of Steel, I realized that with the exception of some classics, there are a lot of great pan kaiso/calypso/soca songs that get forgotten after Panorama.  I decided to put together a mix of some of these songs, along with the classics.  Crackshot (a term for an ace steel pan player) - Pan and Soca Come Together (credit to Bunji Garlin @jahronyte).

Crackshot mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
Mastered by The Incredible DJ Shy (@incredibledjshy)
Artwork by Brandish Design

1. Pan In Danger - Merchant
2. Woman On The Bass - Scrunter
3. Bass Man - Shadow
4. Pan Rhapsody - Lord Melody
5. Lucy - Blue Boy
6. The Hammer - Charlie's Roots feat. David Rudder
7. Pan Rising - Len "Boogsie" Sharpe & Denyse Plummer
8. Pan In A Minor - Lord Kitchener
9. Lost Tenor - Scrunter
10. Soca Pan Tuner - Baron
11. Musical Volcano - Robert Greenidge & Bernadette Paul
12. Ah Hearing Pan - Shadow
13. Pan By Storm - Ken "Professor" Philmore & Designer
14. Dus' In Dey Face - David Rudder
15. Toco Band - Lord Kitchener
16. Mind Yuh Business - Len "Boogsie" Sharpe & Denyse Plummer
17. One For The Savannah - Steve Sealy
18. Play Mr. Pannist - The Original DeFosto Himself
19. Pan In Manhattan - Designer
20. In My House - Oba
21. Pan - Square One
22. Sound Of The Ghost - Kernal Roberts
23. Band From Space - Crazy
24. Roller Coaster - Andre Tanker & Destra Garcia
25. Men Of Steel - Kes The Band
26. All Over - Fay-Ann Lyons & Baron
27. Magic Drum - Len "Boogsie" Sharpe & Machel Montano

Crackshot - Pan and Soca Come Together

For this volume of Crackshot, we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the @afropansteelband - 1973 to 2023. Toronto's oldest & winningest steelband.

We continue showcasing some of the forgotten Panorama classics, everlasting classics, and kaiso/calypso/soca that weren't composed for pan, but steelbands turned into pan classics.

Crackshot 2 - Pan and Soca Come Together mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
Hosted by E Man (@panmanonduty)
Mastered by Maestre Music (@miguelmaestre1)
Voice imaging by Kid Kut (@kidkut1) and Miss Kerr (@therealmisskerr)
Artwork by Brandish Design

1. Pan Night & Day - Lord Kitchener
2. The Will - Scrunter
3. Play One - Black Stalin
4. Unknown Band - Blue Boy
5. Ash Wednesday Jail - Chalkdust
6. Lorraine - Explainer
7. Pan In Yuh Rookungkertungkung - The Mighty Duke
8. Pan Ecstasy - Ken “Professor” Philmore & Designer
9. Pan In Yuh Ras’ - Len “Boogsie” Sharpe & George Victory
10. Leggo I Hand - The Mighty Grynner
11. The Bee’s Melody - Lord Kitchener
12. Savannah Party - Charlie’s Roots feat. David Rudder
13. Misbehave - Len “Boogsie” Sharpe & Denyse Plummer
14. Bassline - The Original DeFosto Himself
15. Jam It With You - Designer
16. No Wuk For Carnival - Lord Kitchener
17. Pan Is Mine - Colin Lucas
18. The Band Plays On - The Mighty Sparrow
19. From Beyond - The Original DeFosto Himself  
20. Play Yourself - Crazy
21. Battle Zone - Edwin Pouchet & Anslem Douglas
22. More Love - Len “Boogsie” Sharpe & Black Stalin
23. Gold - Exodus feat. Machel Montano, Rikki Jai, Karene Asche & Duane O’Connor
24. Colours Again - Destra Garcia
25. Bounce & Drive - Blaxx
26. Spankin’ - Super Blue
27. Whole Day - Shurwayne Winchester feat. Johnny King
28. Stranger - Shadow

Crachshot 2

Crackshot 2 - Pan and Soca Come Together

After several requests for copies of my yearly carnival soca mixtapes from the 90's, to be converted digitally (which I either didn't have, or didn't want to upload due to tape quality) I decided to recreate them.

This is a mix of some of the top hits from Trinidad Carnival 1996. Taking you back to the days of Brass Festival, Custom's Boys & Boy Scouts Fete...when Poison, Legends & Barbarossa ruled the streets of Port Of Spain on Carnival Monday & Tuesday...to the year of the Bajan Invasion.

This is a live mix of all original vinyl rips. No quick mixes, bag of chat or excessive sound effects, lol. Linked up my boy SKF to host, and I present Lavway 1996 - Side A (Lavway, historically was the "leggo" music, or street song for people who wanted to "leggo." Now it means more of a drum style rhythmic song). Side B coming soon. Enjoy!!!

Lavway 1996 - Side A mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
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Artwork by Brandish Design (@brandishdesign)

1. Pump Me Up - Krosfyah
2. Sweatin' - Krosfyah
3. Talk - Barbados Troubadours International
4. Good Buddy - Fab 5
5. Slow Dancing (Phat Dub Remix) - Arrow
6. Party Time - Baron
7. Ragga Soca - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
8. Single - Second Imij
9. Bounce - Super Blue
10. Chutney Bacchanal - Chris Garcia
11. Yes Iwer - Iwer George
12. Take Ah Borrow - Machel Montano & Xtatik
13. Short Pants - Chinese Laundry
14. Crank It - Krosfyah
15. This Is Madness - Crazy
16. Make Ah Riddim - Machel Montano & Xtatik
17. On De Road Again - Ajamu
18. Jah Aji Bhai - Brother Marvin

Lavway 1996 Side A

After several requests for copies of my yearly carnival soca mixtapes from the 90's, to be converted digitally (which I either didn't have, or didn't want to upload due to tape quality) I decided to recreate them.

This is a mix of some of the top hits from Trinidad Carnival 1996. Taking you back to the days of Brass Festival, Custom's Boys & Boy Scout's Fete...when Poison, Legends & Barbarossa ruled the streets of Port Of Spain on Carnival Monday & Tuesday...to the year of the Bajan Invasion.

This is a live mix of all original vinyl rips. No quick mixes, bag of chat or excessive sound effects, lol. Linked up my boy SKF to host, and I present Lavway 1996 - Side B (Lavway, historically was the "leggo" music, or street song for people who wanted to "leggo." Now it means more of a drum style rhythmic song). Look for Side A posted earlier. Enjoy!!!

Lavway 1996 - Side B mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
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Artwork by Brandish Design (@brandishdesign)

1. Moving - Nigel Lewis
2. Big Belly Man - Mac Fingall
3. Rev De Engine - General Grant
4. Swing Engine - Burning Flames
5. Hold Up Ya Foot & Jump - Zulu Lightning
6. Soca Army - Spice & Company
7. Surrender - Atlantik
8. Ripe Plantain - Barbados Troubadours International
9. Obadele - Edwin Yearwood
10. Weakness For Sweetness - Leston Paul & The New York Connection feat. Natalie Burke
11. Tundah - Coalishun
12. Nice Time - Barbados Troubadours International
13. Pewah - Nigel Lewis
14. J'Ouvert Morning (Remix) - Third Bass feat. Lord Blakie
15. Lootala (Remix) - Sonny Mann feat. Denise Belfon & General Grant
16. So Nanny So Nanny - Ajala
17. Don't Jam Me - Speedy
18. Music All Night - Caribbean Traffik Jam
19. Medicine Man - Preacher
20. Where Yuh Taking It? - Massive Chandelier
21. Rag Time - Spice & Company

Lavway 1996 Side B

A quick mini-mix of foundation dubplates on the Studio One version of the "Real Rock" riddim.

Real Rock Foundation Dubplate Mix by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
Artwork by Brandish Design (@brandishdesign)

1. Worries In The Dance - Frankie Paul
2. Center Of Attraction - Lukie D.
3. Part Time Lover - Michael Buckley
4. Youthman Penitentiary - Edi Fitzroy
5. No Ice Cream Sound - Johnny Osbourne
6. Green Bay Killing - Kojak

Real Rock Foundation Dubplate Mix by D'Conductor

This is a mix of some of the top hits from Trinidad Carnival 1994. Taking you back to the days of Massive Chandelier, Sound Revolution & Traffik...when Minshall, Berkeley & Lee Heung were the masters of mas'...to the days of Kisskidee Karavan.

This is a live mix of all original vinyl rips. Hosted by E-Man (de man with de steel), I present Lavway 1994 - Side A (Lavway, historically was the "leggo" music, or street song for people who wanted to "leggo." Now it means more of a drum style rhythmic song). Side B coming soon. Enjoy!!!

Lavway 1994 - Side A mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
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1. Poverty Is Hell - Shadow
2. Stick It Up - Ajala
3. Ragga Ragga - Red Plastic Bag
4. Soca Butterfly - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
5. Dada Ragga - Elsworth James
6. For Quriosity - Crazy
7. No Wuk For Carnival - Lord Kitchener
8. First Time - Errol Asche
9. Pay De Devil - Shadow
10. Janice - Cravat
11. The Guns - Spice & Company
12. La La Lay La La Lo - Crazy
13. Wine Down - Anslem Douglas
14. Inez - Ras Iley
15. Breakdown - Serenader
16. Put Yuh Hand Where Yuh Feeling Sweet - Massive Chandelier
17. Play Yuh Number - Devon George

Lavway 1994

Lavway 1994 Side A

A tribute mix to Wilt Cambridge aka Tallpree aka The King Of Jab.  Mixed by D'Conductor.

Tallpree...King Of Jab mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
Artwork by Brandish Design (@brandishdesign)

1. Tallpree Dance
2. Old Woman Alone
3. The Grave, The Jail & The Hospital
4. Jab Jab feat. Machel Montano
5. Jab Jab Crew feat. Alison Hinds
6. Rags Invasion
7. Wave
8. Doh Touch Me
9. What Is Jab? (Threeks Road Mix)
10. Jab Jab Reloaded feat. Mr. Vybe
11. Wicked Jab
12. Bad Like We feat. Bunji Garlin
13. Jab Jab Take Over feat. Bunji Garlin
14. Jab All Over
15. King Jab
16. Jab Business
17. Lighters feat. Nadia Batson
18. Powder feat. Nadia Batson
19. Oil Down
20. Rodeo
21. Yah Mad Or Wha?
22. Just Trees (Scratch Master Road Mix)
23. Celery
24. Welcome To J'Ouvert
25. Ah Think Ah Drunk feat. Problem Child
26. Drunk Man
27. Ole Mas'
28. We Dirty
29. Jab Jab Nation

Tallpree...King Of Jab

Bunji Garlin said 🎶Just feel them vibes, like it's 1995...🎶  So said, so done.

This is a mix of some of the top hits from Trinidad Carnival 1995. We all remember Super Blue, Black Stalin & Iwer George; but what about Massive Chandelier, Designer & Rukshun? Who remembers when masqueraders headed up to the Savannah from Frederick Street? Big Flag, Two Face & Curtain Crew?

This is a live mix of all original vinyl rips. Hosted by SKF, I present Lavway 1995 - Side B (Lavway, historically was the "leggo" music, or street song for people who wanted to "leggo." Now it means more of a drum style rhythmic song). Look for Side A posted earlier. Enjoy!!!

Lavway 1995 - Side B mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor) 
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Artwork by Brandish Design (@brandishdesign)

1. Signal To Lara - Super Blue
2. On The Road - Massive Chandelier
3. Breakaway - Caribbean Traffik Jam
4. Ah Wine Is Ah Wine - Iwer George
5. Carnival Is Woman - Rukshun
6. Kaka Lele - Denise Belfon
7. Ringa Ringa Ring Bang - Viking Tundah
8. Bumper - DJ Grandmaster
9. Jump & Wave - John King
10. Ding Ding (DJ's Delight) - Wayne T.
11. Blow Your Whistle - Designer
12. Papa Chunks - Roaring Lion
13. Roll De Bumbalum - John King
14. Dr. Cassandra - Gabby
15. Message To Sundar Popo - Black Stalin
16. Back Back - Leon Coldero
17. Bump & Shake Yuh Bam Bam - Connector
18. Wuk Yuh Waist Up - Oscar B.

Lavway 1995 Side B

I was reminiscing with a few friends about fetes in the 90's & we brought up some soca tunes that you rarely hear in a fete, if ever.  That gave me an idea.

I hit record & started pulling tunes.  No planning on what to play, no editing, just vibes, mistakes and all (hey, I haven't played some of these tunes in years, lol).  These are some irregular tunes, not your everyday 90's soca tunes.  If you're expecting Faluma, Footsteps or Big Truck...this may not be the mix for you.  But I think hardcore socaholics will enjoy.

"Oh, You Didn't Know? Your A$$ Better Call Somebody"

And if you're looking for a tracklist...I'VE GOT 2 WORDS FOR YOU...

Oh, You Didn't Know? Your A$$ Better Call Somebody

A quick mini-mix, juggling dubplates on the "Answer" riddim.

Answer Riddim Dubplate Mix by D'Conductor (@dconductor)

1. Give Me The Weed - Jigsy King
2. In This Together - Luciano
3. Gangsters Anthem - Terror Fabulous
4. Bogus Badge - Louie Culture
5. Wrong Or Right/Sound Boy Killing - Mega Banton
6. Mark 10 - Mad Cobra

Answer Riddim Dubplate Mix by D'Conductor

They say Iwer George sing "plenty ta ta." At least that was the charge made by Ras Shorty I, who sang that Iwer's lyrics were lacking as a calypsonian. Iwer has never denied that his focus has been party lyrics, to mash up the crowd. But don't think Iwer isn't capable of writing fire when he chooses.

This mix spans 30+ years of Iwer's hits. From "Boom Boom Time" in 1987 to "Take Ah Bathe" in 2017. And because I like bacchanal, picong (diss tracks, for those not familiar with Trini slang) aimed at Super Blue, Machel Montano, Rachel Price, KMC & Shorty.

Boom Boom Master
King Of The Soca Dancehall
The Boss
King George

Iwer George...Plenty Ta Ta mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
Artwork by Brandish Design (@brandishdesign)

1. Gimme Ah Bligh
2. Ah Home
3. We Reach
4. Water
5. Turn Around
6. Mama Oh
7. Ease De Tension
8. Bandit Dance feat. Square One
9. Iwer & Ah Half
10. Ah Reading
11. Jump & Dunk
12. Yes Iwer
13. Tractor License (Remix)
14. Wine On Yuh Property
15. All De Bottom Is Yours
16. We Like It feat. Ziggy Rankin
17. Time To Unite
18. Bubble
19. Fete After Fete
20. Boom Boom Time
21. Na Do Dat
22. The Party Hot Hot Hot
23. Jock Yuh Waist & Wine
24. Ting Ting
25. Time To Wine (Chinese Laundry Remix)
26. Ah Wine Is Ah Wine (Remix)
27. Bottom In De Road
28. Iwer Dance
29. Road March Bacchanal
30. Carnival Come Back Again
31. Let Meh See Yuh Hand
32. Come To Meh
33. Jab
34. Jab Jab
35. Take Ah Bathe
36. Over Yuh Head
37. Take Out Yuh Jersey
38. Ready
39. Until
40. Think It Over

Iwer George - Plenty Ta Ta

DJ confession - I love playing early warm up in a fete (around 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm). Most DJ's want to play prime time, playing the most popular tunes to get the biggest forward. That's cool and all, but during the early warm up I get to play those forgotten tunes; ones that you may not have heard in a while; ones that I feel may not have been given the exposure I feel they deserve. The early warm up sets the tone for the rest of the night, which in my opinion is the best feeling.

I went through my early warm up crates, pulled out a few gems & pressed record. Ragga soca (aka what eventually would be called groovy soca), dancehall soca & rapso. Don't expect Pump Me Up, All Aboard, Aye Aye Aye or Iron Bazodee. Think Maga Dan, General Grant, Treason, Ataklan, Rocky & Gailann, Yard Fowl Crew, etc. No regulars, strictly diesel.

As for the name The Power Of Shazam...inside joke (although some of you may get it...lol, I'm a jerk).

The Power Of Shazam: The Early Soca Warm Up

Dr. Winston "Shadow" Bailey (October 4, 1941 - October 23, 2018).

Shadow was one of my (any many other peoples) favourite calypsonians.  The world lost one of the greatest to ever perform the art of calypso & soca.  This is a mix of some of his greatest hits and personal favourites (and believe me, there were quite a few others that I wasn't able to include).

Shadow - Bass Man Forever mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
Mastered by Maestre Music (@miguelmaestre1)
Artwork by Brandish Design

1. Intro
2. Bass Man
3. Pay De Devil
4. Bad Boy Peter
5. Tempo
6. Whap Cocoyea
7. Stranger
8. Those Feelings
9. Snakes
10. Obeah
11. Return Of The Bass Man
12. Pirates
13. Jumbies
14. Music (Dingolay)
15. Swing The Thing
16. If I Wine I Wine
17. Ah Hearing Pan
18. Tension
19. The Garden Want Water
20. Feeling The Feeling
21. Tan Tan
22. Looking For Horn
23. Horner Man Crying
24. Goumangala
25. What's Wrong With Me
26. Scratch Meh Back
27. Ah Come Out To Party
28. Toe Jam
29. Dat Soca Boat
30. Poverty Is Hell

Shadow - Bass Man Forever

A quick mini-mix of foundation dubplates on the "Stagalag" riddim.

Stagalag Foundation Dubplate Mix by D'Conductor (@dconductor)

1. Kushumpeng - Frankie Paul
2. Death To A Sound - Pad Anthony
3. My Sound - Thriller U
4. Crazy Girl - Half Pint
5. One Way Ticket - Luciano
6. Dubplate To A Sound Boy - Singing Melody

Stagalag Foundation Dubplate Mix

Stagalag Foundation Dubplate Mix by D'Conductor

Multiple time Road March Queen, and an International Power & Groovy Soca Monarch.  From the Lyon Empress, to the Silver Surfer, to now the ViQueen of the Asylum Vikings.

This is a mix of Fay-Ann Lyons greatest power soca songs, some underrated tunes, and epic features.

Fay-Ann Lyons - Rise Of The ViQueen: Absolute Power mixed by D'Conductor (@dconductor)
Mastered by The Incredible DJ Shy (@incredibledjshy)
Artwork by Brandish Design

1. My Time Now
2. Display (Road Mix)
3. Freedom
4. Clear De Road feat. Super Blue
5. Meet Super Blue (Scratch Master @scratch-master Road Mix) feat. Super Blue
6. Get On
7. Make Ah Stage
8. That Is Carnival
9. Party (Road Mix) feat. Ms. Alysha
10. Wave (Road Mix)
11. Somebody feat. Blazer, Maximus Dan & Bunji Garlin
12. Lose Your Way
13. Send Dem feat. Bunji Garlin
14. Panni Doobout feat. Ninja Dan
15. Who Standing
16. Iron & Steel (Scratch Master @scratch-master Road Mix)
17. True Lies (758 @penn758 Road Mix)
18. Consider It Done
19. Misbehave (Precision @precisionproductions Road Mix)
20. De Stage Open (DocJes @docandjes @itsdocjones @thisisjester Road Mix)
21. Formula
22. Rum Please (Remix) feat. Fya Empress
23. Eff
24. Crossover feat. Edwin Yearwood
25. Go Home feat. Bunji Garlin
26. We Miserable Reloaded feat. Bunji Garlin & Problem Child
27. We Ready feat. Problem Child
28. Ah Something
29. Done D'Party
30. Drift
31. Keep Some
32. More Than Dem
33. Touch Down feat. Nailah Blackman
34. Dive
35. Breakaway

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