Dj Close Connections Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dj Close Connections
Close Connections podcasts feature our collection of mixtapes old and new. We also feature episodes from our "Rum Shop Friday" broadcasts on Team Soca.
Vincy Mas 2018 is here! It's time for Close Connections to get you familiar with all the hottest Soca out of St Vincent and the Grenadines!
Quick Power Soca mix to get you through that summer body workout, and to remind you that there's always a carnival coming!
Afrobeat is the 4th Release of Close Connections Mode Series, come take a trip to the motherland...
Retro Reload Vol 14 - 90's R&B Edition featuring all your favorite R&B hits from the 90's.
This is Soca Storm Vol 33 - featuring all the Soca hits from Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2018
The official promo mix for Jr. Lee's big birthday bash on February 23, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY!
The official promo mix for Dem Boyz & Dem - Lorraine. Friday, January 26, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY.
Soca Storm Vol. 32 - The Carnival Foreplay Edition is Close Connections annual Trinidad Carnival preview. Here's your chance to get familiar with almost 2 hours of new Soca for Trinidad Carnival 2018.
Parang Parang Parang! Happy Holidays from that Rastarz Crew! Mixed By: Close Connections
With Miami Carnival only days away, this is our annual "Miami Heat" mix featuring all your favorite Soca hits for 2017, and a preview of 2018!
With Vincy Mas 2017 right around corner, it's only fitting that we hit you with some of the hottest new Soca coming out of St Vincent!
Flashback Friday Mix! Taking it back to Toronto Caribana 2016 with the official promo for Dr Jay's Fete, The Clinic!
Our Annual #SpringPartyVibez mix is here with straight multi-genre juggling, mixing the old with the new giving you that sweet spring party vibe!
It's #tbt, and we're throwin it back with the latest addition to our Retro Reload series. This is Volume 13 - The Millennial Hip Hop Edition!
Soca Storm Vol. 31 - the Trinidad Carnival edition features all the hit Soca tunes from Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2017.
Let Close Connections set that Valentine's Day mood up right with our Slow R&B Mode Mix...
Trinidad Carnival 2017 is right around the corner, and this is the holy grail of all musical guides to help find your way through all the best Soca music out for the carnival season!
This is the official promo mix for Dem Boyz & Dem T&T send off fete at Tropical Reflections in Brooklyn, NY on Friday, February 10, 2017.
This is our annual Trinidad & Tobago Carnival preview, feature some of the hottest new Soca music for 2016.
You just can't go through the holidays without a little parang in your life! Happy Holidays to you all, and thank you for listening to Close Connections.
Before we jump into the new Soca "carnival" season we decided to change things up a little bit so we put together some of the biggest Dancehall hits for 2015.
This is the second volume in the "I Am Soca Flashback" series. It's all about the tunes, the fun times, and the memories. Enjoy, Close Connections
With an extensive musical library of hits, Kes has been one of the most consistent Soca artists for many years, and not to mention a favorite with the ladies. This mix will make you a believer! Close Connections brings to you, the "Bess Ah Kes"
This just might be the best damn collection of 80's pop music that has ever been put together!
Miami Carnival is only days away, and what better way to get you ready than our annual Miami Heat mixtape! This mix is already one of the hottest mixes in the streets so make sure you take it with you in your car, on the beach or wherever you're limin for Miami Carnival! Close Connections
This is the official promo mix for Rastarz Promotions I Am Soca Army fete for Miami Carnival 2015.
The official promo mix for Code Red Promotions "Something J'ouvert" for Miami Carnival 2015. Mixed by Close Connections
For throwback Thursday, lets take it back to spring so we can start the summer all over again...
With Toronto Caribana right around the corner, the reigning band of the year, Carnival Nationz presents the Carnival Road Teaser! Mixed by: Close Connections
This is the official Promotional mixtape for Rastarz Promotions fete series called "I Am Soca" with events both in New York City, and Miami. This mix is for all the true Soca Lovers, it's a flashback with a twist!
Are you ready for Cropover? Make sure you're up to date with all the New hits for Cropover 2015. Always keeping you connected... Close Connections
This is the official promo for Canboulay NYC 2015 mixed by Close Connections & Hypa Baje. We love paint, we love mud, we love powder, we love J'ouvert...We Love Canboulay!
Volume 2 in our brand new "Soca Confessions" series is Call Meh Lucy (Bubblin Edition) dedicated to all the winers and bubblers!
Carnival is now officially over, but just because it's ash Wednesday doesn't mean we have to stop listening to Soca! The only switch we're making is from the old mixtape to this new Soca Storm Vol 27 featuring all your favorite hits from Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2015!
This is the official promo mixtape for "I Am Soca" mixed by: Close Connections Season IV begins 3.6.2015 www.iamsocaevent.com
As soon as Christmas is over with all ears focus on Trinidad & Tobago as the countdown to Carnival 2015 officially begins. Each year our Carnival Foreplay mix serves as the ultimate preview featuring all new Soca for the greatest show on earth, this is no different. Turn the volume up loud, go pack your bags, and get ready for Soca Storm Vol 26 - The 2015 Carnival Foreplay Edition.
It's been a while but Close Connections is at it again! As we continue to let the music tell a story, our new series "Soca Confessions" is a theme that has many stories to tell. Volume 1, in honor of our weekly radio show on every Friday @ 9-Midnight, tells the story of the life of a drinkah...
With all the exciting new Soca being released every week for 2015 Carnival, sometimes it's good to take a step back, and see how far we've come musically. This is a taste of how Soca used to be, this is Retro Reload Vol 4 - 91-95 Soca!
Even though there's still a few months to go until carnival, and we're patiently awaiting all the new music for 2015, we decided to offer you another promo mixtape from this past summer. One of our favorite aspects of carnival is the mud, the paint, powder, oil, and anything that says J'ouvert! That being said, we hope you enjoy our quick tribute to J'ouvert with this promo mix for The Relapse J'ouvert fete this past Labor Day in NYC. Close Connections
This is the official promo mixtape for "I Am Soca" - Miami Edition. For all those going to Miami for carnival next week this mixtape will surely get you ready! Also make sure to get your tickets for I Am Soca, Miami Carnival Friday night, we'll see you there!
This was a promo mixtape done for Dem Boyz and Dem "No BS Fete", which took place on Friday, August 29, 2014 to kick off the Labor Day Carnival weekend celebration in Brooklyn, NY. This mixtape features a lot of the new Soca hits for the summer, as well as all new Dancehall. Enjoy. Close Connections
This was the official promo mixtape for one of the best events of the summer, The Back 9 All Inclusive brought to you by THC Promotions, and Ivybez. Mixed by Close Connections, this is the perfect summer blend of music. As usual, turn it up to a disrespectful volume, and enjoy!
Close Connections will be traveling up to Toronto, Canada for Caribana 2014 to join one of Toronto's premiere mas bands, Carnival Nationz as they celebrate their 10th Anniversary with this year's presentation Havana. As we get ready to hit the road, this mix is over an hour of non-stop power Soca. Let's see if you have enough stamina to keep up! Happy 10th Anniversary Carnival Nationz Close Connections
You can't have a big fete without a Close Connections Mixtape to help promote it! Here's the latest from our promo mixtape arsenal #MOR, which ended off an amazing holiday weekend in Brooklyn with a bang! Different vibes, but enjoy with the same intensity...Music 4 Life...
A tribute to over 30 years of non-stop hits. This is 3 Zero - The Best of Machel Montano.
Soca Storm Vol 25 features all your favorite Soca hits from Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2014.