The Sokah Princess did it again. The return of Nailah Blackman’s Sokah Origins Caribbean Festival, ‘SokahChella’ edition was nothing short of a movie this time around. The fourth installment of the popular festival was held on Sunday 8th January 2023, at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts, SAPA Carpark.
No stranger to delivering a star-studded cast, this year’s line-up as usual included both local and regional acts. Not only that, but the event also delivered some of the Caribbean top soca and dancehall stars. The list included DJ Ana & Ultra Simmo, Rome, College Boy Jesse, Shal Marshall, Dev, Mical Teja, Viking Ding Dong, Ravi B, Tempa, Jahllano, Sammy Jo, Yung Bredda and a lot more on the local scene.
Representing the Caribbean region where artistes such as Teddyson John, Ricardo Drue who performed their 2023 collab ‘Ven Pa Ca’, Barbados very own Father Philis performing, with Nailah. their viral hit single ‘Teknique’ (of her album), and also Skinny Fabulous performing with Nailah their 2023 release ‘Come Home’.
One of the major highlights of the night belonged to Jamaica’s Dancehall Deejay, Teejay who sent fans into a frenzy when he joined Nailah Blackman on stage to perform their 2021 hit single ‘Turn Up’, before he performed a few of his megahits with the crowd singing every song word for word.
Nailah performed many of her hits throughout the years and along with many of her new releases such as ‘Baila Mami’, ‘Oh Lawd Oye’, ”Workout, ‘Baddish’, ‘Sweet & Loco’, ‘Dingolay’, ‘Sokah’, ‘Not your Gyal’ and many, many more (see below).
The love for Nailah was more than real both on and off the stage as many soca stars, including Patrice Roberts, Alison Hinds and more were spotted at the event showing their support. As the curtains close on the fourth installment of Nailah Blackman’s Sokah Origins Caribbean Festival, one thing has become certain, that this event is well on its way to solidifying its place as a staple in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Experience.
We at Caribbean Entertainment Hub would like to say well done to Nailah Blackman, Anson Pro, and congratulations to the entire team on achieving yet another successful event. Check out more live performances from our ‘Sokah Origins SokahCella’ full coverage below!
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