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April 11, 2008
Log On and Vote for the Soca Queen
Allison Hinds continues her reign as an undisputed Queen of Soca with recent nominations for two separate prestigious Caribbean music awards.
Following the November, 2007 release of her Salaam Remi produced debut solo album, "Soca Queen," Alison picked up four nominations in the categories: 'Best Soca Artist' and 'Best Calypso Act' for the first annual Caribbean Urban Music Awards 2008; and 'Best Music Video (Roll It Gal)' and 'Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer' for the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA).
Both ceremonies are uniquely positioned to glean the people's choice; with voting opportunities for the Urban Music Awards and IRAWMA currently open at www.urbanmusicawards.net and www.martinsinterculture.com respective
Fans of Allison Hinds are urged to log on, register and make your vote count.
On April 26, the Caribbean Urban Music Awards will hold its inaugural Caribbean ceremony at James Bond Beach in Ocho Rios. Allison and other nominees were short listed from an impressive 1.5 million hopefuls, spanning the globe.
IRAWMA gets underway on May 4 at the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. Caribbean and World Beat music lovers have for years flocked this one of a kind award show that is the longest running of its sort in the world. Voting for IRAWMA ends online by April 20.