Music Matters: The Caribbean Edition

About Music Matters: The Caribbean Edition

Music business conversations with hosts Laura Dowrich-Phillips and Nigel A. Campbell focused on the Caribbean.

Publisher

iRADIO.tt

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jan 2018

Latest episode

5 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Apr 2025

   Episode 49: The Soca Sessions 2025: Bunji Garlin

   Laura and Nigel interview Bunji Garlin, a soca music artist, who discusses his lyrical approach and innovative collaborations that evolve soca music while honoring calypso's lyrical roots.

2. 

   15 Mar 2025

   Episode 48: The Soca Sessions 2025: Andre Jeffers

   Andre Jeffers, composer, discusses composing soca hits in a changing Carnival ecosystem that values storytelling and lyrics, plus new business models for soca music, in an interview with Laura and Nigel.

3. 

   12 Feb 2025

   Episode 47: The Soca Sessions 2025: Joshua Regrello

   Laura and Nigel interview Joshua Regrello, a steelpan musician, about his innovative approach to Carnival music and his effective use of social media to engage listeners.

Who has been a guest on Music Matters: The Caribbean Edition

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bunji Garlin
• Andre Jeffers
• Joshua Regrello
• Michael 'Tano' Montano
• Dr Jo-Anne Tull

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

733

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.