{"id":63755,"date":"2020-10-28T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=63755"},"modified":"2020-10-28T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T10:01:46","slug":"la-atlantic-foreigner-di-soca-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/la-atlantic-foreigner-di-soca-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. ATLANTIC, documentary on Di Soca Twins by Foreigner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multidisciplinary artist Foreigner is once again donning his filmmaker hat with the first part of an experimental series dedicated to the Di Soca Twins dancers. Joint interview. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In the prolongation of his audiovisual project, created for Moonshine on the mixtape <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/foreigner-moonshine\/\"><em>SMS for Location vol.3<\/em><\/a>, Foreigner is now focusing on soca dance and music, through the lyrics and movements of the Di Soca Twins dancers. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Adam Cooper has become a fierce ambassador of Afro-Caribbean entertainment in Los Angeles, a culture that he believes is under-represented and perfectly placed to capture an attentive audience. Through the 19 clips that make up the <em>L.A. ATLANTIC part.1<\/em> series, Foreigner gives the floor to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora that offers its rhythm to the nightlife of the City of Angels. Originally from Belize, Dani and Nisi\u00e9 (aka Di Soca Twins) express themselves over&nbsp; the murderous riddims of Martinique&#8217;s Natoxie, using their art as an example of creativity for the black women of America to follow and enjoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"1. L.A. ATLANTIC (pt. 1) - Di Soca Twins meet Natoxie for the #JUNKYARDRIDDIM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o7OoXl3ke8M\/?list=PLmnsg8tiKpnTdn1IBQGPYEcu92A297Npb&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>L.A. ATLANTIC &#8211; PART 1 &#8211; DI SOCA TWINS x NATOXIE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the general concept of the L.A. ATLANTIC documentary? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foreigner: <\/strong>L.A. is one of the few cities in the world where there&#8217;s enough space (literally and figuratively) for black people to make a decent living from the arts. L.A. ATLANTIC is an attempt to extend that opportunity to black artists that do not have a physical presence in\u2013or a connection to\u2013the city while showing the rest of the African diaspora that there is a thriving African &amp; Caribbean entertainment scene in LA. It&#8217;s an experimental initiative to reinforce the connections between the creative and cultural economies in Africa, the Caribbean and the city of Los Angeles through music, film and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why did you choose Di Soca Twins for this first episode? What do they\nrepresent within the LA scene according to you? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foreigner:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve\nbeen working with Dani and Nisi\u00e9 for the past two years, and their story speaks\nto the essence of being an Afrodiasporic creative in Los Angeles: while the\nfeeling of displacement and irrelevance is haunting, the mission to uplift our\nrespective communities becomes more important than ego, so we dig deep and\ncreate what we create out of the purest passion, the purest nostalgia, the\npurest expression of our true cultural selves in a city that may not understand\nus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How was this collaboration with Foreigner? What was the process? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Di Soca Twins:<\/strong>\nThe collaboration with Foreigner was a smooth process for us. He\u2019s very detail\noriented so we never got caught off guard. When he initially reached out to us,\nthe first thing we spoke on was the Junkyard Riddim and how it would tie into\nthe documentary. We love experimenting, so it was a fun exchange of\nconversation and ideas up until it was time to film. We\u2019re just happy in the\nmidst of COVID, production was full steam ahead! There was a tight knit crew\nmoving like clockwork, all wearing masks, and making sure everything Adam\nenvisioned came to life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How important is it to show to the world that your caribbean and central-american heritage is alive in LA? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Di Soca Twins:<\/strong>\nIt is very important to us that the world knows the Caribbean community is\nalive and well in LA. For one, we know it may not be as large of a community as\nit is in the east coast, but we hold it down out here. Secondly, the Caribbean\ncommunity likes to treat Belize like the red headed stepchild. We are proud to\nbe Central American and it doesn\u2019t make us any less Caribbean by any means. We\nalways want that to be loud and clear. We think we all managed to nail that\nmessage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1263\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/b67283a7-8e95-40b8-9fec-52b5f4e25aca-1010x1263.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/b67283a7-8e95-40b8-9fec-52b5f4e25aca-1010x1263.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/b67283a7-8e95-40b8-9fec-52b5f4e25aca-759x949.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/b67283a7-8e95-40b8-9fec-52b5f4e25aca-661x826.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/b67283a7-8e95-40b8-9fec-52b5f4e25aca-465x581.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/b67283a7-8e95-40b8-9fec-52b5f4e25aca-375x469.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/b67283a7-8e95-40b8-9fec-52b5f4e25aca.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Photo : Tiffany Jewels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is shot in a particular way, with 19 short clips. Why this format? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foreigner:<\/strong> I\nwanted to give Natoxie&#8217;s music and the minutiae of Di Soca Twins&#8217; story a\nchance to breathe. I also wanted to capitalize on the idea that social media is\ndriven by quick snapshots of larger narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you think about the final result? Do you feel like it covers the\nmost important aspects of your art?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Di Soca Twins:<\/strong>\nWe LOVE the final result. It was a beautiful visual blend of foreigner\u2019s\naesthetic, which we admire. Mixing that with our bright, edgy, \u201cin your face\u201d\nstyle while hitting important aspects of who we are individually and as Di Soca\nTwins couldn\u2019t have turned out better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why did you choose the producer Natoxie from Martinique to deliver this\njunkyard riddim? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foreigner:<\/strong> Artists\nfrom St. Lucia, Martinique and Guadeloupe have an incredible influence on the\nnewest sound of soca music and they do not get enough credit for it. While St.\nLucia is known for their signature Dennery Segment sound, Martinique has built\nup their Shatta sound to the point that you don&#8217;t need to understand French or\nCreole to enjoy it. And Natoxie is at the forefront of the Shatta sound\nmovement, so bringing him on board was an easy decision to make. It was also\nimportant to try and break down the language barrier between Anglophone and\nFrancophone AfroCaribbean people; we can make incredible art now that we have\nGoogle Translate (laughing). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is the part.1 of the documentary. Can you tease us a bit about the\nnext part? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foreigner:<\/strong> Part\n2 will be a focus on the connection between West Africa and Los Angeles. We\nwill connect West African dancefloor icons in LA with an up-and-coming producer\nout of West Africa in an effort to tell the stories of the growing Afrobeats\nnightlife scene here in LA. I&#8217;m really excited about this one; there&#8217;s lots to\ntalk about when it comes to the African community in Los Angeles, California\nUSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapters List : <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Di Soca Twins meet Natoxie for the #JUNKYARDRIDDIM<br>2. Riddim Reflection<br>3. Meet Nisi\u00e9. Meet Dani.<br>4. Feel The Music (we are not professional dancers)<br>5. DST Vibe<br>6. Nisi\u00e9 &#8211; Garifuna Heritage<br>7. Dani &#8211; Belizean Heritage<br>8. The L.A. Soca Scene<br>9. Soca Safety: Nisi\u00e9<br>10. Soca Safety: Dani<br>11. Playfulness in Soca<br>12. Power Soca Lifestyle<br>13. The Power of Jab Jab<br>14. Carnival Community <br>15. Community: DJ Krossfayah &amp; DJ Lady X<br>16. Community: Chanti<br>17. Community: Chris K<br>18. Our Ritual<br>19. Junkyard Riddim Instrumental<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire series is available <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ici (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLmnsg8tiKpnTdn1IBQGPYEcu92A297Npb\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Follow Di Soca Twins on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ici (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/disocatwins\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/540ba0c9-3fda-478b-9eba-5d7377aa8b8e_1480636800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/540ba0c9-3fda-478b-9eba-5d7377aa8b8e_1480636800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/540ba0c9-3fda-478b-9eba-5d7377aa8b8e_1480636800-759x426.jpeg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/540ba0c9-3fda-478b-9eba-5d7377aa8b8e_1480636800-661x371.jpeg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/540ba0c9-3fda-478b-9eba-5d7377aa8b8e_1480636800-465x261.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/540ba0c9-3fda-478b-9eba-5d7377aa8b8e_1480636800-375x210.jpeg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multidisciplinary artist Foreigner is once again donning his filmmaker hat with the first part of an experimental series dedicated to the Di Soca Twins dancers. 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