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In this powerful and deeply personal episode of The Corie Sheppard Podcast, we sit with Terri Lyons — Calypso Monarch, Queen of Queens, performer, and cultural torchbearer — for an expansive conversation on calypso, resilience, legacy, and Caribbean identity.

Terri unpacks what it truly means to represent Trinidad & Tobago on regional stages such as Montserrat and Carifesta, the responsibility that comes with being crowned Queen of Queens, and why claims that calypso is dying completely miss the point. She reflects on commanding performances, crowd connection, and the discipline behind her powerful stage presence.

The conversation moves into Terri’s early life in Port of Spain and Laventille, growing up without financial security, navigating loss and trauma, and how those experiences shaped her resilience, creative drive, and refusal to be boxed in by industry expectations. She speaks candidly about motherhood, survival, financial discipline, and staying authentic in a challenging music landscape.

We also explore:

• The craft and strategy of calypso performance
• Writing songs without rhythms and building music from melody and story
• Paying homage to icons like Black Stalin and Shadow
• Radio politics, cultural gatekeeping, and who decides what gets heard
• Why calypso must connect with youth without losing its roots
• Longevity, ownership, and making music work as a business
• Her standout songs including “I Am Lion,” “Ask Yuh Man,” “Blessings,” and “Fling Bam Bam”
• Competing in Skinner Park, tent culture, and the modern calypso circuit

This episode is a masterclass in Caribbean excellence, cultural preservation, and personal grit — filled with humour, honesty, and hard-earned insight from one of Trinidad & Tobago’s most compelling calypsonians.

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In this episode of The Corie Sheppard Podcast, we sit down with Braveboy — artist, songwriter, and cultural strategist — for a deep conversation on music, identity, and navigating global creative spaces from Trinidad and Tobago.
Braveboy traces his journey from early soca and trapso roots to international collaborations across EDM, Zumba, hip hop, and global club music. He shares how studying law and the business of music shaped his independence as an artist, why soca travels further than we often realise, and how Trinidadian culture shows up in global DJ pools without us even knowing.
We also explore:
The rise and impact of trapso
Why soca is both local fuel and global currency
Performing internationally vs Caribbean audiences
Zumba as a powerful global music platform
Navigating stereotypes, visibility, and identity as a Caribbean artist
The importance of ownership, publishing, and long-term strategy in music
This is a conversation about artistry, survival, culture, and legacy — and what it really means to build a career beyond borders while staying rooted.

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In this episode of The Corie Sheppard Podcast, we sit down with Kory and Kevon of Full Blown Entertainment, the songwriting and production duo behind some of soca’s most iconic modern anthems.

From Antilles, Mr. Fete, Fog, Like a Boss, and People’s Champion, to the globally impactful Big Linksrhythm, Kory and Kevon break down how these songs were created, why some artists initially resisted them, and how culture, timing, and belief shape a hit.

They open up about:

• Writing songs artists didn’t believe in — that became career-defining records
• The Big Links controversy, Trinidad Killer, and how they handled public backlash
• Why they chose silence over social media warfare
• The story behind Cheers to Life
• The difference between writing for competition vs writing for the people
• Why soca is not seasonal — and why storytelling matters more than trends
• The role of AI, production, and independence in the future of Caribbean music

This is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how soca hits are really made, the sacrifices that never make the headlines, and what it takes to build long-term cultural impact in Caribbean music.