2014 Wii Carnival w. Machel Montano HD Highlights
Wii Carnival New York 2014 Highlights with Machel Montano
Julianspromos was in Brooklyn on Saturday, August 30, 2014 for Wii Carnival, one of the major Soca events surrounding New York’s Labor Day Carnival weekend.
Held at Pulse 48 Yard in Brooklyn, the event brought together a stacked lineup of Caribbean performers led by Machel Montano and the HD Family, alongside Mr Killa, Farmer Nappy, Patrice Roberts, Skinny Fabulous, Maximus Dan, Olatunji, Yankey Boy and The Request Band. The event was powered by Shell Cartel Entertainment, Daddy Grace Entertainment and Care Free Nation.
Original Julianspromos video coverage was produced by Julian Hackett, with Intrigue Lane serving as on-camera host, capturing the live performances and atmosphere of Wii Carnival from inside the event.
Wii Carnival Takes Over Brooklyn
Wii Carnival formed part of a packed Brooklyn Labor Day Carnival Weekend in 2014, when Soca artists, DJs and Caribbean partygoers filled venues throughout New York ahead of the West Indian American Day Carnival.
An independent recap of that weekend remembered Wii Carnival as an especially strong Soca event, noting that the advertised performers appeared and that the party remained focused on Soca throughout the night.
The event took place at Pulse 48, a Brooklyn venue located at 1020 East 48th Street that regularly hosted Caribbean concerts and parties during this period.
A Major Soca Lineup
Wii Carnival assembled an unusually deep lineup of Caribbean talent for a single Labor Day weekend event.
The original Julianspromos page lists:
Machel Montano & The HD Family, Mr Killa, Farmer Nappy, Patrice Roberts, Skinny Fabulous, Maximus Dan, Olatunji, Yankey Boy and The Request Band.
Contemporary coverage provides even more detail about the night. Leonce and Rayzor of The Request Band opened part of the live entertainment, followed by appearances from Yankey Boy, Skinny Fabulous, Olatunji and Maximus Dan.
Mr Killa also performed despite recovering from injuries at the time, bringing his high-energy stage presence to Brooklyn and performing material including “Rolly Polly” and “Panty Dropper.”
Machel Montano and the HD Family Live
The centerpiece of Wii Carnival was Machel Montano, whose appearance came during an especially active New York Carnival weekend.
Machel’s set moved between then-current favorites and music from earlier stages of his career. Contemporary coverage recalls performances of songs including “Happiest Man Alive,” “Haunted,” “Possessed,” “Big Truck,” “Mocking Meh” and “Music Farm.”
During “Music Farm,” Farmer Nappy joined Machel on stage, reconnecting two artists whose musical history stretched back through the Xtatik era.
The set even survived an unexpected interruption. During “Big People Party,” the venue temporarily lost power, darkening the stage and briefly stopping the performance. Power returned within minutes and the show continued.
That unscripted moment is exactly the kind of detail that gives old event footage additional historical character today.
A Snapshot of New York Carnival Weekend 2014
Wii Carnival was one event in an exceptionally busy Labor Day weekend for Soca in New York.
Contemporary accounts document Caribbean events taking place across the city throughout the weekend, including Machel Montano appearances, Caribbean parties, Kes The Band performances and the annual West Indian Carnival celebrations in Brooklyn.
Wii Carnival stood out as a dedicated live Soca production, bringing performers from Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and the wider Caribbean together under one roof.
The event illustrates how New York Carnival weekend had developed into much more than the Labor Day parade itself. The days surrounding the parade had become a major international marketplace for Soca artists, promoters, DJs and Caribbean audiences.
Julianspromos on the Scene
For Julianspromos, Wii Carnival represents another piece of the company’s growing New York multimedia coverage during the mid-2010s.
With Julian Hackett behind the video coverage and Intrigue Lane on camera, the production preserved not just one artist performance but a broader snapshot of the live Soca circuit during one of New York’s busiest Caribbean weekends.
The footage now carries additional archival value because it captures several major Soca artists sharing one New York stage during the 2014 season.
From the Julianspromos Archives
Wii Carnival New York 2014 Highlights with Machel Montano is preserved as part of the Julianspromos Archives, documenting years of original Soca performances, Carnival events and Caribbean entertainment coverage.
From Machel Montano and the HD Family to Mr Killa, Skinny Fabulous, Patrice Roberts, Farmer Nappy and the wider lineup, the footage offers a look back at the sound and energy of New York Carnival weekend in 2014.
