Parang Soca Release 2027: “We Drinking Ink and We Eating Dust”—A Christmas Story in True Trini Style. Remember this: Christmas is not about money; Christmas is about being merry!
Like calypso—the mother music that birthed soca, chutney soca, rapso, and yes, parang soca—our artists have always used rhythm to tell the truth. Calypso’s children inherited that same instinct: take the political, the social, the painful, and the joyful, and wrap it in melody so people could feel, understand, and dance through it.
Today, we feature a brand‑new soca parang offering for Trinidad and Tobago’s 2027 Christmas season: “We Drinking Ink and We Eating Dust.” The title alone pulls you straight into the calypso side of the equation. In Trini parlance, this saying means "we are catching real hardship… we are getting nothing good… and we being treated badly besides.” It’s a line soaked in struggle but delivered with that unmistakable Trini humor and resilience.
This release comes from Bongo Spear and a talented crew of musicians from our sweet homeland. And like all great Trinbagonian Christmas music, it carries a message bigger than the beat: no matter how hard things get, don’t let the pressure steal your joy. If life is handing you lemons, make lemonade. If all you have is crix and cheese, boss it with style. Merriment is a choice—and occasionally, it’s survival.
The video brings back a scene that every Trini over a certain age knows 'in their bones': the village parang lime. Neighbors moving house‑to‑house, cuatro ringing, bottle-and-spoon keeping time, children running around, and voices blending into that warm, familiar Christmas vibration. It’s a beautiful throwback to the Trinidad many of us grew up in—a reminder of community, simplicity, and joy in spite of circumstances.
And while soca is already flooding the airwaves thanks to an early Carnival season next year, this release is a gentle reminder not to forget our roots. Christmas and parang go hand in hand, and there’s a special kind of happiness that only this music brings. Soca parang is our way of laughing through the struggle, singing through the pain, and celebrating life even when "we drinking ink and we eating dust.”
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Production Notes/Music Credits:
Song Title: We Drinking Ink and We Eating Dust
Artist-Performed by: Bongo Spear
Written by: Bongo Spear
ERX: Every Riddim Xecuted
Origin: Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.
Genre: Parang Soca 🎶
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