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Corie Sheppard PodcastAuthor: Corie Sheppard
The Corie Sheppard PodcastA trusted space for honest, Caribbean-rooted conversations that connect generations, challenge norms, and celebrate culture through real stories and perspectives.Hosted by Corie Sheppard-Babb, the podcast explores the lives, journeys, and ideas of the Caribbeans most compelling voicesartists, entrepreneurs, cultural leaders, changemakers, and everyday people with powerful stories. Each episode goes beyond headlines and hype to uncover the values, history, humour, struggle, and brilliance that shape who we are.Whether its music, business, creativity, identity, advocacy, or community, this podcast holds space for the kind of dialogue that inspires reflection, empowers expression, and preserves our legacy. Its culture in conversationunfiltered, intergenerational, and deeply Caribbean.Listen, subscribe, and be part of the stories that move the region forward. Language: en Genres: Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Braveboy on Trapso, Soca, Zumba & Building a Global Music Career | Corie Sheppard Podcast
Monday, 19 January, 2026
Send us a textIn 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 trapsoWhy soca is both local fuel and global currencyPerforming internationally vs Caribbean audiencesZumba as a powerful global music platformNavigating stereotypes, visibility, and identity as a Caribbean artistThe importance of ownership, publishing, and long-term strategy in musicThis is a conversation about artistry, survival, culture, and legacy — and what it really means to build a career beyond borders while staying rooted.
