Fuzion Movement says: We at Fuzion endorse Faluma because compared to some other digital distribution sites Faluma does not sell any product without a digital distribution contract meaning that everything is totally legal! Some sites sell products and you may purchase thinking that they have the right to sell but they don’t and no profits actually go to people involved therefore they are committing the ultimate piracy. We vow to endorse and support those businesses that we know are truly supporting and pushing our culture with integrity and proper business etiquette. (read more)
De Cooler says: Lately Faluma.com, online-store and label for Soca & Calypso CDs and vinyl expanded and launched Faluma Digital. This is the new and one of a kind digital label to offer you Caribbean music in MP3, WMA, M4A format in all major music download shops like iTunes, Emusic, Napster, Finetunes, TuneTribe, Musicload etc. [...] Lots of rare classics as well as hard to get tunes by up and coming artists are in the pipeline of this unique label. Support the artists, keep soca alive, buy your favourite music online! (read more)
Toronto-Lime says: Soca listeners worldwide will no longer have to suffer from culture deprivation. Ma$tamind Productions is coming to iTunes! As of late December, Ma$tamind signed a contract with Faluma Digital (faluma.com) one of Europe-s Finest Caribbean Music Labels making all there music available for digital purchase [...] so that Soca listeners can walk and wine even if it isn’t carnival time… (read more)
De Cooler says: This is a world premiere: Mastamind Productions and the soca label Faluma just released the first online-only album. Year after year many soca productions get lost cause they never made their way into the stores and are hard-to-get. Now they are available worldwide without wait and high shipping costs… (read more)
dancehallmusic.de says: Barbados beliebteste Soca-Band Krosfyah hat in Zusammenarbeit mit Faluma Digital alle Alben ihrer langen Schaffensphase von 1995 bis heute digital wiederveröffentlicht… (read more)
TropicalFete says: The entire album [Soca Rizin Vol.1] was produced by Michelle Williams the only female producer in the Soca Industry and pointedly makes history as being the first Soca album produced by a woman. “Soca Rizin†includes 18 tracks with several radio/internet radio releases such as “Always On My Mind†by Mista Vybe ft. Michelle Sylvester, “Look Excuse†by Gailann, “Jah In Your Life†by Benjai, “Wine with You†by Trinity and the Title Track “Soca Rize†by Maximus Dan. These tracks and more have been a constant on playlists worldwide. [...] Digital Distribution will be through Faluma.com based in Germany who is one of the biggest selling international Soca Distributors in the world… (read more)
The Official Website of the Government Information Unit Montserrat says: Montserrat’s Soca star Garvin “Scrappy†Johnson has signed a major deal with one of Europe’s biggest music labels. German based Faluma Digital will now be responsible for selling Scrappy’s music via digital downloads through the popular Apple website iTunes, and several other websites including Sony, AOL and Napster. [...] Scrappy says going digital will surely allow him to make an impact worldwide with his music and provide a major marketing platform for his brand… (read more)
The Austrian radio station ORF broadcasted a short documentation about Faluma Digital and interviewed Johannes from Faluma in their daily morning show Leporello (listen – in German)
2007-09: The Bajan radio station CBC 98.1 “The One” aired an extensive interview with Martin from Faluma aka DJ Marflix about Soca in Germany and worldwide and Faluma Digital in their morning program on August 31st 2007 (unfortunatly no podcast available).
2008-01: The show “Machete” on German national radio SWR 2: “Die schnellen harten Klänge der Soca-Musik sind seit den 70er Jahren der Soundtrack des karibischen Karnevals. Außerhalb der närrischen Zeit verschwindet Soca meist zusammen mit den bunten Kostümen im Schrank. Trotzdem schaffte es diese Musik bis nach Deutschland. Drei Berliner gründeten einen Online-Shop für CDs und Platten aus der Karibik. Sie nannten ihn „Faluma“ nach einem populären Soca-Hit aus Barbados. Anfang des letzten Jahres stellten Martin Stahl und seine Kollegen dann zum ersten Mal einen Titel zum legalen Download ins Internet. Mittlerweile beliefert „Faluma“ die Großen der Online-Branche wie iTunes, Musicload oder Napster mit den Klängen des karibischen Karnevals.”