{"id":3520,"date":"2013-09-12T14:12:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T14:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/its-in-the-blood-iwer-george-talks-about-what-it-means-to-be-caribbean-american\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:41:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:41:23","slug":"its-in-the-blood-iwer-george-talks-about-what-it-means-to-be-caribbean-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/its-in-the-blood-iwer-george-talks-about-what-it-means-to-be-caribbean-american\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s In the Blood: Iwer George Talks About What It Means to Be Caribbean American"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=83gRkHEG7Eg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Interview with Iwer George  ::  SocaMom.com\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3519\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/iwer_play_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/iwer_play_socamom.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/iwer_play_socamom-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click to play: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=83gRkHEG7Eg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=83gRkHEG7Eg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We talked with soca legend Iwer George after his performance at the Caribbean Fever Irie Jamboree Music Festival&#8217;s Carnival Mania Night during Labor Day Weekend at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He shares what it means to be Caribbean, his dedication to making family friendly music, and what made him change his life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click to play: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=83gRkHEG7Eg We talked with soca legend Iwer George after his performance at the Caribbean Fever Irie Jamboree Music Festival&#8217;s Carnival Mania Night during Labor Day Weekend at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. 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