soca is a musical form that is an offspring of calypso- it is the primary musical form in the english speaking caribbean other than jamaica & belize and a few small places in the north. the leading bajan exponents are Square One and Krosfyah, although Square One's lead singer Alison Hinds has semi-retired. Rupee is also from Barbados, and although he has been classified as a reggae or reggaeton artist, this is very wrong, he is a soca artists, and most of what he sings is soca, albeit in a more modern and urbanised form ("Tempted To Touch").

bajan means barbadian in the vernacular (also, barbados is "bim" or "bimshire" or various other variations)

be warned bajans talk like they're chewing on marl (i tell my bajan friends this all the time, and then they cuss jamaicans...). plus deh could cuss stink, but you probably won't understand it.

the boatyard is well known bar/club/venue

of course you could always just lime in a fancy resort, but if you are going to do that you could have saved some money and gone to the Bahamas, so go see some local culture.

Well, you are going to feel at home, with all LA people in the same hotel!

I am very interested in your comments about this trip, because Barbados is in my wish list.

Can I ask you where you like to travel in the US? I definitely will go to the States again (been there 2 years ago, extensive tour all around the country), because there is so much to see in every single season of the year! I was in LA: I drove from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and spent a day at the Universal Studios and the Santa Monica pier. Of course I missed so many other things!

Keep me posted!