For the final episode of this year's Cocktails N Jerk Podcast, we go out with a bang and talk to the king of Island Soul ...Caleb Hart. He will be taking the stage on Saturday, September 7th bringing the good vibes along with island sounds and soulful songs. In the meantime check out this episode where we learn a bit more about how he started, his rise to the top, and what you can expect from his show this weekend.

This man is bringing the heat to The Cocktails & Jerk Festival! I chat with Emmz AKA Caribflaymz the fire-man, dancer, and stiltwalker. He will be doing tons of different entertainment for you at this year's festival, listen to the full episode to hear more about them and how he got started.

I first talked about Yardie Sweet Spot in episode 3 of this podcast, "The Best Caribbean & Jerk Food in YEG", as one of my favourite spots in the city for real Jamaican food. Now I sit down with the owners of Yardie Sweet Spot, Nadia and Richard, and we chat about where they came from, why they started Yardie, what else they have going besides just good food in their restaurant, and of course what you can expect from them as food vendors at this year's Cocktails & Jerk Festival.

I chat with the one and only Skystar, the Reggae Dancehall sensation out of YEG. Originally from Jamaica, he's making big waves in both the Canadian and International Reggae music scene. We chat about his beginnings, his latest 'Family Friendly' EP, and what you can expect from him at this year's Cocktails N Jerk Festival.

In today's episode, we are groovin' and vibin' with Keston (aka KRG) the man behind RegMoFit and our MC for the Cocktails & Jerk Festival. We learn where he comes from, why he loves dance so much, and how he keeps the good vibes going.

I chatted with Bernie from Edmonton's Africa Centre one of the sponsors of this year's Cocktails & Jerk Festival. The Africa Centre is a community organization providing education and opportunities to people of African descent. Tune in to hear everything they have going on and what they will be doing with us at the festival.

Rik Jam is returning to Edmonton to perform his soulful Reggae music at this year's Cocktail & Jerk Festival. I sit down with Rik and we chat about why he got started in Reggae, the message he spreads with it, and what you can expect from his performance at the festival.

Last week I was chatting with Win Callender from the Caribbean Connexion show on CJSR about the upcoming festival. If you missed it on-air, here it is to listen to any time as many times as you want.