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Timothy Watkins, better known by his stage name Baron, is a Trinidadian singer and songwriter. He is known for many soca/calypso songs from the 80s, such as "Sweet Soca Man", "Doh Rock It So" and "Melosian Rhapsody" as well as the 2009 hit "Spanish Woman".
Kitchener saw the potential of the new soca phenomenon of the late 1970s and adopted the genre on a string of albums over the years that followed. [5] In 1977 he recorded his most commercially successful song, and one of the earliest major soca hits, "Sugar Bum Bum", which became a big hit for the 1978 Trinidad Carnival season. [6] [14]
Machel's first shot to fame as a nine-year-old boy came with the song "Too Young To Soca" while he was still in primary school. In 1984, along with his older brother Marcus and neighbours, the group Panasonic Express was started and, in 1989, the band became Xtatik .
Soca has evolved over time, incorporating numerous genres from reggae and rock to Afrobeats and EDM. As Kes says, it’s “very difficult to put music in one box.” As Kes says, it’s “very ...
Bouyon soca, sometimes referred to as "jump up soca", is a fusion genre that typically blends old bouyon rhythms from the '90s and soca music. Bouyon soca is a term coined by non-Dominican producers and musicians, mainly from St Lucia, who embrace both Soca from Trinidad and Bouyon music from Dominica and so find it natural to produce blends of ...
Arrow capitalized on this success with 1983's Heat album, the "Rub Up" single, and 1984's Soca Savage album from which the international hit "Long Time" was taken, a top 30 hit in the United Kingdom. [2] He enjoyed further chart success in the UK with a remixed version of "Hot Hot Hot", which reached number 38 (the original had stalled at ...
He continues to record music and his earlier songs are considered classic soca compositions, used in Panorama competitions. He made a return to the Soca Monarch stage in 2013 with his song "Fantastic Friday," and captured the International Power Soca Monarch title in a tie with the defending champion, Machel Montano. His song was played over ...
In 2011 RPB won the title of Sweet Soca Monarch with his song "Once Upon A Wine", [3] a commentary on how Caribbean music and dance has evolved over time. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2012, Red Plastic Bag won the Pic-o-de-Crop finals for the 10th time singing "I Thank You Calypso", [ 6 ] a tribute to his 30th year in the artform as well as "The Royal Visit".