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Ken Marlon Charles a.k.a. KMC (born 5 January 1971) is a soca artist from Trinidad. He is famous for songs like "Soul on Fire", "Soca Bashment", and "Bashment to Carnival". KMC is signed to the US-based record label Sequence Records. Considered to be one of Trinidad's top soca artists, KMC has over sixteen years experience in the music industry.
Bouyon soca typically blends old bouyon music rhythms from the '90s and soca music creating a unique style soca sound. The style of music was made more popular to the Caribbean region by the likes of the producer Dada and artists ASA from Dominica with collaborations from Trinidadian and St. Vincentian artists such as Skinny Fabulous, Bunji ...
Ian Antonio Alvarez [1] (born July 14, 1978), better known by his stage name Bunji Garlin, is a Trinidadian ragga soca artist. He is also affectionately known as the Viking of Soca. His spouse is Fay-Ann Lyons. [2]
Machel Montano (born 24 November 1974) [2] is a Trinidadian soca recording artist and record producer. Known for his high energy, fast-paced, and often unpredictable on-stage performances, he is one of the genre's most popular artists. [3] [4]
In 1984 he became one of the first soca artists to perform at Reggae Sunsplash. [2] He won Road March in 1985 with "Suck Meh Soucouyant", and finished as runner-up in 1989. [2] [5] He pioneered the crossover genre chutney soca with his 1989 Road March entry, "Nani Wine", a big hit in North America and the West Indies in 1989.
In 2005, Minmi released her first soca-influenced song, "Summertime!!," as opposed to her regular reggae and hip-hop sound. Because of this event, she attended the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival in February 2006, [6] performing on stage. In September, she was nominated for best new artist at the Reggae/Soca Music Awards in New York. [6]
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 Dominican producers and musicians, who embrace both Soca from Trinidad and Bouyon music from Dominica and so find it natural to produce blends of both music genres.
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".