Drupatee Ramgoonai is an Trinidadian and Tobagonian chutney and chutney soca musician. She was responsible for coining the term "chutney soca" in 1987 with her first album,entitled Chutney Soca,which included both English and Hindustani versions of the songs. She had her biggest hit the following year when her "(Roll Up the Tassa) Mr. Bissessar" was a Road March contender. She was instrumental in tassa and chutney soca finding its place in Carnival and her efforts later led to competitions such as Chutney Soca Monarch.
Alison Amanda Hinds is a British-born Bajan soca artist and songwriter based in Barbados. She is one of the most revered soca singers in the world. Alison is also known for her contributions to the genre of Soca music. Alison is often referred to as the "Queen of Soca" due to her significant impact on the genre.
Shontelle Delia Layne,known mononymously as Shontelle,is a Barbadian singer and songwriter. She released her debut album Shontelligence in 2008. Her second album,No Gravity,was released in 2010. Her singles "T-Shirt" and "Impossible" achieved international success. In 2020,Shontelle released "Remember Me".
Machel Jesus Montano 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.
Clifford Smith,better known as Mr. Vegas,is a Jamaican dancehall singjay.
Soca Queen is the debut album by soca musician Alison Hinds. It was released on physical formats in Canada on 16 October 2007,having been made available on iTunes on 9 October. It was released in the Caribbean later that year.
"The Anthem" is a song by Pitbull,released as the second single from his 2007 album The Boatlift. It features crunk rapper Lil Jon. The intro line,as well as the song's main hook,is taken from the 1970s Latin hit "El Africano" by Sonora Dinamita. It samples the song "Calabria" by Rune Reilly Kölsch.
Ian Antonio Alvarez,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.
Patrice Roberts is a Trinidadian soca singer. She is also a second cousin of singer Bunji Garlin.
B.O.D.Y. or Band Of D Year is an album released by popular Soca artist Machel Montano and his group Xtatik from Trinidad and Tobago in 2006. The album features several solo and collaborative tracks,with popular artists such as:American Doug E. Fresh,Jamaicans Mr Vegas &T.O.K.,Trinidadians Patrice Roberts and Benjai.
"T-Shirt" is the first solo single released by Barbadian singer Shontelle from her album Shontelligence (2008). It is her second official single following the release of 2007's "Roll It" which was released only in select European countries. A remix,featuring The-Dream,is included on her second album,No Gravity (2010). The single peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and number 41 on the Canadian Hot 100 in Canada. Outside of North America,"T-Shirt" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium and the United Kingdom. In the latter country,"T-Shirt" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
Shontelligence is the debut studio album of Barbadian R&B/pop singer Shontelle. It was released on November 18,2008. The album was re-released featuring the new single "Stuck with Each Other",on March 10,2009.
"Stuck with Each Other" is the second solo single released by Barbadian singer Shontelle. It was released to radio in the United States on February 10,2009,and May 21,2009 as a single in the United Kingdom. It features R&B singer Akon and is the first single from the re-release of her debut album,Shontelligence. It is also featured on the Confessions of a Shopaholic soundtrack. The song was the second single from Shontelligence in the UK,being added to BBC Radio 1's C-list playlist on April 22,2009,and has since reached the B-List. "Stuck with Each Other" also reached the A-List of BBC Radio 2's playlist. It became her second top 30 hit in the UK Singles Chart.
The discography of Barbadian R&B and pop singer Shontelle contains two studio albums,five singles and ten music videos.
Heavenly Drum is an album released by popular Soca artist Machel Montano from Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. It was first launched at J&R Music World in New York City on June 19,2009. The album marks Machel Montano's third solo release after rebranding to Machel Montano HD in 2007.
Urales Vargas,known professionally as DJ Buddha,is an American DJ,record producer,radio personality,music publisher,and record executive from Lawrence,Massachusetts.
Jason Gilbert,known by his nickname JG,is a Caymanian record producer,songwriter,mixing engineer and DJ. JG has produced for artists including Eminem,Bad Meets Evil,Akon,Christina Aguilera and Taio Cruz.
Album 34 is an album released by popular Soca artist Machel Montano from Trinidad and Tobago in 2010.
"All My Love" is a song by American electronic music project Major Lazer featuring vocals from American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on 13 November 2014 as the fifth song from the soundtrack for The Hunger Games:Mockingjay –Part 1 (2014). The song was written by Grande,Lorde,and MØwith production handled by Boaz van de Beatz,Jr Blender and Diplo. It is an electropop and dance-pop song with elements of dancehall. "All My Love" received positive reviews from music critics who complimented the track's production.
Gamal Doyle,better known as Skinny Fabulous,is a Vincentian musician,singer and songwriter. He is a five-time Soca Monarch winner for his home country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and created history in Trinidad and Tobago winning the 2019 Road March title with his hit "Famalay" which features Trinidadian soca artistes Ian "Bunji Garlin" Alvarez and Machel Montano.
