Play the Caribbean’s top genres, say soca artistes

favourites like Popcaan’s

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had the soca artiste sounding out lines much to the crowd’s excitement.

Speaking to Skinny Fabulous said: “It doesn’t hurt to put it in and take it out, it’s okay to play around ... with the musical genres that is.”

LAST-MINUTE DECISION

Skinny Fabulous notes it is not the first time that he has struck the people’s attention with the inclusion of Jamaica’s genres but it was sort of a last-minute decision after noticing the diversity of the patrons.

“It’s probably the same reason dancehall deejays like Ding Dong will include some soca songs in his set - changing up the energy - it is okay to insert another genre especially music the people know, into one’s performance,” the soca artiste affirmed.

Following his exit, DJ Kevin Crown grabbed hold of the DJ console and maintained the intense dancing session with tracks like and before returning to a fullfledged soca set.

The Lifted Cooler Fete was not the only event where dancehall was a fan favourite as selectors who played at the Mimosa ‘Elysium’ Breakfast, Medz, and Bliss events, all of which were daytime parties, included some of the genre’s most popular tracks into their sets.

Bajan soca artiste Lil Rick, who says his musical influences are extensively of Jamaican roots, has also played with the soca and dancehall style of delivery even though, for his show, Dis Is Rick, held at the Kensington Oval last Saturday, he did not sample any dancehall.

The six-time Bajan soca monarch told

“Growing up, we love the way Jamaicans sound, even if we couldn’t understand the way the people spoke, we like the music and that’s what inspired my reggae career in the first place.”

Alison Hinds, a guest performer on Lil Rick’s the stage show said: “Adding a little dancehall into our soca fêtes is a good thing. It does not water it down or affect the parties throughout the carnival seasons like Crop Over, but shows that there is strong support of the music within the Caribbean islands among the artistes.”