Bacchanalist machel montano biography

His bio on the kingsofsocablog gives an insight into his credentials.
Machel Montano breaks down the birth of Bacchanal, how it's evolved over the years from an annual slavery-era rite to one of the world's most colorful and.
Born in the capital city Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, it seems Kerwin was always destined for success in Calypso and Soca.

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Jaiga

Biography

Terrin Callender is best known as Jaiga in Trinidad and Tobago and across the Caribbean. An artist, radio personality, father of two and all round creative genius, the Soca lover and undying patriot, has given most of his life to the culture of Trinidad and Tobago.

Formerly known as TC, the entertainer has progressively charted his course in entertainment from the early nineties and carries through even today as a solid part of urban radio in Trinidad and Tobago. Host of the Breakfast Show on96.1WEFM and founder of The Bass Now Media, Jaiga is a consistent voice for culture, utilizing his platforms to encourage love for Soca music in particular.

In the nineties, Jaiga was a part of the management team at all Soca frequency inTrinidad and Tobago, TriniBashment 91.9FM, owned by soca artist andbusinessman, Neil Iwer George. He simultaneously steered and hosted SynergyTV’s Soca Star, cementing his name, face and persona in an industry that manywould agree, had still been in its embryonic stage.

Concept driven and mot

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5 Questions With ... King of Soca Machel Montano

When Machel Montano from the ‘Royal House of Soca’ sits down for an interview, with every answer, he comes correct, providing more than enough material to assimilate. Plus, he also throws in an ingredient, which many don’t care about, graciousness.

Bestowed with the ‘King of Soca’ title “by the people”, Montano fully comprehends the assignment and leaves no door open for debate about which head should wear the crown.

His bio on the kingsofsocablog gives an insight into his credentials. It traces Montano’s career from its genesis in 1982, at seven years old, and notes that at age nine he formed his band, Pranasonic Express, which was later renamed Xtatik. His debut album, Too Young To Soca, was released in 1985 to rave reviews. In April of 1986, Montano appeared on the popular television show, Star Search, bringing soca music to US national television. The following year, he placed second in the Trinidad and Tobago National Song Writer’s Festival with his song, Dream Girl

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February 9, 2015

Words by Jesse Serwer
Machel Montano photo by Sherwin Dyer
Carnival photography by Colin Williams

In the first installment of our three-part video series featuring Trinidad’s King of Carnival, Machel Montano breaks down the birth of Bacchanal, how it’s evolved over the years from an annual slavery-era rite to one of the world’s most colorful and hedonistic street parties, and the role that soca music plays in the Carnival celebrations.

Last summer, during the calm before the storm of NYC’s own Labor Day Weekend carnival, (and Machel’s explosive appearance on our LargeUp Sessions radio show) we took Mr. Fete to Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park for some quietude amidst the urban fauna. In a rare relaxing moment for one of the world’s most high-energy (or, should we say, high-definition) performers, Machel morphed into Monk Monté, meditating on his love and embrace of Eastern relaxation techniques; the unlikely and unexpected influences that have shaped his spin on soca; and, naturally, the topic that seems to stay on the