New York - May 3rd, 2009
28TH INTERNATIONAL REGGAE AND WORLD MUSIC AWARDS (IRAWMA)
- Most Outstanding Stage Personality of the Year
- Most Outstanding Show Band
On a recent subway ride from Brooklyn to Manhattan, soca phenomenon Machel Montano was jolted from the anonymity he enjoys in some areas of New York when a female passenger shouted in a thick Trinidadian accent, "Machel Montano's on this train!," prompting many strap-hangers to hurriedly take out their camera phones.
That Montano, the most in-demand musical export from the oil-rich southern Caribbean republic of Trinidad and Tobago -- where soca originated -- can anonymously ride a train for several stops and then suddenly be swarmed by adoring fans reflects the dichotomy of his musical stature.
Soca, which provides the soundtrack for Caribbean carnivals, is the frenetically paced progeny of calypso. Created in Trinidad in the mid-'70s, soca has attained very limited success beyond Caribbean shores. Arrow's durable "Hot Hot Hot" continues to be licensed for new compilations, 20 years after Buster Poindexter's cover version rendered it an American pop hit. In 2000, the Baha Men transformed Anslem Douglas' Trinidad carnival hit "Who Let the Dogs Out" into an American sports stadium anthem, and four years later Rupee and Kevin Lyttle cracked the Billboard Hot 100 with their respective hits "Tempted to Touch" and "Turn Me On."
But these individual triumphs do not constitute broad-based recognition for soca. If the genre does break in the mainstream, Montano's persistently innovative efforts will undoubtedly have played a pivotal role.
A former child star, he made history in 1986 as the youngest finalist in Trinidad Carnival's Calypso Monarch competition, performing the aptly titled "Too Young to Soca." In the mid-'90s with his band Xtatik, Montano embarked on a mission to modernize soca, subtly injecting the music with hip-hop beats and dancehall rhythms, which resulted in a steady release of fervently received carnival anthems and Montano's ascension to regional superstar status.
Now, via collaborations with Pitbull and Lil Jon and two high-profile New York shows, the artist is hoping to position himself closer to an international breakthrough.
HIGH-PROFILE PROJECTS
On one hand Montano, who headlines New York's S.O.B.'s Aug. 28 and Cipriani's two nights later, is in rarefied company, having sold out concerts at Madison Square Garden's WaMu Theater in 2007 and 2008. On the other, he has yet to make an impact in the mainstream despite high-profile collaborations with Wyclef Jean ("Carnival Survivors"), Busta Rhymes ("Let Me See") and Shaggy, who joins Montano on a remix of the title track from Montano's current album, "Wining Season."
Recently, Montano's single "Defense the Anthem," a soca-dancehall remix of Pitbull's "The Anthem," featuring Lil Jon, has received airplay on Miami's WEDR (99 Jamz) and New York's WQHT (Hot 97).
"Because soca artists are viewed as a subculture, we look for help from people who have made it in the mainstream," Montano said after an exhilarating two-hour performance on the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados as part of its annual Cropover festivities. "Soca has great potential, so I asked Lil Jon and Pitbull to help us and they have responded enthusiastically."
Montano has chosen to strengthen his ties to his Caribbean fan base while refining his crossover strategies. Refusing numerous offers to perform at summer Caribbean carnivals throughout North America, including Toronto's Caribana, he spent almost three weeks at Barbados' Cropover, which parallels Trinidad's Carnival as that island's primary season for new releases from Barbadian calypso and soca artists. Montano was the star attraction at Cropover's largest concert, Cohobblopot, on Aug. 3, for which he recruited Pitbull and Lil Jon.
He went on to sign international deals with Delicious Vinyl and Atlantic and recorded albums for both companies, which remain unreleased. Despite a heavy touring schedule that can include three shows per night during Trinidad's pre-Lenten carnival season, Montano annually releases a full-length CD of original music on his Mad Bull Music label.
Whether or not he achieves his desired international breakthrough, Montano's ongoing efforts to establish soca as a global cultural force raise the bar for the genre. "Bob Marley helped propel reggae, and I think I have done that for soca," he said. "I gather people together, let them have a good time, and I feel good about that. While it's a goal to conquer the mainstream, I just try to stay focused on improving every day."
Artist: Machel Montano
Song Name: One More Time
Style: Groovy Soca
Duration: 4:20min
Year: 2007
Island: Trinidad & Tobago
Album: Book of Angels
mp3 Download: One More Time
[Verse 1]
All she say she wanted, was one wine from me
All she said she needed, was a little bit of my time
She never expected to get so addicted to my wine
She said, are you gonna hurt me? Am I a statistic?
A victim of your circumstances, or will I just evicted
From this loving safety, please don't disappoint me
Not this time
[Chorus]
Gimme one more wine (one more wine)
One more time (one more time)
Gimme one more wine (one more wine)
One last time (one last time)
Ah said, oh oh oh oye, oh oh oh oh
Ah said, oh oh oh oye, oh oh oh oh
Ah said, oh oh oh oh oh oye, oh oh oh oh
One more time, this wine
[Verse 2]
All she requested was one wine from me
All that she insisted was to have a really really good time
But it never manifested the way that she projected in her mind
She said, are you gonna forget me, is your life so hectic
Tell me you not leaving, cause I can't do without it
Please don't disappoint me, oh I'm begging you baby
Not this time
[Chorus]
Gimme one more wine (one more wine)
One more time (one more time)
One last wine (one more wine)
One more time
[Bridge]
Just cause she bumber phat (She gotta get a wine on dat)
She pushing, but I holding back (She gotta get a wine on dat)
She look good it's a natural fact, yeah (She gotta get a wine on dat)
She wining like she on de attack (She gotta get a wine on dat)
(Can I get it like dat) Yes you could get it like dat
(Can I get it like dat) Yes you could get it like dat
(Can I get it like dat) Yes you could get it like dat
(Can I get it like dat) Yes you could get it like dat
[Verse 3]
Said, she in love with me from the very first time
Dat to come behind her and give her dat sweet wine
Every day she calling me for more
Said she want on de bed and de floor
[Chorus]
Gimme one more wine (one more wine)
One more time (one more time)
Gimme one more wine (one more wine)
One last time (one last time)
[Bridge]
Just cause she bumber phat (She gotta get a wine on dat)
She pushing, but I holding back (She gotta get a wine on dat)
She look good it's a natural fact, yeah (She gotta get a wine on dat)
She wining like she on de attack (She gotta get a wine on dat)
[Outro]
One more (one more time)
One more (one more time)
One more time
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Carnival celebrations around the world always draw a diverse crowd, from people who are connoisseurs of Caribbean music and culture to those who are curious about it. So its always important to go out and represent our sounds to the masses, whenever the opportunity arises.
With his explosive brand of Caribbean sounds and his high demand at every major carnival celebration worldwide, theres no denying Machel Montano is indeed the King of Soca, and more so, the King of Carnival.
New York May 4th, 2008
27TH INTERNATIONAL REGGAE AND WORLD MUSIC AWARDS (IRAWMA)
- The Bob Marley Entertainer of the Year
- Most Outstanding Stage Personality of the Year
- Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer
I am totally overwhelmed and very grateful to the fans, the voters, and especially the awards' committee," stated an exuberant Montano. "It's motivation to put in the hard work for bigger and better things to come."
London October 17th, 2008
1ST ANNUAL SOCA AWARDS
- Best International Male Artist
- Best Soca Album (Book of Angels)
- Best Soca Track (One More Time)
- Best Soca Collaboration (With MOP)
- Best Soca Music Video (Jumbie)
St. Kitts October 18th, 2008
6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SOCA AWARDS
- Male Soca Performer of the Year
- Overall Male Soca Artist of the Year
- Best Soca Collaboration Up Tempo
- Soca Artist Album/CD of the Year
- Overall Soca Band of the Year
Port of Spain November 6th, 2008
10TH ANNUAL COPYRIGHT ORGANISATION OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (COTT) MUSIC AWARDS
- Songwriter Of The Year Award
Machel with living Calypso Legend Mighty Sparrow
Among songs Montano composed in the past year on his own or in collaboration with others were Unconditional Love, Blazing D Trail, Wining Season, and Oil & Music. Also picking up awards from Machel's HD camp were Patrice Roberts for her hit Wukking Up and Farmer Nappy taking the Groovy Soca of the Year with his tune Chippin.
Over the past 26 years, the single constant in Machel's ever-changing, stellar career has been his trailblazing approach to T&T's indigenous soca music. Through his various fusions, which include everything from performing with marching bands to collaborating with Grammy-winning reggae artists, Machel has worked tirelessly to establish soca, calypso's energetic offshoot, as a viable entity that can impact beyond T&T's internationally renowned carnival celebrations.
2008 - Wining Season / Flame On
1.Unconditional Love Prelude
2.Unconditional
3.Blazin D Trail
4.Rollin ft. Patrice Roberts
5.Wining Season
6.Make Love
7.Oil & Music ft. David Rudder
8.Congo Man ft. The Mighty Sparrow
9.Jamishness
10.We Will Live
11.Wining Season (Remix) ft. Shaggy
12.Make Love (Remix) ft. Buju Banton
13.Defense (The Anthem) ft. Lil Jon, Pitbull
2007 - The Book of Angels
1.Higher Than High
2.Jumbie
3.Light It Up ft. Patrice Roberts
4.One More Time
5.Hold You Tonight ft. Vybz Kartel
6.Like Bollywood (Together) ft. Nadia Madoo
7.Higher Than High (Kettle Drum Mix)
8.Mud
9.Down D Road
10.Sha Na Na Japanese Wine ft. Minmi
11.Higher Than High (Remix) ft. Sizzla
12.One More Time (1 Series Remix) ft. M.O.P.
2006 - B.O.D.Y. Band Of De Year
1.Scandal (Delirious)
2.Band of The Year (B.O.D.Y.)
3.Dance With You (Reggaeton Remix)
4.La Vida Est Un Carnaval
5.Amnesty (Rah, Rah, Rah)
6.Forever
7.O΄Larki & Madology (King Kong Crew)
8.Scandal (Delirious) Road Mix
9.Band of The Year (B.O.D.Y.) Road Mix
10.Oh Girl
11.We Do Not Giving Up (Remix)
12.Heart Of A Man
2005 - The Xtatik Experience
1.We Not Giving Up - ft. Doug E. Fresh
2.You
3.Carnaval Survivors ft. Wyclef Jean & Canibus
4.Dance With You
5.Love Fire (Remix) ft. Black Stalin
6.Jump Up ft. Wyclef Jean
7.Miss Good Reputation
8.Madder Than Dat
9.You (Remix) ft. Wyclef Jean
10.Bubblenut (Remix) - ft. Kerwin Du Bois
11.We Not Giving Up
12.Carnaval Survivors (Haitian Live Remix) - ft. Wyclef Jean & Canibus
13.Mor Tor ft. Rikki Jai
14.What A Feeling ft. Tony Curtis
2004 - The Xtatik Parade
1.Japanese Message 1 (prelude)
2.Craziness
3.No War (remix) ft. Fresh Life
4.Bubblenut - ft. Kerwin Du Bois
5.Doh Tell Meh
6.Love Fire ft. Black Stalin, Farmer Nappy & Fresh Life
7.Japanese Message 2 (interlude)
8.The Sun
9.Dancing ft. Farmer Nappy
10.Marching Band - ft. Peter C. Lewis
11.Hot Steppin'
12.Japanese Message 3 (interlude)
13.Girls Gone Wild
14.Be Yourself ft. Nicholas & Meledi Montano
15.Get in D Game
16.Love Is - ft. Trini Jacobs
17.Angels - ft. KMC
18.Japanese Message 4 (interlude)
19.Carnival - ft. Destra feat. (Razorshop Remix)
2003 - The Xtatik Circus
1.Welcome to the Hootnannie (Interlude)2.Powder Puff Part 2 (remix) ft. Blazer
3.Madman
4.Cock Back & Roll
5.The Lady & The GI (Interlude)
6.Carnival ft. Destra
7.Man Fi Get Horn ft. El A Kru & Peter C. Lewis
8.Radioactive Request (Interlude)
9.Fireman ft. Wanskie, Onyon & Peter C. Lewis
10.On The Road (Brancker Version) ft. Peter C. Lewis
11.Granny ft. Farmer Nappy
12.New Song (Interlude)
13.Wide Road
14.On The Road (IBO Version) ft. Peter C. Lewis
15.Powder Puff Part 2 (Party Alliance) ft. Blazer
16.Overtime (Interlude)
17.Thank You God ft. Peter C., Sparrow, Rose, Terror, Treason, Bunji, Scarface, Dawg-E-Slaughter, Onyon & Blakie
2002 - On the Cusp
1.Intro
2.We Will Carry On
3.Punta - ft. Peter C. Lewis
4.Flag Brass - ft. Farmer Nappy
5.An Yuh Swallow Dat - ft. Slick D
6.Junkyard - ft. Farmer Nappy & Slick D
7.Xtatik Boarding Speech - ft. Peter C. Lewis
8.Port of Spain - ft. Peter C. Lewis
9.Break - ft. Roger George
10.Lady's (Interlude)
11.Cry - ft. Peter C. Lewis
12.Tantana - ft. Slick D, Peter C. Lewis & Roger George
13.Dem Wah Dance - ft. Peter C. Lewis
14.Mo Luv - ft. Roger George & Slick D
15.Port of Spain (Remix) - ft. Peter C. Lewis
16.Junk Mix - ft. Farmer Nappy, Slick D & Rhythm Masters
17.Dem Wah Dance (House Mix) - ft. Peter C. Lewis
18.Jackpot - ft. Farmer Nappy & Roger George
19.Bonus Track
2001 - Same High
1.Look Dem Woman ft. Spragga Benz & Peter C. Lewis
2.Tay Lay Lay ft. Peter C. Lewis
3.Negative Positive (Original) ft. Farmer Nappy & Slick D
4.Falling In Love ft. Peter C. Lewis
5.Another One Partner ft. Spragga Benz, Red Rat & Buccaneer
6.See Saw
7.The Now Generation Xtatik Unplugged
8.Negative/ Positive (remix) ft. Farmer Nappy & Slick D
9.Wavin (What?) ft. Slick D
10.Stalker
11.001 ft. Roger George
12.Last Singer ft. Farmer Nappy
2000 - Too Young to Soca
1.Too Young To Soca
2.Wrecker
3.Pressure
4.Jab Jab ft. Talprie & Peter Minshall
5.What you really know ft. Roger George
6.Luv 2U 2Nite ft. Maga Dan
7.Runaway ft. Walker
8.Locksmith
9.Y2K Jouvert
10.Pang Pang (Jouvert move) ft. General Grant
11.When I Come
12.Jammin ft. Roger George
13.Benjamin Betty
14.Real Unity ft. Drupatee
15.Bumper Rhythm (Back up Back up)
16.I was afraid ft. Peter Minshall
17.Feeling Sexual ft. Tasha B
2000 - Here Comes the Band
1.Millenium Intro
2.Here Comes The Band
3.Manners ft. Farmer Nappy & Derwin Vallie
4.Water Flowing ft. Farmer Nappy
5.Drag Yuh Bow ft. Peter C. Lewis
6.Break Bottle ft. Farmer Nappy & Denise Belfon
7.Kiki ft. Peter C. Lewis, Lexxus & CL Smooth
8.Disco Grand Daddy ft. Lord Nelson
9.Shake That Business ft. Derwin Vallie
10.Do You Know ft. Yardmen College
11.Bumper Carz (Back Up Back Up) ft. Mr. Cash & Farmer Nappy
12.Agoni ft. Peter C. Lewis
13.Play Whe ft. Lord Nelson
14.Oh My Gosh ft. Peter C. Lewis & Bigga
15.People Business ft. Shawn Bailey
16.Free Yuh Mind ft. Youth Promotion Crew
17.Turn It Up ft. Bigga
18.Jab Jab Re-incarnation ft. Ken Hunter & The Laventille Rhythm Section
19.Five Kind Of Wine ft. Peter C. Lewis
20.Going The Distance ft. Yardmen College
21.La Diablesse ft. Shawn Bailey
22.Biggie ft. Lord Nelson
1999 - Any Minute Now
1.Interlude Close Encounter
2.Outa Space (UFOs) - ft. Beenie Man
3.Big Phat Fish
4.We Sound (Ba Dang)
5.Soca
6.With or Without You
7.Mocking Meh
8.February
9.Rubber Waist - ft. Red Rat
10.Powder Puff
11.Size
12.Lo Riders
13.Showdown (Band Meet Band) ft. Burning Flames
14.Quicksand
15.Any Minute Now
1998 - Charge
1.Mad Bull Intro (Interlude)
2.Toro Toro (original)
3.Xtatik Prayer (Interlude)
4.Stand Up - ft. Andre Tanker, Darryl Henry, Vincent Rivers & Joseph Rivers
5.Footsteps ft. Darryl Henry
6.Feeling 2 Fete ft. Sean Caruth & Joseph Rivers
7.Jeunes Agape (Interlude)
8.Set My Music Free ft. Joseph Rivers & Richard Ahong
9.Trumpet Man ft. Nicholas Antoine
10.Pump D Iron ft. Darryl Henry
11.Harry Krishna
12.Vendors ft. Darryl Henry & A. Eugene
13.Daddy Axe ft. R. Felix
14.We Like It - ft. Lord Nelson & R. Nelson
15.Rag Singers (Interlude)
16.Lonely Rag ft. Sean Caruth
17.Mad Bull Body - ft. Breeze
18.Hard Working Dog ft. Darryl Henry & Nicholas Antoine
19.Toro Toro - ft. Shaggy
1997 - Xtatik Live
1.Intro (XTATIK) *MUSIC FARM - ft. Machel, Nappy, Nicho D., Joey, Vin, Sean & Wayne
*WINER BOI ft. Machel
2.*ENT!! ft. Machel *FOLLOW DE LEADER ft. Sean *COME DIG IT ft. Machel
3.*SOCA BILLBOARD ft. Machel *PRETTY GYAL ft. Machel
4.*HIGH ft. Machel *BOIS BANDE ft. Machel *BIG TRUCK ft. Machel
5.*XTATIK (Mega Re-Mix) *WINER BOI PRETTY GYAL MUSIC FARM - ft. Machel, Nappy,
Nicho D., Joey, Vin, Sean & Wayne
6.TAYEE AYEE (Nass-T Mango Mix) ft. Nappy
7.WHAT THEY SAY (They-Say) (Drum & Bass Mix) ft. Machel
8.XTATIK MEGA RE-MIX (Radio Edit)
1997 - Heavy Duty
1.Intro
2.Big Truck
3.Follow Yuh Partner ft. Sean Caruth, Samuel Jack, Vincent Rivers
4.Winerboi
5.Calypso Nice ft. Wayne Rodriguez, Joseph Rivers, Errol Singh
6.Tayee Ayee ft. Darryl Henry
7.Jouvert Girls ft. Nicholas Antoine
8.What They Say (They Say) ft. Winston Bailey
9.Pretty Gyal ft. Richard Felix
10.No Carnival ft. Darryl Henry
11.Crowded ft. Darryl Henry
12.Music Farm (Bonus Track) ft. Darryl Henry, Nicholas Antoine & Vincent Rivers
13.Outro
1996 - Men At Work
1.Take 2.Ah Borrow
3.Follow Fashion Mix
4.How Yuh Moving
5.How Yuh Moving Dancehall Mix
6.Drop De Bum Bum
7.Wiper Dance
8.Wiper After Carnival Mix
9.Make Ah Riddum
10.Drop De Bum Bum (Instrumental)
11.Make Ah Riddum (Instrumental)
1995 - Loose Yuh Waist
1994 - By All Means
1993 - Soca Style Hot
1992 - X Amount Ah Sweetness