Bacchanalist Kerwin Du Bois is definitely leading in the soca stakes this soca season for us with his latest groovey soca offerings. Press a Button on Coconut Shell Riddim has similar elements to his huge hit Bacchanalist with Kerwin embracing the motto fete hard or go home.
Doh Beg was written and produced by Kerwin and we just love how his Trini accent flows over the riddim on this one.
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Machel Montano, Kerwin Du Bois feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Possessed from Cowin Dori Thorpe on Vimeo.
Last year’s Bacchanalist and Mr Fete profess their love of soca with a little help from South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Machel and Kerwin took a trip to South Africa to shoot the video and it looks like they enjoyed every minute of it – watch out for Machel’s bungee jump! Like soca, this tune has the power to posses.
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As 2012 comes into its last few days we decided to repeat last year’s near- impossible task of picking our top 20 tunes of the year. Based on the tunes we have been playing out and the tunes we have been listening to at HDD Headquarters, in no particular order, here are our top hip hop, dancehall and tropical tunes of 2012.
Atumpan – The Thing
Kerwin Du Bois – Bacchanalist
Miguel – Adorn
Jeremih – 773 Love
Vybz Kartel – Party Mi Say
Machel Montano – Go Down
Kanye West feat Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz – Mercy
Konshens – Stop Sign
Dom Kennedy – My Type Of Party
Kendrick Lamar feat Dr Dre – The Recipe
Cham – Wine
Frank Ocean – Pyramids
Murlo – Next To You
D’Banj – Oliver Twist
Future – Turn On The Lights
Trojan – Check Your Weight
The Dream – Dope Bitch
Popcaan – Party Shot
Jessie Ware – 110%
Dre Skull – Kling Klang Riddim
Picking just 20 tunes that summed up the year in music for us was extremely difficult so here are the tunes that came close but did not quite make the top 20.
E40 – Function
Kaakie – Toffee Pon Tongue
Gappy Ranks – Wickedest Slam In Di Garrison
Busy Signal – Real Spender$ (Theory Refix)
Burna Boy – Like To Party
Omarion feat Wale – MIA
Santigold – Disparate Youth
Poirier – Bring It On feat EJ Von Lyrik
Kakal – Saltfish (Magaroze Riddim)
Lexx Blake feat Serocee & Rubi Dan – Let Your Booty Riddim
Stylo G – Press Up
R2Bees feat Sarkodie & Nana Boro – Agyeeei (Dubbel Dutch Re-Riddim)
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We posted Machel Montano’s Vibes Cyan Done a little while back which is on the same riddim (Antilles from Precision Productions) but we are predicting that Bacchanalist from Kerwin Du Bois will be the groovy soca anthem of 2012’s Trini Carnival. The new Wotless perhaps?! It certainly leaves you with that same warm uplifting feeling. The official definition of Bacchanal is an occasion of wild and drunken revelry ……. we would happily join Kerwin’s crew of Bacchanlists
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