Her single Round & Rosie has swept the airwaves by storm. The high-energy and seductive soca tune quickly became an overnight internet sensation with its dance challenge. It’s just the beginning of what can be expected from budding soca queen Nailah Blackman for Carnival 2024.
Considered soca royalty, Blackman comes from a prominent artistic musical family.
Her grandfather was the late Garfield Blackman aka Ras Shorty I, renowned for the creation of soca music. Her mother is Ras Shorty I’s eldest daughter, calypsonian Abbi Blackman.
While Blackman admits to living under the legacy of the founder of soca music, the talented performer is carving her own musical path. “The path that he left was a much different path than I am on right now, but the path that he started on was quite similar,” she said. “Regardless, he is the father of soca and I am a budding queen of soca, so it seems about right in alignment.”
Blackman’s smooth high-pitched vocals set her apart from her colleagues in the entertainment industry.
In 2017, she started making headlines after the release of the hit Work Out– a collaboration with Kes the Band–that now has 21.3 million views on YouTube. In that year she also released the popular Bailah Mami.
In 2020, Blackman was featured by Adekunle Gold on his AG Baby. The song became Nigeria’s trending hit that year. Read More
RamNarIne, K. (n.d.). Budding soca queen Nailah Blackman. Www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved January 14, 2024, from https://www.guardian.co.tt/article/budding-soca-queen-nailah-blackman-6.2.1898938.5e4403835f#google_vignette
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