AWARD-WINNING producer Dada has expressed hope his new Smoke Riddim, which features songs by ragga soca artist Ian "Bunji Garlin" Alvarez and soca star Shurwayne Winchester, will help to re-energise power soca.
The songs Forward by Bunji and Wet Dem Down by Shurwayne were released on YouTube last week and have received 23,000 and 3,200 views respectively.
Dada (real name Krishna Lawrence) told Newsday he created the Smoke Riddim in response to his observation of carnivals over the years.
"I realise the people want hard, hard riddim. The people want to come back to the party and fete and sweat."
He explained the Smoke Riddim is a hybrid fusion of "bouyon soca" featuring elements of bouyon music from his home country of Dominica and soca music. He said bouyon music features a lot of percussion from African drumming on goat-skin drums and this was added to the high energy and high power of the "soca vibe."
Dada also spoke about the choice of artistes for the Smoke Riddim in a voice note.
"These two artistes were selected specifically because these are two of the artistes of Trinidad and Tobago with the energy and gumption to manage a fete with big flags and rags and water. It's time to bring back the energy, it's time to bring back feteing to what it used to be." 'Rekindling' Shurwayne Winchester
He recalled the first of the two artistes he reached out to was Shurwayne.
"Back in the day, he had the kind of energy and perspective on soca that is lacking today. I want to rekindle Shurwayne Winchester." Read More
Neaves, J. (2024, January 2). Producer Dada: Bunji, Shurwayne rekindling power soca energy on Smoke Riddim - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Newsday.co.tt. https://newsday.co.tt/2024/01/02/producer-dada-bunji-shurwayne-rekindling-power-soca-energy-on-smoke-riddim/
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