Top 5 Soca: DJ J-Lava

Dei Musicale has done it again in 2015. Whether if it was appearing on the big truck with Machel
Montano and Angela Hunte or being caught on camera partying with Rihanna, the crew featuring the
talents of Ruan Legend, Jules Sobian and DJ J-Lava has been all over the Caribbean this carnival
season.

And what a season it has been with increasing levels of participation and interest in the islands
of Jamaica and Barbados especially. This bodes well for 2016, as costume designs are already being
launched and bands booked in Trinidad & Tobago right now, with new party anthems being recorded,
mixed and mastered. However this past season’s anthems should have replay ability into the New Year
as 2015 unearthed some classics. Here once again is DJ J-Lava to pick out his Top 5 soca songs
from each island he and Dei Musicale visited in 2015. As usual if you either agree or disagree you should,
most importantly, feel free to send your own top 5 to ja@backayard.com. We will take the most informed
entries and post them here on www.backayard.com

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Top 5 soca (in any order)

1. Party Done – Machel Montano feat. Angela Hunte (this has been the party anthem through out the carnival “Party Done!”)

2. Like ah Boss – Machel Montano (The horns in this song gives you life)

3. No Apology – Kerwin Du Bois (this song brings out the best in you at any fete)

4. Come From – Erphann Alves (guys love singing out this song to the top of their lungs)

5. Ola – Olatunji (one of the earliest releases for the season and still running strong)

JAMAICA Top 5 (in any order)

1. Lucy – Destra (the ladies anthem at any fete and on the road)

2. Raze – Fay Ann Lyons (this song will have the entire fete hands in the air)

3. Phenomenal – Benji (soca lovers can totally relate to this song “soca does give me powers”)

4. Circles – Kerwin Du Bois (I’ve seen this song bring so much love and unity together with fete goers embracing each other forming circles and jumping around with such joy)

5. Like ah Boss – Machel Montano (without fail this song will shell down any fete)

BARBADOS Top 5 (in any order)

1. How She Like It – Hypasounds (Personal fav and the ladies showed how they liked it at the fetes and kadooment day)

2. All Ah We – Peter Ram (let me start by saying “hey hey hey hey” this was the crop over chant and anthem for the season)

3. Spontaneous – Red Plastic Bag (sweet song that sticks in your head)

4. Mash Up – king Bubba (one song you sure hear at every fete and will mash up)

5. NO BEHAVIOUR – Cloud 5 (this song crossed over from Grenada to Barbados in a big way destroying every fete)