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Peter Ram carving his niche with Ragga Soca

Peter Ram carving his niche with Ragga Soca

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Peter Ram carving his niche with Ragga Soca

He started out as a reggae artiste. He then switched gears to calypso music and later on wrote songs for a number of Caribbean artistes including Alison Hinds. Today he is one of soca music’s brightest stars.

Peter Ram describes his music as ragga soca. “I started out back home in Barbados doing reggae music. I grew up listening to people like King Yellow Man and Toyan. I then switched over to calypso and social commentary,” Peter Ram said in an interview on the set of his music video Tight.

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Destra brings new soca high to Mas Camp

Destra brings new soca high to Mas Camp

Destra brings new soca high to Mas Camp

Like a phoenix she rose. “Can you see me?” she quizzed with her signature Trinidadian accent, while standing on a platform. The energised crowd screamed, “Yes, Destra, we see you.”

Concluding the Bacchanal Jamaica Friday night fete series dubbed Sweet Dreams at the Mas Camp last Friday, soca diva Destra Garcia and the Atlantik Band were definitely in top form.

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