Destra, Kerwin Give Kudos To Blaxx- Artiste Assures He’ll Keep Soca SweetIt’s not a normal occurrence- one soca artiste tipping his hat to another, but recently, in separate interviews conducted on two urban frequencies in Trinidad, soca artiste, Blaxx got strong kudos from two of the industry’s well known and highly respected entertainers.
Destra Garcia, in a spontaneous walk through at 96.1WEFM recently, credited the ‘Maddest Crew’ singer for encouraging her during her younger years as a member of the Roy Cape band. She said Blaxx was like a brother to her, admitting that she took a lot of his advice when it came to stage performance and getting the crowd going. Today, Destra is undoubtedly one of the industry’s most prolific stage performers so it’s safe to say that Blaxx’s input was definitely instrumental in her career.
Kerwin Du Bois has tipped his hat to Blaxx.
Also tipping his hat to the Roy Cape frontline man this season was none other than reigning Groovy Soca Monarch king, Kerwin Du Bois. Chatting with Hypa Hoppa on RED 96.7FM, Du Bois was asked who was his favorite soca artiste, and while he chose to be diplomatic about his response, the young entertainer said he loves Blaxx’s style and thinks he’s a great soca artiste.Blaxx is in the running for the International Soca Monarch crown in 2015. He will come head to head with Machel Montano who will perform in the major showcase for the last time. Blaxx is also the only artiste who has made it to both the Groovy and Power legs of the competition set for February 13th. He’ll be singing ‘Place In Life’ in the Groovy and ‘Maddest Crew’ in the Power, and already many are saying, Blaxx has their vote.
Blaxx is in the running for the Power Soca Monarch title.
Recently, the veteran hit maker who remains consistent year after year, told ETCETERABUZZ.COM that he’s happy to be a major contributor to the sweetness of carnival in T&T and admitted that he wears a hat of honor as one of the purists to the soca music genre. He refused to knock the evolution of soca, noting that he was happy to see inroads being made internationally by many young artistes. He however said the realness of soca must not be lost, explaining that this, more than anything else, is what lures carnival lovers from across the world, to the island. “It has to be authentic, original, ours… during carnival. We can’t kill that. If everybody sings pop and house infused soca, why would the tourists come? They’ll be able to get that outside! I promise to keep the thing sweet.”
Blaxx will be a headline act in this Friday’s Army Fete, which takes place at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain.
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