Category: Bajan Soca

Baje Int’l Kadooment Day 2018

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In my Mole voice “Do Dixie now landddd…AYEE AYYYE AYEEE AYEEE”

After 3 years away I returned to Baje International.

Registration

I’m gonna be real. I had no intention of jumping this year. I was seriously out of it after a bad experience last year and a low key Carnival. Then suddenly, a small vibe hit me and I went with a friend to check out the costumes.

Honestly,  I feel like this was probably the best customer service I’ve received at a band house ever because we asked questions for an hour. Tried on several samples of costumes and even if she was annoyed, Dawnya Serrao, it did not show at all. I left after choosing the F. L. Y backline.

Distribution 

I saw the distribution schedule on Instagram and drove to the band house where, in literally 5 minutes my payment was verified, I was shown the costume and received it.

I definitely have to mention Cheryl Alleyne, whose hospitality I have experienced on Limerz Cruise, who made sure that I was satisfied with everything before leaving.

Cheryl Alleyne of Baje International

When I tried the costume at home I realized the clasp for the golden chain on the bra was missing I took it back for an exchange no problem at all. Again, thank you to Cheryl who was on a fete and took the time out to call and make sure someone at the band house handled the minor problem with the costume.

Costume

I really miss the extraness of frontline but the F.L.Y backline was hella blingy and extra even without feathers and your basic Backline Betty accessories. I loved it. The golden chain popped in Station Hill but since the bra fit fabulously this was not even a concern. Popped that shit off and kept feteing.

F.L.Y Backline by Dawnya Serrao.

Road Experience

Breakfast

Ya girl was late and for the first time ever I met the band outside of the stadium so I can’t help yuh there. I drank prosecco for breakfast.

Vibes

Praise Kadooment Yeshua, praise Her name because this was exactly what I needed this Crop Over.

Best *clap* jump *clap* in *clap* years *clap*

We didn’t run down the road.

There were drinks all day.

Nobody was getting on stush and stupid.

Extremely happy down Spring Garden

Security

Ain’t see a straggler yet!

Music

A harn purcent soca. Yassss!

Tl;dr Here’s my cash Baje. Take it for next year.

Tune of the week 

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I hope to highlight a new tune every week that I love. Hopefully de artistes don’t form the fool and shame me into having a tune of the month.
Peter Ram aka Ramma aka De Yella African dropped his first song “Good Morning” for 2016 and I am already doing dixie to it.

My Top 5 Bajan Soca Songs

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This morning I was idling on my bed after my morning workout and shower when a friend sent me a WhatsApp message. I opened the phone and all I saw was “Peter Ram got song of the year again”. I actually scoffed at the message . I scoffed, not because I don’t like Peter Ram but I’m just that kind of person that has to experience things for herself. I tuned into Hott 95.3 FM to listen.

DE TING SWEET!! OH GOD IT SWEET.

I leaned to the right and did my customary soca lunge with a slow juck down. I get on bad de whole time.

After the song was done I started thinking about Bajan soca and decided to do a list of my top 5 favorite Bajan soca songs. I cant even list them in order because all rank at #1 for me.

Bobo has to be the most underrated Bajan soca artist. I ainno if he foop somebody woman but there was a couple of years where de man was producing the best songs every year bar none yet couldn’t get any airplay at all.

Not only is Grynner “The Ugly Man” he is the grandfather of Bajan Road March tunes, and has won the title an unprecedented 6 times. He was a child hood favorite and he still delights to this day.

Lil Rick is the quintessential Bajan and I believe he should be knighted. The first 5 seconds of Hard Wine is the bashiest, dibbiest of any soca song ever. If Grynner defined the 80s for me, Lil Rick defined the noughties (yuh does say that? cuz I ain really know. The decade after the year 2000 is wha I mean).

If you’re like me and aint bout de chipping and yuppie wines in a fete or Kadooment Day this is the song for you. Even though this song is barely a year old  it became an instant favorite for me. I remember when he debuted it at Elevate last year. Bechrist, I never see nuttin so yet. After initially clutching my pearls and then bending down I looked left and right and realize that all the girls were bashing out. Sometimes I’m at work and I hear this song and it’s a struggle not to juck right down.

 

Turnnn aroundddd fahhhh big redddddd.

I’m sure my friends on social media are sick of me posting this. Since this has been released I’ve posted about this at least 3 times every year. This song can never die. If you’re into bashment soca you can’t deny that this is one of the bashiest things to ever come out of Bim.

I gine here and bash out for the rest of Friday and then hit Baje launch tonight.