Caribbean Beat — January/February 2019 (#155)

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The village of Dennery
perches on a hillside along
St Lucia’s Atlantic coast
Carnival 2019, Motto came out of the gate early, dropping
the song “Pick Yuh Position”, a collaboration with Skinny
Fabulous, in late October last year. He plans to release two
more Dennery Segment riddims for the Carnival season:
Simon Says and Vice. “Bend Dong for the Hmm” by Lucian
artists Khrome and Nassis, on the Mad Cow Riddim, is also
expected to make a splash.
And to show how deep Dennery has taken root, more T&T
artists are expected to incorporate the genre into their offerings.
Preedy, known for sweet “groovy” songs, surprised his
fans when he dropped his first release for the season, “Lost
and Found”, on the Dennery Segment riddim of the same
name. Machel is also expected to revisit the genre this year.
Watching the rise of Dennery Segment has made Jahim
Etienne proud. Though he has now switched his attention
to movie production, he continues to track the progress of
the genre. “When I heard the song Machel released, I was
happy,” he says, “because this is a man I have been following
his whole life. Hearing Machel on the riddim with a
St Lucia vibe — I could not imagine hearing that during
my lifetime.” n
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