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Is Machel Montano retiring?

This year's Machel Monday was the last for Machel Montano but the soca king is not retiring from staging events. Instead, come 2021, Montano will be taking his brand to the high seas. Montano announced last night that he will be launching a soca cruise next year. It will be called Melé.

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Is Machel Montano a doctor?

Machel Montano can now add doctorate to his long list of awards. The soca king, who has been performing for 37 years, received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday.
What is a soca song?
Soca (or Sokah) music is an offshoot of Calypso which developed into a popular musical style in Trinidad in the 1970s. Soca literally means the '(So)ul of (Ca)lypso', and represents a fusion of African and Caribbean Kaiso and Calypso and South Asian rhythms.

What is KES age?

Kes is a female Ocampa, the species with a life span of only nine years whose home system Voyager was pulled into by the "Caretaker" entity of the Nacene race; although she appears as a twenty-year-old in human years, Kes is actually just two.
Who is the soca king of the world?
Having begun his career at the tender age of seven, Trinidadian Machel Montano is known as the King of Soca and is a multiaward-winning artist, performer, songwriter and producer.

Where is Kees Dieffenthaller from?

Trinidad and Tobago
Kees Dieffenthaller has collaborated with major industry talents such as songwriter Desmond Child.
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Kes (band)
Kes The Band
OriginTrinidad and Tobago
GenresSoca
Years active2005–present
WebsiteKestheband.com
Subsequently, when was machel montano born?
Born November 24, 1974 in Port of Spain Trinidad, Machel Montano was destined to be great. Through his ever-evolving musical offerings, Machel works on his mission of depositing soca into the domain of mainstream music. Machel's career began in 1982 at age seven; at age nine he formed his band, Pranasonic Express.

How many albums does Machel Montano have?

Machel Montano/Albums
Consequently, where is soca most popular?
Trinidad and Tobago
Power soca: Power soca is an upbeat, driving style of soca that is popular in nightclubs throughout Trinidad and Tobago. It is up-tempo and hard-charging. The most famous power soca performer is Superblue, known for the 1991 hit song "Get Something & Wave."

Subsequently, who invented soca?

artist Lord Shorty
Soca stands for "soul of calypso," and it was pretty much invented in the 1970s by Trinidadian artist Lord Shorty, who claimed that the soul of calypso was as multicultural as his island's African and East Indian descendants.

By Chemush Stepleton

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