Bunji Garlin
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Bunji Garlin July 14, 1978 (1978-07-14) is a Reggae
Soca
artist from Trinidad and Tobago
. His real name is Ian Alvarez. He is of saint Lucian
and Venezuelan descent. He married fellow Soca
artist Fay-Ann Lyons
on December 23, 2006, daughter of legendary Soca singer Superblue
. He is also a second cousin of singer Patrice Roberts
, who performs alongside the popular Machel Montano
.
Bunji has won Trinidad's Soca Monarch competition on several occasions; 2002 (tied with Iwer George) with "Down in the Ghetto", 2004 with "Warrior Cry", 2005 with "Blaze the Fire" Both songs were produced by then band member Shawn Noel (Da Ma$tamind) and 2008 with "Fiery" He placed 2nd in the International Soca Monarch
2009 with Clear De Road, while his pregnant wife placed 1st with Meet Super Blue. She also won the Groovy Soca Monarch title that same night with Heavy T Bumpa.
Bunji Garlin's "Brrt" is featured on the Grand Theft Auto IV
soundtrack.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
Soca
Soca music
Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....
artist from Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. His real name is Ian Alvarez. He is of saint Lucian
Saint Lucian
Saint Lucian may refer to:*Lucian of Antioch , Christian presbyter, theologian and martyr*Lucian of Beauvais , Christian martyr*Saint Lucian British, British people of Saint Lucian descent...
and Venezuelan descent. He married fellow Soca
Soca music
Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....
artist Fay-Ann Lyons
Fay-Ann Lyons
Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez is a Trinidadian soca songwriter, recording artist and performer. She is also known by such titles as the Lyon Empress, Mane the Matriach and the Silver Surfer, a nickname which she claimed during her performance at the 2008 International Soca Monarch. She is married to...
on December 23, 2006, daughter of legendary Soca singer Superblue
Superblue
Austin Lyons , better known as Superblue, Super Blue, and Blueboy, is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian, soca musician, ICON and lyricist.-Person:...
. He is also a second cousin of singer Patrice Roberts
Patrice Roberts
Patrice Roberts is a soca artist from Trinidad and Tobago. She currently performs alongside popular fellow Soca artist Machel Montano in his band, Machel Montano HD...
, who performs alongside the popular Machel Montano
Machel Montano
Machel Montano is a soca singer, record producer and songwriter based in the Trinidad and Tobago....
.
Bunji has won Trinidad's Soca Monarch competition on several occasions; 2002 (tied with Iwer George) with "Down in the Ghetto", 2004 with "Warrior Cry", 2005 with "Blaze the Fire" Both songs were produced by then band member Shawn Noel (Da Ma$tamind) and 2008 with "Fiery" He placed 2nd in the International Soca Monarch
International Soca Monarch
The ' competition is an annual dual-contest soca music event, the finals of which are held on every Carnival Friday in Trinidad and Tobago. Contestants in the event may vie for two separate crowns or titles, the International Soca Monarch for uptempo songs, and International Groovy Soca Monarch...
2009 with Clear De Road, while his pregnant wife placed 1st with Meet Super Blue. She also won the Groovy Soca Monarch title that same night with Heavy T Bumpa.
Bunji Garlin's "Brrt" is featured on the Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
soundtrack.
Discography
- The Chronicles (1999)
- Revelation (2002)
- Black Spaniard (2003)
- Graceful Vengeance (2004)
- Flame Storm (2005)
- Next Direction (2006)
- Global (2007)
- Fiery (2008)
Collaborations
- "Coofy Lie Lie" (featuring Singing Sandra) (2002)
- "Rags Don't Care" (featuring Chinese Laundry and Shurwayne WinchesterShurwayne WinchesterShurwayne Winchester is a soca musician from Trinidad and Tobago, who has twice won the Road March title.-Biography:He was born and raised on Tobago. At the age of 12, he entered the competition arena, consistently making yearly contributions that impressed and propelled him to advanced stages...
) (2003) - "Soca Bhangra" (featuring Shami) (2003)
- "Don’t Waste Water" (featuring Shurwayne WinchesterShurwayne WinchesterShurwayne Winchester is a soca musician from Trinidad and Tobago, who has twice won the Road March title.-Biography:He was born and raised on Tobago. At the age of 12, he entered the competition arena, consistently making yearly contributions that impressed and propelled him to advanced stages...
) (2005) - "The Islands" (featuring Patrice RobertsPatrice RobertsPatrice Roberts is a soca artist from Trinidad and Tobago. She currently performs alongside popular fellow Soca artist Machel Montano in his band, Machel Montano HD...
) (2005) - "Lorraine" (featuring Explainer) (2005)
- "Move With Us" (featuring Shurwayne WinchesterShurwayne WinchesterShurwayne Winchester is a soca musician from Trinidad and Tobago, who has twice won the Road March title.-Biography:He was born and raised on Tobago. At the age of 12, he entered the competition arena, consistently making yearly contributions that impressed and propelled him to advanced stages...
and Machel MontanoMachel MontanoMachel Montano is a soca singer, record producer and songwriter based in the Trinidad and Tobago....
) (2006) - "Get Up Stand Up" (featuring T.O.K.T.O.K.T.O.K. is a dancehall group hailing from Kingston, Jamaica. The group consists of Alistaire "Alex" McCalla, Roshaun "Bay-C" Clarke, Craig "Craigy T" Thompson, and Xavier "Flexx" Davidson...
) (2007) - "Hardcore Loving" (featuring Rita Jones) (2007)
- "Swing it" (featuring Chris Black) (2007)
- "One Family" (featuring Freddie McGregorFreddie McGregorFreddie McGregor has been variously a singer, musician and producer. According to Allmusic he is one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers, with a steady career that started in the 1960s, when he was just seven years old.-Biography:In 1963 he joined with Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to...
(2007) - "Bring It" (featuring Lalchan Babwa (Hunter)) (2008)
- "Country Rum (featuring Neeshan PrabhooNeeshan PrabhooNeeshan Prabhoo, also known as "The Hitman" or ,"D'Hitman" is a Trinidad and Tobago chutney musician.His first chutney song was recorded in 1997, which was the popular hit "Don't Hold Me Back"...
) (2008) - "Bring It Superstar Mix" Lalchan Babwa(Hunter) ft. Alison HindsAlison HindsAlison Hinds is a Bajan female soca artist based in the Caribbean island of Barbados. She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world and has been given the nickname the "Queen of Soca".-Biography:...
, Andy Singh, Bunji Garlin & Ziggy Rankin (2008) - "That's How We Party" (featuring Busy SignalBusy signalA busy signal in telephony is an audible or visual signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection of that particular telephone call....
) (2005) - "Big Blood" (featuring 3suns, Sharz) [2011]