The Top 3 Vincentian Artiste

The Top Three Vincentian Musicians/Artiste

1.
Gamal Doyle is the unmistakably energetic soca artiste from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, better known as Skinny Fabulous. This talented and versatile artist demonstrates his quick wit and the capacity to mesmerize the crowd while he is on stage. Always willing to push the boundaries of Caribbean music, Skinny Fabulous has a style that falls somewhere between soca and dancehall.


As a singer/songwriter, Skinny Fabulous approaches every project intuitively and takes on the challenge to deliver potent lyrics over danceable tracks. He started out as a chanter but made the transition to the soca scene almost a decade ago. Always a crowd favourite, there is no mistaking him when you hear the booming baritone voice echoing in dj-style through the sound system with songs like ‘Misbehavin’.

It was in 2008 however, that he made a major impact in the soca arena. The release of “Head Bad” for Vincy Mas that year, led to him winning the St. Vincent Soca Monarch title but this was just the beginning.

Since winning the title, Skinny Fabulous has gone on to collaborate with some of the region’s top soca acts including Jamesy P, Kevin Lyttle, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons, Peter Ram, Fireman Hooper, Kimberly Inniss and many more. He has toured the region, Venezuela, Columbia, USA, Canada, Germany and England; exciting crowds wherever he goes.

Skinny Fabulous’ success continued in 2009 when he was awarded St. Vincent & the Grenadines’ Entertainer of the Year, was the first runner up in the OECS Soca Monarch competition and adjudged Best New Male Artist at the Soca Music Awards. He was invited to take part in the 2009 International Soca Monarch competition in Trinidad where he placed fifth. However, he received the award for the Best Presentation at that competition. To top it all off, he successfully defended his Vincy soca monarch title with the release of ‘De Beast Leh Go’ and he again secured a spot to compete in the 2010 International Soca Monarch competition.

2. Fireman Hooper
The International Soca Monarch Competition is over but the reverberation of Delroy "Fireman" Hooper's voice can still be heard warning, "I am a dangerous man". Fireman is now the five-time International Soca Monarch Champion of St. Vincent and the Grenadines earning himself a cash prize of EC$22, 000.

At the Victoria Park last Saturday night, thousands of Fireman's fans were on tenterhooks not knowing what to expect from the defending Soca Champion who had just reclaimed the title last year. 

Saturday evening saw the presence of several outstanding performances but one thing that was clear is that the phenomenal artiste called Fireman coming at No. 18 was not going down without a fight. His fans expected a great performance from him, and a great performance he gave.

3. Kevin Lyttle

Kevin Lyttle is Vincentian Soca artist who was well known for his worldwide hit song ‘Turn On Me’ recorded with dancehall artist Spragga Benz in 2004. In US singles chart, this song was peaked at the number 4.

Amazona Guildingii

The National Bird of St. Vincent is parrot famously known as Amazona Guildingii.

The St Vincent Amazon is the only parrot inhabiting the island of St Vincent in the Caribbean. The plumage of this attractive species is highly variable, with virtually no two birds appearing alike.

The above video is a video of the Amazona Guildingii which is the national bird of St Vincent and the Grenadines.







The above photo is a photo of the Amazona Guildingii which is the national bird of St Vincent and the Grenadines.









The above photo is a photo of the Amazona Guildingii which was taken at the botanical gardens in St Vincent and the Grenadines.