CHILDREN joined soca singer Destra Garcia on stage to help her dispel any negativity associated with her song “Baddest”. She was the main performer on Wednesday evening at Digicel’s “D City Pumpin” event which has been taking place every afternoon for the past week. Crowds of school children, employees heading home and other by standers gathered on the Brian Lara Promenade between Broadway and Henry Street to witness the action which began at 4 pm.

Destra took to the stage and gave a performance tailored to the crowd which included young children. Before performing “Baddest” which was the last song in her set, she asked children to come on stage to help her sing. She explained the meaning of the song which paints the picture of pan battles long ago when flag women of each band vied to be called the “baddest” or the best flag woman. She called on the crowd to support her in this Friday’s Groovy Soca Monarch competition where she would be singing the song which is a duet with fellow competitor, Kerwyn Dubois. The performer will also be competing in the Power category.  Read More…

WHAT… They Collecting De Baddist! from Destra Garcia on Vimeo.

Andrew Ambris meets Destra Garcia

After so many entries a winner was finally chosen. The winner for the Valentine’s Day lunch with Destra is Andrew Ambris. Congratulations to Andrew and enjoy!

In our books all of the entrants to the Grand Prize were winners as they will receive a personal gift from Destra in the mail. The entrants receiving a gift from Destra are;

• April Stroud

• Brent Kowlessar

• Jennell York

• Patricia Riley

• Sheldon Smith

• Nigel Alexis

• Jessica Herrera

• Nakeeya Lewis

• Daria Charles

• Chezelle Miller

• Osmond Ollivierre

• Saied Ali

• Donna Marie Samuel

• Tameka Colins

Enjoy!

Chutney Soca Monarch Finals

RAMA

 - a prayer before the show

There are no words that can sum up how I feel about the passing of Whitney Elizabeth Houston.  In my mind, we’ve lost the best singer that ever lived.

Although her passing took us all by shock and happened way too early in her life, the gift of her voice will live on forever.

I love you Whitney and Thank-you for sharing your gift.

SATURDAY January 28 could possibly go down as one of the best days in Destra Garcia’s career as an entertainer. On that morning she hopped on a plane and by night she was performing at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. Most people thought she was crazy for leaving Trinidad — how could she leave at a time when the Carnival frenzy back home was escalating to fever pitch? Then again, how could she miss out on the huge, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to share the stage with people the likes of Celine Dion? Boarding that flight to Kingston turned out to be one of the best decisions she’s made, that evening she won rave reviews for her cover of some Whitney Houston classics. She would leave Jamaica on a high.

The feelings of exuberance she experienced that evening differed greatly from the negative emotions that threatened to consume her on the night of the 2011 International Soca Monarch Finals. She remembers that night almost as if it were yesterday.

The temperatures and emotions ran high then, yet despite the electrifying atmosphere and the high energy performances, the evening would end on a particularly low note for the “Cool it Down” singer. Truth be told, as she walked out of the stadium, Destra felt defeated. Almost one year later, in the peace and comfort of her living room — the only sound being the laughter of her daughter resonating through the hallways, Destra opened up briefly about that night. READ MORE…