Soca Artist Profiles

Bunji Garlin

Bunji Garlin

After years of practice on the streets of the Eastern Trinidad town of Arima, Bunji broke down the door to the Trinidad music scene in 1998.

Bunji took hold of the ragga-soca art-form and shaped it to suit his will. With a raspy baritone and impressive free-style abilities, Bunji soon won the hearts of cavorting masqueraders everywhere, while simultaneously nourishing the minds of those who would examine his potent lyrical content.

This master successfully combined various elements of soca and dancehall with hip-hop and even folk forms, to create a unique blend that truly represents the Caribbean community.

The girls dem 'Darling'  is reputed to have taken his name from a bungee dive rope because 'it is flexible,  strong and always bounces back', and the 'Garlin' a powerful gun to signify his powerful lyrics.