The incontestable soca star, Trinidadian artiste Machel Montano is one of the most influential Caribbean artistes of the past 20 years. With more than 20 albums under his belt (solo or with his band), a number of awards (Soul Train Nominee, International Soca Award, International Reggae and World Music Awards – such as The Bob Marley Award...) and the collaboration with some of the biggest stars (Busta Rhymes, Pitbull, Wycleff Jean, Shaggy, Mr. Vegas, Vybz Kartel....), Machel Montano is believed to be one of the artistes that has popularized soca on a world scale. This is evidenced by the sold out concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York and his US tour with Pitbull.

Mr. Fete is one of the most downloaded soca songs in the world.

Major Lazer is currently working on songs with Machel Montano.

For almost a third of the video, POUND THE ALARM (100 million views), Nikki Minaj is seen on a Big Truck with Machel Montano in Trinidad.

This year, Machel is the guest of honour of the Carnaval Tropical in Paris on 7th July at the Charlety Stadium!