''Global'' is an album by
Trinidadian
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Ragga
Soca artist
Bunji Garlin
Ian Antonio Alvarez (born July 14, 1978), better known by his stage name Bunji Garlin, is a Trinidadian ragga soca artist. He is also affectionately known as the Viking of Soca. His spouse is Fay-Ann Lyons.
Early life
Bunji was born on July 1 ...
released in 2007 by
VP Records
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.
[Cunningham, Jonathan (2007)]
Soca Warrior
", ''New Times Broward-Palm Beach
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'', 31 May 2007, retrieved 2010-10-30 The album is Garlin's first that he aimed at international audiences, with previous releases aimed only at the West Indies, and he explained "In order for the genre to grow, we have to put out music that people throughout all of the islands can feel, not just for Trinidad".
The album features guest appearances by
Chris Black (on "Swing It") and
Freddie McGregor
Freddie McGregor (born 27 June 1956, in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a Jamaican singer, musician and record producer. His music career began when he was seven years old.
Biography
In 1963 he joined with Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to form The C ...
(on "One Family").
Allmusic
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's Rick Anderson called it "very nice overall", commenting that Garlin's vocals were "straight out of the dancehall -- more rapid-fire declamation than melodic calypso crooning".
[Anderson, Rick " ''Global'' Review, ]Allmusic
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, retrieved 2010-10-30
Track listing
#"No Super Hero"
#"Pan and Soca"
#"Brrt" (Marchout Riddim)
#"Get Up Stand Up" -
(featuring T.O.K.
T.O.K. were a dancehall reggae group from Kingston, Jamaica. The group consisted of Alistaire "Alex" McCalla, Roshaun "Bay-C" Clarke, Craig "Craigy T" Thompson, and Xavier "Flexx" Davidson.Kenner, Rob (2005)Boomshots, ''Vibe'', August 2005, ...
)
#"Fire Fi Dem"
#"Hardcore Lover" -
(featuring Rita Jones
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Bowls career
In 1985 Jones won a triples bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
She won the gold medal in the f ...
)
#"We Maniac"
#"Globally"
#"Raise Yuh Hand"
#"Blaze It Up"
#"Swing It" -
(featuring Chris Black)
#"One Family" -
(featuring Freddie McGregor
Freddie McGregor (born 27 June 1956, in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a Jamaican singer, musician and record producer. His music career began when he was seven years old.
Biography
In 1963 he joined with Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to form The C ...
)
#"Put in the Thing"
#"Turn Me On"
#"Hands Up"
References
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2007 albums
Bunji Garlin albums