Xtatik is a locally and well-known
Trinidad and Tobago
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Soca band led by
Machel Montano.
History
The band evolved from Pranasonic Express, which was formed in 1984 in
Port of Spain.
[Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 300-301] The original line-up was (then 9-year-old) Machel Montano (vocals), Joseph Rivers (guitar), Vincent Rivers (bass guitar), Derwin Vallie (keyboards), Sterling Paul (trombone), Oral Rodriguez (saxophone), Marlon Roach (trumpet), Rodney Daniel (trumpet), Gregory Pegus (drums), and Darryl Henry (percussion).
The group became Xtatik in 1989.
Their early albums ''Breaking Out'' (1990) and ''One Step Ahead'' (1991) were both locally successful, and the band had several hit singles in Trinidad & Tobago.
In 1991 they recruited guitarist Roger George and moved to a sound that fused Soca and
Dancehall.
Several albums followed in this vein and the band won road march titles at carnivals in
Caribana
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and
Miami
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in 1994.
In 1995 they successfully blended soca and
house on "Come Dig It", giving them exposure in the United States. They won the Trinidad Road March title in 1997 with "Big Truck", and again in 1998 with "Footsteps".
In 1998, Peter C. Lewis joined as co-lead vocalist.
In the late 1990s, Xtatik album releases were attributed to Machel & Xtatik for ''Charge'' (1998) and Machel Montano & Xtatik for ''Any Minute Now'' (1999)''.'' More albums followed in the 2000s.
Xtatik, won the Party Band Competition in 1996. According to -Metro Connections, Montano "successfully crosses boundaries between young and old, between Jamaica and Trinidad and between soca and dancehall."
Past members
Samuel Jack (1990-1996)
Dean Williams (2000-2006)
Discography
*''X Amount Ah Sweetness'' (1992)
*''Soca Style Hot'' (1993)
*''By All Means (EP)'' (1994)
*''Loose Yuh Waist'' (1995)
*''Men at Work'' (1996)
*''
Heavy Duty'' (1997)
*''Xtatik Live'' (1997)
*''
Charge
Charge or charged may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* '' Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed'', a 2011 documentary
Music
* ''Charge'' (David Ford album)
* ''Charge'' (Machel Montano album)
* ''Charge!!'', an album by The Aqu ...
'' (1998)
*''
Any Minute Now'' (1999)
*''
Here Comes the Band'' (2000)
*''Same High'' (2001)
*''On the Cusp'' (2002)
*''The Xtatik Circus'' (2003 – as "Xtatik Band 5.0")
References
Soca musical groups
Trinidad and Tobago musical groups
Musical groups established in 1989
1989 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago
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