Rikki Jai
Encyclopedia
Rikki Jai is an Trinidadian
chutney
-soca
artiste born Samraj Jaimungal in Friendship Village, San Fernando
.
woman from Debe
who informed her boyfriend
of her preference for soca
over the music of Indian artist Lata Mangeshkar
. Jai returned the following year with Pumping, then Bolo and Show Me Yuh Motion. His 1993 song Wine on a Bumsee signalled Jai's exit from the soca world, opting for the "chutney soca" arena, in which he continues to perform. Jai released Chutney Vibrations, a compilation with soca chutney rhythms and his re-reading of the Juma
.
His most commercially successful release is "Mor Tor" fetauring fellow Trini soca star Machel Montano
. In 2007 he released songs such as Aj Bhi Jeen and Bodekidal, followed by Barman. Jai has won Chutney Soca Monarch a record breaking 6 times. In 2011, he won his 6th title with the song White Oak and Water.
In 2001 he tied for first place (with Bunji Garlin
) for the "Young King" title and placed second in 2010's "Chutney Soca Monarch".
He was crowned champion at the 2011 Chutney Soca Monarch, and walked away with $2 million in prize money.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
chutney
Chutney music
Chutney music is a form indigenous to the southern Caribbean, originating in Trinidad. It derives elements from traditional Indian music and popular Trinidadian Soca music.-History:...
-soca
Soca music
Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....
artiste born Samraj Jaimungal in Friendship Village, San Fernando
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
The City of San Fernando with a population of 55,419 according to the 2000 census, is the larger of Trinidad and Tobago's two cities and the second largest municipality after Chaguanas. It occupies 18 km² and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad...
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Career
Jai's 1988 debut single Sumintra told the tale of an Indo-TrinidadianIndo-Trinidadian
Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian are nationals of Trinidad and Tobago of Indian or other South Asian ancestry.Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonians has now become interchangeable with Indians or East Indians. These were people who were taken from India by the British either as workers or educated...
woman from Debe
Debe
Debe is a town in south Trinidad located north of Penal and south of San Fernando. As the town of Debe has grown it has merged to some extent with Penal. Debe is an important town in the wholesale marketing of agricultural produce, and was formerly important in sugar cane production. Debe is...
who informed her boyfriend
Boyfriend
A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed relationships, where other titles A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed...
of her preference for soca
Soca music
Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....
over the music of Indian artist Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
. Jai returned the following year with Pumping, then Bolo and Show Me Yuh Motion. His 1993 song Wine on a Bumsee signalled Jai's exit from the soca world, opting for the "chutney soca" arena, in which he continues to perform. Jai released Chutney Vibrations, a compilation with soca chutney rhythms and his re-reading of the Juma
Juma
Juma may refer to:*Juma , any of many persons named Juma*the indigenous Juma people of Brazil*Juma River, in Amazonas state in north-western Brazil*Juma , Uzbekistan*Juma, Mozambique, village in Cabo Delgado Province...
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His most commercially successful release is "Mor Tor" fetauring fellow Trini soca star Machel Montano
Machel Montano
Machel Montano is a soca singer, record producer and songwriter based in the Trinidad and Tobago....
. In 2007 he released songs such as Aj Bhi Jeen and Bodekidal, followed by Barman. Jai has won Chutney Soca Monarch a record breaking 6 times. In 2011, he won his 6th title with the song White Oak and Water.
In 2001 he tied for first place (with Bunji Garlin
Bunji Garlin
Bunji Garlin July 14, 1978 is a Reggae Soca artist from Trinidad and Tobago. His real name is Ian Alvarez. He is of saint Lucian and Venezuelan descent. He married fellow Soca artist Fay-Ann Lyons on December 23, 2006, daughter of legendary Soca singer Superblue...
) for the "Young King" title and placed second in 2010's "Chutney Soca Monarch".
He was crowned champion at the 2011 Chutney Soca Monarch, and walked away with $2 million in prize money.