Machel Montano Heads To CFW

Machel Montano, winner of Trinidad's Soca Monarch and Road March titles this year, headlines Caribbean Fashionweek's (CFW) first ever Caribbean Night, Saturday June 11.

Montano's performance comes as part of Pulse's latest innovation to CFW, where full, extended play concert performances become part of the package.

Each of the three show nights will now see superstar performances immediately following the fashion shows.

The themed show nights are Jamaica Night on Friday June 10, Caribbean Night on Saturday, June 11 and International Night on Sunday June 12.

In the past, CFW has showcased international star performances and celebrities, who have performed (or hosted the event), while the fashion shows are being presented.

The performances will take place on the event's sound stage, after the runway shows are over. After parties follow each night at Studio 38, Fiction and Previlege.

Generally acclaimed as the King of Soca, Montano continued his dominance of carnival with his hit song Advantage, which took him to both the Road March and Soca Monarch titles in Trinidad this February.

still on top

After 28 years, the former child star is still commanding the top of the heap and he brings his charisma, chart-topping hits and unparalleled energy to CFW this year.

One of the biggest hits of Trinidad and Tobago's (T&T) Carnival 2008 was Montano's irresistibly upbeat Blazin D Trail. The song's lyrics capture the effervescence of carnival's climactic street parade, while its title provides an accurate summation of Montano's exhaustive musical pursuits.

trailblazing

The single constant in Montano's ever-changing, stellar career has been his trailblazing approach to T&T's indigenous soca music. Through his various fusions, which include everything from performing with marching bands to collaborating with Grammy-winning reggae artistes, Montano has worked tirelessly to establish soca, calypso's energetic offshoot, as a viable entity that can impact beyond Trinidad and Tobago's internationally renowned carnival celebrations.

CFW 2011 is presented by Pulse in association with Air Jamaica, Supreme Ventures Sports Betting, CVM TV, The Gleaner Company Ltd, Fashion TV Paris, DHL, The Jamaica Tourist Board, The Courtleigh Hotel, Spoerry 1866, ZIP FM, Kool FM, Hype TV, Studio 38, the Knutsford Court, Samurai and other sponsors.