Kerwin leaves ’em wanting more at Old Hilarians

Soca artiste Kerwin Dubois had fete lovers eating out of his hands from the minute he graced the stage at the 16th annual Old Hilarians All Inclusive held at O2 Park Chaguaramas on a very rainy Saturday evening.

In fact, patrons, armed with umbrellas, were heard complaining that the Runaway singer should have been allotted more time to perform his solo hits.Dubois, whose C2K12 offerings continue to blaze the airwaves appeared on-stage during Destra’s hour-and-a-half long stint to perform their collaborative hit Baddist. However, when Dubois started to sing one of his popular tracks, Bacchanalist, he was cut short by Destra, who declared that she was the original bacchanalist, reminding the crowd of her 2009 Carnival hit, Bacchanal. And although it was all done in fun, some patrons did not seem pleased.“Oh gosh Destra, let d man have his time too nah. You could come off now!” grumbled one female patron.

Another male party-goer echoed similar sentiments, declaring, “Why Destra keep interrupting d man so? Let him sing his song!”Destra then continued her repertoire which included Tremble It, Max It Up and Fireworks and also took the opportunity to perform her new single Link Up which she said was only released a few days ago.In an interview afterwards, Dubois told the T&T Guardian that he “felt great” to be recognised for his hard work having been in the soca industry for almost ten years.He confessed though that while he had penned some of the more popular soca tunes over the years, he “doesn’t really listen to soca.” His genre of choice? Jazz music. “People will be surprised that I really don’t listen to soca. I really love jazz,” said Dubois, who also stated that his long term-term plan was to help the local genre realise its full potential.“We need to have soca music standing on its own and not being categorised under world music,” he said.