Alison Hinds is one of the dominant forces in Caribbean entertainment.  As a former member of the band Square One, she’s the voice behind some of soca’s most recognizable tracks, including Faluma, Top Class Bubbler, Ragamuffin, Aye Aye Aye, and Iron Bazodee.  Her relentless barrage of soca hits, coupled with her high-octane energetic performances have gained her the title ‘Queen of Soca’, and a huge fan base (one guy kissed Alison’s boots, even though she wasn’t in them at the time). 

Known as ‘The General’ by the huge fan base built up over years of solid performances in Barbados, the region and around the world, Edwin Yearwood is one of Barbados’ most recognised and most energetic soca performers.  As a solo artist and as lead singer of the band Krosfyah, he has made a heavy impact on the international music scene with hits like Sak Passe, Road Jam, Wet Me, Pump Me Up, Sugar Cane and Weekend.

Come Crop Over 2007, twin brothers Bruce and Barry Chandler, lead singers of soca band Jabae, will be battling it out.  However, fans can rest assured that the rivalry will be friendly as the brothers simply plan to bring out separate songs for themselves as well as at least two strong party songs for the season.

“It’s all about the Nubian Girls”…that was the line that placed Ryan “Buggy” Chase in the limelight back in 1999, after  G-Sharp (a group which comprised Buggy, KB Sharp, Stevon Q and Blade) performed at a Queen’s College concert. Nubian Girls, a track dedicated to beautiful Barbadian women, featured Buggy chanting in a gruff voice similar to Jamaica’s Spragga Benz, while somehow still maintaining Buggy’s ‘boy next door’ character which appealed to the ladies at the QC concert (and eventually, to ladies across the island).