Soca   •   Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago

KMC

Rio Claro singer and producer behind the crossover hit Soul on Fire.

KMC — original typographic artist card
Artwork: BouyonSoca · Credit & source ↗

Behind the music

The story so far.

KMC is the stage name of Ken Marlon Charles, a soca singer and producer from Rio Claro, Trinidad. His albums include Street Life in 1996, Get Better in 2002 and Soul on Fire in 2005, and he returned with Somebody To Touch Me in 2020. The single Soul on Fire was released in June 2005, and a remix brought in Beenie Man and Fat Man Scoop. He also joined Beenie Man on a United States tour that year. Behind the desk he produced Kaya, Bashment to Carnival and Soca Bashment in 1998, and he has produced songs for Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin, Maximus Dan, Destra Garcia, Denise Belfon and Jungle. His other songs include Doh Want to Know, Carnival Rags, Rough Wine, First Experience, Flopping Up, Cyah X Me Out and Animal. His releases have come out through Sequence Records and 2101 Records.

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Two tracks to begin with. Listen on the original platform, then explore the rest of the catalog.

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Soul On Fire

KMC · Apple Music

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02

Soca Bashment

KMC · YouTube

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03

First Experience (feat. Wayne Marshall)

KMC · Apple Music

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04

Hold On To Me

KMC · YouTube

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