Badjan sensation Rupert “Rupee” Clarke headlines the Marigot Waterfront regatta party at the 30th annual Heineken Regatta!!
“What happens in the Party”will have to stay in the party, according to Heineken. International performer Rupee will be performing his biggest hits for fans in a free concert on Saturday, March 6.
St. Maarten’s internationally acclaimed Youth Waves Band are opening act for Rupee, who’s known for his Soca rhythms. DJ Outkast will be playing all night.
“I try to have as much fun as possible,” says Rupee, “but I always also inject positivity. There are sensual moments, but it’s never overdone. I try to be responsible and create a vibe that’s about love and upliftment. While I tell the audience to jump and wave and get all crazy, we also have to give thanks.”
Rupee’s first success
Bajan artist Rupee at a concert in Canada! MoreBacchanal.com thanks Wikipedia.org for the free pic!
came as a teenager, when he won a popular Barbados Talent Competition. His performance stole the show and fuelled his desire to be an artist. He joined top Barbadian band, Coalishun, in 1997. With no formal musical education, but an adventurous and well-tuned ear for hooks and vocal arrangements, Rupee became a natural innovator. He stoked the progress of Soca music – especially in expanding its reach to the young – by fusing it with hip-hop and dancehall. “In Coalishun, my role was to chant [rap],” he explains. “When one of the vocalists was unavailable for a session, I ended up singing a calypso song, even though dancehall was really my thing.”
Initially acclaimed in the competitive and fertile culture of the yearly Caribbean carnivals, Rupee has gone on to win over masses of jubilant fans through his internationally acclaimed hits including “Tempted to Touch”, as well as his high-energy performances at festivals and concerts throughout North America and Europe and even as far as Asia and Africa. Whether supported by his vibrant Caribbean-based band or super charged deejay DJ FUZZ, he is a charismatic and inspiring live performer.
Rupee is no stranger to the island of St. Maarten, having performed a few years ago at the St Maarten Carnival alongside past St Maarten Heineken Regatta stars: Alison Hinds and Destra, and even making a special guest appearance at the French-side St Martin carnival festivities in 2009.
Rupee joins Maxi Priest, who will close the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta on Sunday March 7, as part of the “serious fun” entertainment planned for the Caribbean’s largest sailing and music event.
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