🛑Do YOU want to play a Tiny Desk Concert?🛑 The 11th annual Tiny Desk Contest is NOW OPEN!!! 🎉 The winner will play their very own Tiny Desk concert, go on tour with NPR Music and more. Enter now! Unsigned artists: 1. Record a video of yourself playing 1 original song - behind a desk 2. Upload your video to RUclips 3. Submit at npr.org/tinydeskcontest by Feb. 10th 2025.
@@actuallyitsshanice9118 It's held in their office building in DC and I think it's attended just by the staff of NPR. There's a video of Wilco you can look at that has behind the scenes, 360 degree view of it and it is just in the middle of their offices. So, it's probably not open to the public.
My jaw DROPPED when I saw THEE Machel Montano on Tiny Desk!! As a Jamaican I'm so happy to see Caribbean artists on something as big as this! More of this please!!
SOCA music is so infectious. I can't get over how the entire office is vibing to the music. Imagine if they really experience a true fete with Machel's full set and other artistes. Don't sleep on soca.... it unites us all, despite creed, color, race, religion. It's true unity
As a white man from scotland who was introduced to soca 10 years ago in the form of this man, I am thankful a wider audience may be introduced to this incredible and infectious music
I'm a Bangladeshi-Australian who fell in love with Soca music four or five years ago after watching a Kes the Band concert. No other music fills me up with joy the way this music does. I hope that there's casual Tiny Desk viewers from around the world who decide to watch this video and find their next musical love.
I Married a Trini Woman 10 years ago and it changed my life🙌🏽🇹🇹Soca to the WORLD🌎 The Greatest Carnival on EARTH!! No feeling like chippin on the road and free up throwing all your stress away!! Big Up Machel all soca artists and Sweet Sweet T&T✊🏽🇹🇹❤️
I married a Trini man and you are absolutely right! Granted I was a soca lover before meeting him, he opened my eyes to even more West Indian culture and I fell in love all over again!
It’s the ETIENNE CHARLES on the 🎺 for me, Machel knows how to share the stage with our Trinidad and West Indian musical greats and I love that for us. 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
My best friend is Trini and just sent me here, we're screaming that Soca has made it's way to Tiny Desk and let alone Machel!!!!!!!! This is a huge day/win for Soca and Trinidad & Tobago!!!!!!! Kes and Patrice Roberts too, please!!!
Checking for the Bajans!🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧 The entire diaspora is proud of Machel & the recognition of our music!! I hope we can see more Soca artistes on tiny desk in the future ❤
I am not Caribbean, but I have a deep love for soca music and TNT. To see Machel and soca representation on Tiny Desk makes me so happy. More please!!! 🎉
Same and same. I've been to TNT Carnival exactly one time years ago (and St. John Celebration before that); it didn't take much to fall in love with Soca and I've never turned back.
As a Guyanese person, wow!!! this is amazing!!!! i'm feel beyond proud to see soca music and Machel Montana getting the attention he deserves! This filled my heart with joy!!! One Flippin Caribbean!!!! Big up T&T for blessing us with soca music! One love! 🇬🇾🇹🇹
Watching this with tears in my eyes! Machel did T&T and the whole Caribbean so proud. :') I have watched so many of these and never before have I seen them show the crowd.. far less actually seen the crowd dancing or heard them singing along and clapping. This is such a testament to his performance ability and the way he absolutely controls the crowd. KING OF SOCA for real!!
As a Puerto Rican raised in FL I was blessed to be exposed to Soca & ofc king Machel! What an absolute joy to see him on Tiny Desk like I’m tearing up! I’m celebrating with all my Caribbean people right now! Especially our Trinidad & Tobago family, I’m so elated for y’all!
Tiny desk management as a fellow Jamaican 🇯🇲🇯🇲on behalf of all the Caribbean people we thank you for this. This was such a vibe and when I tell you, I was blasting this on my TV on the highest volume dancing and enjoying this video please put more Soca, reggae dancehall artist on this platform please ❤❤
Machel , you did it. You promised to bring Soca to the 4 corners of the earth 🌍. Thank you for all you did and continue to do for our music 🎵. 🇧🇧. You represent for the entire Caribbean in far away places like Japan to the Tiny Desk here in America . Was thrilled to see this .
As someone who deals with anxiety and depression soca truly helps to pull me out of the darkness. It's truly joyful, stress relief. Proud to be a Trini, miss the land of my birth but this truly brought me back home.
TINY DESK Producers ! Thank You ! As St Martiners, our caribbean hearts are full of pride ! DOUBLE, MM, KING OF SOCA MACHEL MONTANO was THE ONLY CHOICE to premiere a SOCA Tiny Desk ! Bravo !
I am a Trinidadian from Trinidad and I have been following your channel for quite some time and today I am so excited and happy today to see one of soca biggest giants here 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹the monk himself 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 … keep up the great work
ok i am BLOWN AWAY, i didnt know this artiste till now and went down a rabbit hole listening....man this music is LIT!! wow. big up from across the globe.
This is Soca a genre of music from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago in the caribbean.. it has finally started going global.. there are a few veryyy exceptional artists like Machel, Kes, Voice, Patrice Roberts, Mical teja, Destra and there are a few more but this music lifts your soul its what they normally play around carnival..
Proudly waving and grooving from Trinidad & Tobago to this global exposure for soca!! Congrats to Machel and the Monk team! Great to see Etienne . Thank you NPR Tiny Desk!
This is why i love soca music. Look at all the musicians they are all smiling, this is what music is supposed to feel mek you move mek u rock ah drift away...love machel performances..i am ah jamaican but i love mi trini people and dem culture🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
I’m from the South (in the US) but in my heart I am Caribbean. I have carried a love for Caribbean music and culture since I was a little girl and participated in many carnivals! Seeing Machel on Tiny Desk makes my heart so full! Long live soca music!
Big up all my Caribbean people in the Caribbean itself, USA, Canada, UK especially Toronto, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Connecticut, Boston, New Jersey, NYC, Miami, Atlanta 🇦🇬🇬🇩🇲🇶🇯🇲🇸🇷🇧🇧🇬🇾🇩🇴
I am so happy for Machel Montano. For my homeland, Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 for our Carnival, soca and pan culture. Thank you Tiny Desk for featuring our premier soca artiste performing for over 40 years. Machel, you are a true Ambassador of our Soca culture. Forget and dismiss the haters. I sit here emotional and so proud of all the players here. Great performance !!
I never comment on anything, but this right here! Exceptional. A legend. It’s about time! To be in this room, the energy can be felt from my screen. Tiny desk is not an easy feat and Machel took it to another level of excellence, soca excellence and musicianship. Wow
I'm so proud that out of his many hits chopped down to a 6 song setlist, Famalay was included! Produced by a well respected record producer, Dada, from my home island of Dominica 🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲 All my West Indians turn this blue!
"Finally! I've been waiting for this since December. I was at the 50th birthday concert at the Kennedy Center, and the day before, while walking to lunch, my girl and I passed the NPR building. We looked at each other and said, 'Bet he did a Tiny Desk!' Well done, MM! This was worth the wait!"
BIG up to Machel, Soca and that little BIG Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Salute! Calypso was big in Jamaica before Reggae and represented the West Indies/ Caribbean to the world long before Reggae. Jamaica and the Caribbean know what trailblazers you are. Rispek due BIG time! Nuff luv from Jamaica. Unity! ✊🏽💚💛🇯🇲🇹🇹❤❤
This Barbadian 🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧 living in Brooklyn New York with soca in my DNA. I am sooooòooooooo friggin proud of this moment for Machel Montano and the island of Trinidad n Tobago . Thank You Tiny desk i am sure you just made the Caribbean ppl and islands proud.
He's the King of Soca..... SOLD OUT Madison Square Garden .... not much US artist can even say they did this. Folk if ya didn't know now you know. Blaze d trail Machel..... we outside 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹
Whoever tapped Mr Montano to come and do this deserves a hearty raise! I couldn’t believe my eyes and then ears!! And then to show the crowd on top of it?! Perfect! Only thing missing was him and or the crowd waving their flags! Truly love this! Born in Toronto but represented my West Indian background beautifully ! 🇯🇲🇬🇩 We need more!!
Thank you NPR music. Thank you Machel Montano for always representing Trinidad & Tobago and exposing the world to sweet sweet soca music. I’m a proud Trinbagonian❤🇹🇹
🛑Do YOU want to play a Tiny Desk Concert?🛑
The 11th annual Tiny Desk Contest is NOW OPEN!!! 🎉
The winner will play their very own Tiny Desk concert, go on tour with NPR Music and more. Enter now!
Unsigned artists:
1. Record a video of yourself playing 1 original song - behind a desk
2. Upload your video to RUclips
3. Submit at npr.org/tinydeskcontest by Feb. 10th 2025.
Thank you for featuring Machel montano!!! We ❤️ him!!!
I’m curious how can I be apart of the audience for a performance?
Good vibes 👏🏿 blesspath to those who take the opportunity made available 🙏🏿
@@actuallyitsshanice9118 It's held in their office building in DC and I think it's attended just by the staff of NPR. There's a video of Wilco you can look at that has behind the scenes, 360 degree view of it and it is just in the middle of their offices. So, it's probably not open to the public.
Please bring Kes the Band next!
Whoever is selecting acts for tiny desk..... Thank you!!!!
Absolutely. Only the Creme de la Creme are selected 💃🏾
YOU HAVE TO REQUEST AND THEY HAVE TO REVIEW YOUR WORK U IDIOTTT
They need a raise, BIG bottles of Wray&Nephew,Punchin and Punch A Crema,3 Rotis and some Cross Buns..😂😂😂
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
@@spacepunk_nappyand some puncheon 😅
My jaw DROPPED when I saw THEE Machel Montano on Tiny Desk!! As a Jamaican I'm so happy to see Caribbean artists on something as big as this! More of this please!!
saaamee! I clicked so fast lol! Whoever selected MM needs a raise!! 💥
I would love to see Shabba! ❤
When one win we all win I feel you BUJU next!
Dat Is It
same here! proud moment!
It's the way I know the entire Caribbean diaspora BEAMINGGGG with joy!!
Bright like mawnin sun!
Yuh dun know
We are!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
You know it!
💯
Shout out to producer Nikki for bringing Machel on Tiny Desk. Now Kes next
Yes!!!!
Then Bunji
Correk! And don’t slip on those other 2 mentioned above…
Soca has the power to change your life for the better!🎉🙌🏽💃🏽🕺🏾
And throw Patrice and Destra in there too
Yes
"My name is Machel Montano from Trinidad & Tobago" PRRRROUUUUUUDDDDD!!! 🥹😭🇹🇹
fr 👏👏
🎉🎉🎉
Super proud moment 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
💫💫💃🏽
Ayyyyeee 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 sound sweet eh.
Finally a soca artiste!! And only the biggest one ever!! Where my people!!! Trinidad 🇹🇹!!
HERE ❤❤
Right here!
🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 proud
Ah reach!
Right here ❤
Okay Tiny Desk we need Kes next
And Patrice!
And Lyrikal, Nadia, Voice, Bunji & FayeAnn, sooooooooo much more!!!
Agreed! Kes next please!!!
Kes is next please NPR 🎉
Kes for sure we
Barbados 🇧🇧 🎉celebrates Machel Trinidad 🇹🇹
One friggin Caribbean.!!!!! Jamaican here repping for my T&T people....proud to see this!
100%
Aruba reppin aswell 🇦🇼🇦🇼
Thank uuu
I was right here for Gong and Sean Paul when they blessed NPR.
I was right here for Gong and Sean Paul when they blessed NPR.
This is my first time being exposed to this artist and I’m not too familiar with Soca, but he’s a vibe! I will be checking out more of his music 🫶🏾
@@mswestmoreland11 welcome to the family . Machel never disappoints 🤭😊👌🏾
You’re in for a treat!!!
Don't sleep on this fella. He's ours 🇹🇹 for the entire world
Our 🐐 🇹🇹🇹🇹 🇹🇹
Your about to become addicted!
This means so much yall don’t even know. Machel is a legend
❤
SOCA music is so infectious. I can't get over how the entire office is vibing to the music. Imagine if they really experience a true fete with Machel's full set and other artistes.
Don't sleep on soca.... it unites us all, despite creed, color, race, religion. It's true unity
Marchel Monday should be and international holiday
FINALLY THE MOMENT THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥🔥🔥❤❤🇦🇬🇦🇮🇧🇧🇧🇸🇧🇿🇨🇺🇩🇲🇩🇴🇬🇩🇬🇾🇯🇲🇰🇳🇱🇨🇹🇹🇻🇨
RIGHT!!! 🎉🎉🎉🇻🇮🇻🇮
🇦🇮🇸🇽🇦🇮🇸🇽🇦🇮🇸🇽
🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬yesss we love Machel!
don’t forget about us diva!! 🇦🇼 🇨🇼 🇧🇶
Trinidad stand up!!!!!!!!! 😍🤩 I’m Jamaican but my heart is so full!!
He opened with one of my favorite songs too!! Ughhh🥰🥰🥰
As it should be. We are one Caribbean! Or as we say in TnT "All ah we is one!"🤗
Same here bcse am frm St.Kitts and wen it showed up in my notification box all I did was run run run to wifi
Machel in de BUILDING
ONE!!! @@CherieAnnJohnson
We appreciate this 🇹🇹🇹🇹 is one love!
As a white man from scotland who was introduced to soca 10 years ago in the form of this man, I am thankful a wider audience may be introduced to this incredible and infectious music
I discovered him 14 years ago on a music video TV channel in Niamey, Niger, West Africa. Pure energy! 😊
Welcome to our Soca...happy music from the Caribbean island of Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 Machel is loved throughout the Caribbean diaspora.
🇹🇹One Caribbean People!!!!!🇸🇽
I’m from Sunshine City St.Maarten and I love this!!!
🇧🇧 🇧🇧🇧🇧
So happy and proud to see Machel on here!!!!! Caribbean fam, where yall at??????? 🇧🇸🇹🇹🇯🇲🇬🇾🇭🇹🇱🇨🇧🇧🇬🇩
🇻🇨🇯🇲 married for 35 years to 🇱🇨
🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲
🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷
Checkin in🇯🇲💃🏽💃🏽
Jamaican delegation here to support my Trini Brothers and Sisters 🔥🔥🇯🇲🇯🇲👏🏾
One Caribbean one love 🫶🏾
🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
One Love Jamrock🇯🇲🇹🇹
🇯🇲
I'm a Bangladeshi-Australian who fell in love with Soca music four or five years ago after watching a Kes the Band concert. No other music fills me up with joy the way this music does. I hope that there's casual Tiny Desk viewers from around the world who decide to watch this video and find their next musical love.
I'm glad to hear that. Welcome, my brother ❤
Hopefully Kes is next!
Much love from t&t ❤
Soca to the World! 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹. Next should be Kes the Band. ❤❤🎉🎉
Our music makes you happy. 🇹🇹🇹🇹❤️❤️
Guyanese here!! 🇬🇾 so proud of the T&T brothers and sisters!!! tek a big up 🆙
Thank you
❤
More artists from the Caribbean please! We have so much talent to share with the world. Big up Machel and Trinidad & Tobago for this win.
✅️✅️✅️❤️💛💚💯💯💯
🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
🇹🇹🇹🇹
Yessss!!!
they had Sean Paul already who is Caribbean
NOT the same. Sean Paul is not recognized as a Soca artist.
A million views coming from me alone. Thank yall for this 😭🤍🇯🇲
The way I buss out laughing. Me and you sis 🤣🤣
Me I’m adding at least 100k 🎉🎉❤❤❤ 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
I've been replaying for 3hrs now😂😂😂. It's 12:26 now in the night. Got to work tomorrow, wish me luck.
As a Black American, i LOVEEEEE soca & I’m so happy for my Caribbean cousins getting some love today because your music is so special ❤
Thanks cousin, I appreciate that so much ❤❤ 🫶🏾
😘
cousin, thank you. We love you/and SOCA has bit of soul, R&B etc. too
Thank you cousin❤
❤
As a Nigerian who got introduced to soca 10 years ago, this means a lot. Need kes, voice and Mical Teja here next
I Married a Trini Woman 10 years ago and it changed my life🙌🏽🇹🇹Soca to the WORLD🌎 The Greatest Carnival on EARTH!! No feeling like chippin on the road and free up throwing all your stress away!! Big Up Machel all soca artists and Sweet Sweet T&T✊🏽🇹🇹❤️
I married a Trini man and you are absolutely right! Granted I was a soca lover before meeting him, he opened my eyes to even more West Indian culture and I fell in love all over again!
Righttttttt❤
Mannnnnnnnnn chippin and dancin in the road for 12+ hours, drinkin with your best friends, fete after fete after fete!!!!!!! Nuthin like it!!!!
Same here!! Big up T&T🇹🇹!!
Why did I start crying though? The most globally underrated musician of my lifetime.
Say it louder for THE ROOM to hear!
For real!!!!
Underrated comment
Facts
1000%
I should not be feteing this hard at 750am on a Monday, but here we are! Soca music to de WORLD!!! 🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨
It neva to early to buss a whine and enjoy ya life
@@denniswhite6576 Big facts!!
Sweating in my cubicle 😅
@@LoveLightandMilkLLC I know my neighbors were sick ah me ok. Singing to the top of my lungs that early. 🤣
IK THATS RIGHT ENJOY LIFE MAMA
This Jamaican🇯🇲 LOVES SOCA🇹🇹
Ohhh God Ohhh Trinbagonians We Made it to Tiny Desk! Bless up a lifetime of Thanks
so PROUD !!!!
It’s the ETIENNE CHARLES on the 🎺 for me, Machel knows how to share the stage with our Trinidad and West Indian musical greats and I love that for us. 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
Same here.
Yasssssssss a showcase to the world 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
And @boomboomroom too Modupe and Rhys on Rythm drums
Yes!!!! Real Trini culture to the world!!!
So many amazing talents in this video!!
Jamaican here. So hyped to see this. I love Machel and i love my trinis. This was a great set! Well done Machel!🎉🎉🎉❤❤
*wipes away proud tears
**both hands in the air
***wine down
WINE down, yesssss ❤
Love this comment!!!!
Oh gosh yessss
Yesss gyal me tooooo!!!!! 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
so true
Can we get this to over 1M views please?!?? 🇹🇹🇹🇹
Every single caribbean person please❤
My best friend is Trini and just sent me here, we're screaming that Soca has made it's way to Tiny Desk and let alone Machel!!!!!!!! This is a huge day/win for Soca and Trinidad & Tobago!!!!!!! Kes and Patrice Roberts too, please!!!
Omg Kes on Tiny Desk 😍
@@NaturallyNerdyomg we need kes next
Whoever brought Machel on Tiny Desk, thank you and behalf of the Caribbean! (Kes next please)
As a Caribbean woman (St Lucian) I was not prepared to whine this morning but here we are! 20 minutes not enough for Double M... Bring him back!
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🎉🎉🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨😊
🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨
I'm automatically in a better mood now.
Sameeeeeee
Diddo
Me toooo 😃
Yesss 💃🏾💃🏾😁
Sammeeee
Nahhhhh that Like Ah Boss performance made me cry with pride!! 🇹🇹 thanks for highlighting one of our treasures Tiny Desk!!
Something special about that performance 😢😢😢😢😢❤
Same. Pores raised for Famalay and Soca Kingdom
Yea that was concert level good🔥🔥🔥
Checking for the Bajans!🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧
The entire diaspora is proud of Machel & the recognition of our music!!
I hope we can see more Soca artistes on tiny desk in the future ❤
Allyuh we reach ... Double M, repping for the Red, White and Black 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 .. Soca to the World 💪🏾💪🏾
❤️🤍🖤
❤🤍🖤
🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
We reach fuh true 😅
And to start the session with my favorite Machel song of all time ….Give me One more wine, one more wine….📣📣📣💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
This the first time i seen Tiny Desk show the crowd😅 must hav been something special going on there🕺🏾💃🏽
This is the comment!!
Same thing I said
they use to show the crowd
I said the same thing...facts
They hype
Why is this only 20 minutes ?? Machel’s collection is huge and crosses decades !!!
That is their usual format
Facts machel catalogue is hours long
@@SingingBeeize 4 decades to be exact
Needed at least 2 hours 😂
Tiny Desk performances only 20-30 minutes. At the end of the day. It’s still a library.
BABY,TINY DESK DID WE RIGHT!!! SOCA IS LIFFFFFFE!!!!! MORE CARIBBEAN ARTIST PLEASE!!! 🇹🇹🇵🇷✨️🎉
I am not Caribbean, but I have a deep love for soca music and TNT. To see Machel and soca representation on Tiny Desk makes me so happy. More please!!! 🎉
This was my exact feeling. ❤
Same and same. I've been to TNT Carnival exactly one time years ago (and St. John Celebration before that); it didn't take much to fall in love with Soca and I've never turned back.
As a Guyanese person, wow!!! this is amazing!!!! i'm feel beyond proud to see soca music and Machel Montana getting the attention he deserves! This filled my heart with joy!!! One Flippin Caribbean!!!! Big up T&T for blessing us with soca music! One love! 🇬🇾🇹🇹
Watching this with tears in my eyes! Machel did T&T and the whole Caribbean so proud. :') I have watched so many of these and never before have I seen them show the crowd.. far less actually seen the crowd dancing or heard them singing along and clapping. This is such a testament to his performance ability and the way he absolutely controls the crowd. KING OF SOCA for real!!
🇹🇹❤️🤍🖤🇹🇹
Yesss that's the power of Soca!!! 🇧🇧🇧🇧
I'm Belizean and I am here with my eyes glossy. lol The Caribbean is definitely proud.
Machel Montano 1997 was my first ever concert. 🎶 early early in the morning! 🎶 He is a legend! Thank you for the perfect end to today ❤
00:02 One More Time
3:45 Dance with You
7:15 Fast Wine
10:55 Like ah Boss
14:10 Famalay
16:29 Soca Kingdom
Thank you
YOu dropped this: 👑👑
Doing the Lord's work!!!
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You da man
All Trinis & Caribbean ppl gather here 🎉 Soca to the world 🇹🇹 thank u Tiny Desk you are appreciated
As a Puerto Rican raised in FL I was blessed to be exposed to Soca & ofc king Machel! What an absolute joy to see him on Tiny Desk like I’m tearing up! I’m celebrating with all my Caribbean people right now! Especially our Trinidad & Tobago family, I’m so elated for y’all!
Tiny desk management as a fellow Jamaican 🇯🇲🇯🇲on behalf of all the Caribbean people we thank you for this. This was such a vibe and when I tell you, I was blasting this on my TV on the highest volume dancing and enjoying this video please put more Soca, reggae dancehall artist on this platform please ❤❤
Machel , you did it. You promised to bring Soca to the 4 corners of the earth 🌍. Thank you for all you did and continue to do for our music 🎵. 🇧🇧. You represent for the entire Caribbean in far away places like Japan to the Tiny Desk here in America . Was thrilled to see this .
Man its impossible to feel depressed when soca music plays!!
I lost my husband in September of 2023. Soca helped me get through the first 6 months after 😭
That is 100%true. You cannot listen to soca and not get in happy buss a whine and have a 😊 on your face. Soca is the cure for depression.
As someone who deals with anxiety and depression soca truly helps to pull me out of the darkness. It's truly joyful, stress relief. Proud to be a Trini, miss the land of my birth but this truly brought me back home.
Never heard of these artists, but what a joy this was! Too much talent in one room. 😍 Caribbean music will definitely be on my list to listen to now.
Get to know Machel, Kess and Barrington Levy. Thank me later.❤❤❤
@@chauntiswilliams4054 Putting these on my playlist for tomorrow at work. Thank you so much!!
Throw some women in there too, Destra Garcia, Nadia Batson, Alison Hinds!
if you enjoyed this, your journey has just begun. strap in for the ride, life will never be the same
As a Jamaican 🇯🇲who love soca yuh know how long me a wait pon dis🎉🎉🎉❤. Trinidad 🇹🇹 to d world how yuh mean🎉🎉❤❤big up the soca 👑 king.
Tiny Desk has arrived! Give a raise or bonus to whomever suggested, approved, followed up and booked El Rey del Soca, Machel Montano!!!
TINY DESK Producers ! Thank You ! As St Martiners, our caribbean hearts are full of pride ! DOUBLE, MM, KING OF SOCA MACHEL MONTANO was THE ONLY CHOICE to premiere a SOCA Tiny Desk ! Bravo !
Yaaaaaaaaaaaas 🔥If you’re from the Caribbean CLOCK IN !
I'm technically not, but my family is so I'm jumping in anyway!! ♥️♥️♥️
Me clocking in 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹
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I’m so proud to be Jamaican but most importantly Caribbean 🥳🥳 this is big for us as a region and Trinidad 🇹🇹
Crying real tears of joy, my whole face wet!
Soca music is LIFE!!! So proud, MM! Sweet T&T stand up!!! ❤🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
OH, HOW I LOVE UP MEH CULTURE!❤
It was beautiful.. Great start to my morning. 🇹🇹🇹🇹
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I am a Trinidadian from Trinidad and I have been following your channel for quite some time and today I am so excited and happy today to see one of soca biggest giants here 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹the monk himself 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 … keep up the great work
Same inno! I love tiny desk and I crying real tears rn 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
TRINIS GATHER HERE!!! 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🔥🔥🔥
We inside!
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Yes!!! I am so proud and was bussin a whine throughout. I am Lucian, but I Trini tonight 😂 😍👏🏾👌🏾🌴🎉🔥
I saw this on my feed and lost my mind!!!! 🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬 This is how I’m getting dressed for work today!!!
Actively losing mine at work 😂😂😂
Yaaasss!!! 🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬
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@kestheband, should come on next, to the tiny desk. So many to grace the tiny desk in the soca genre !!!
Facts
@@makeupbyifethis is what we really need!!!
So real
The way Machel keeps making Trinidad, and by extension the Caribbean soo Proud 😌😌😌 Never seen a tiny desk like this one before 🇹🇹
ok i am BLOWN AWAY, i didnt know this artiste till now and went down a rabbit hole listening....man this music is LIT!! wow. big up from across the globe.
This is Soca a genre of music from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago in the caribbean.. it has finally started going global.. there are a few veryyy exceptional artists like Machel, Kes, Voice, Patrice Roberts, Mical teja, Destra and there are a few more but this music lifts your soul its what they normally play around carnival..
Proudly waving and grooving from Trinidad & Tobago to this global exposure for soca!! Congrats to Machel and the Monk team! Great to see Etienne . Thank you NPR Tiny Desk!
Tears you know Joe! 🥲🥲🥲
Trinidad on tiny desk?!? My whole year is made omg 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
The KING OF SOCA ON TINY DESK! This is truly iconic & historical moment for Caribbean people all around the world !!!
This is why i love soca music. Look at all the musicians they are all smiling, this is what music is supposed to feel mek you move mek u rock ah drift away...love machel performances..i am ah jamaican but i love mi trini people and dem culture🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
Nooo way. Yall bless us West Indians with soca! Ok more of dis please and thanks
I’m from the South (in the US) but in my heart I am Caribbean. I have carried a love for Caribbean music and culture since I was a little girl and participated in many carnivals! Seeing Machel on Tiny Desk makes my heart so full! Long live soca music!
Whoever choosing persons for tiny desks
Please know you won the Caribbean's heart with this one🥹🥹🥹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹❤❤
Big up all my Caribbean people in the Caribbean itself, USA, Canada, UK especially Toronto, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Connecticut, Boston, New Jersey, NYC, Miami, Atlanta 🇦🇬🇬🇩🇲🇶🇯🇲🇸🇷🇧🇧🇬🇾🇩🇴
Yep🇹🇹
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Boston massive here ‼️🔊
Tiny desk is starting 2025 right! Proud to see 🇹🇹 on this stage. Love from 🇬🇾 here buggling in my bed, thank you Machel been rocking since Xtatic days
We starting trini 🇹🇹… n working way we up! 🇬🇩🇧🇧🇻🇨🇱🇨🇩🇲🇯🇲
They did Jamaica with Koffee* I think
Caribbean vibration. The seas between us are streets and avenues. Soca is the house we gather in, to celebrate 🇹🇹 📌🔥
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Amen!
I am so happy for Machel Montano. For my homeland, Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 for our Carnival, soca and pan culture. Thank you Tiny Desk for featuring our premier soca artiste performing for over 40 years. Machel, you are a true Ambassador of our Soca culture. Forget and dismiss the haters. I sit here emotional and so proud of all the players here. Great performance !!
That was just too GOOD. Nigeria in the house🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 love me some soca💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿
I never comment on anything, but this right here! Exceptional. A legend. It’s about time! To be in this room, the energy can be felt from my screen. Tiny desk is not an easy feat and Machel took it to another level of excellence, soca excellence and musicianship. Wow
Machel is always making strides for Soca and Trinidad and Tobago!! Congrats to the Monk and Long Live Soca!!! 🇹🇹🇹🇹🥳
I'm so proud that out of his many hits chopped down to a 6 song setlist, Famalay was included!
Produced by a well respected record producer, Dada, from my home island of Dominica 🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲
All my West Indians turn this blue!
Dominican Republic here to say, SOCA IS SO FIRE!!!!
"Finally! I've been waiting for this since December. I was at the 50th birthday concert at the Kennedy Center, and the day before, while walking to lunch, my girl and I passed the NPR building. We looked at each other and said, 'Bet he did a Tiny Desk!' Well done, MM! This was worth the wait!"
I was there as well and didn’t even think to put 2 & 2 together
They showed the production audience - thats how you know it wass jummppinnn
This was amazingg!
I was so happy to see that too! No other tiny desk over had this response. Didnt even know that people were around in the previous ones.
I think they showed the audience for usher’s if I remember correctly
@@carlacharles-yee7245they always show the audience.
@@djmark7605Not always, but they definitely have several times
BIG up to Machel, Soca and that little BIG Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Salute! Calypso was big in Jamaica before Reggae and represented the West Indies/ Caribbean to the world long before Reggae. Jamaica and the Caribbean know what trailblazers you are. Rispek due BIG time! Nuff luv from Jamaica. Unity! ✊🏽💚💛🇯🇲🇹🇹❤❤
This Barbadian 🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧 living in Brooklyn New York with soca in my DNA. I am sooooòooooooo friggin proud of this moment for Machel Montano and the island of Trinidad n Tobago . Thank You Tiny desk i am sure you just made the Caribbean ppl and islands proud.
🇯🇲 here!! Gwan machel!!! 🔥
Look how Machel just turn Tiny Desk into a Fete! The Caribbean is so so proud ❤
He's the King of Soca..... SOLD OUT Madison Square Garden .... not much US artist can even say they did this. Folk if ya didn't know now you know. Blaze d trail Machel..... we outside 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹
Whoever tapped Mr Montano to come and do this deserves a hearty raise! I couldn’t believe my eyes and then ears!!
And then to show the crowd on top of it?! Perfect! Only thing missing was him and or the crowd waving their flags! Truly love this! Born in Toronto but represented my West Indian background beautifully ! 🇯🇲🇬🇩
We need more!!
Kes or Voice next… I love this for soca 🥰🥲
Les would be great on this
The king has opened the door so I have no doubt tht all the crowned princes will follow … Soca to the world !!!
Garlin! Would love to hear truck on the road on ah tiny desk.
OMG Voice! I would LOVE to see him here!
MR KILLA would be a great addition
And I see Etienne on the horn too! Over proud. Big up the entire Caribbean!!! 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
Thank you NPR music. Thank you Machel Montano for always representing Trinidad & Tobago and exposing the world to sweet sweet soca music. I’m a proud Trinbagonian❤🇹🇹
I’m Guyanese but I’m so happy for the whole of T&T 🎉 🇹🇹 Legend!
I have not stopped smiling for 20:30 ♥️♥️ SOCA TO THE WORLD!! ♥️♥️
Third time listening and still smiling 😂
@ as you should 😂🫶🏾
MORE SOCA ARTISTS ON TINY DESK !!! AS A FILIPINA FROM TORONTO, THIS MADE MY HEART SWELL
Such a fan, thank you tiny desk!! Where’s my Caribbean ppl at?? Stand tf up 🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨X 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹