Machel in B’dos Crop Over

Montano was invited this year by event organisers to bring his brand of steaming soca sounds to his neighboring country. At the recent launch for Crop Over in Bridgetown, Barbados on May 30, media and industry officials were treated to advanced copies of his latest album, Wining Season, a remixed and re-mastered version of his album Flame On, which was unveiled earlier this year at Carnival in Trinidad. Wining Season serves up some sizzling remixes, including “Defence-The Anthem” featuring reggaeton star Pitbull and rapper Lil Jon, Make Love Remix featuring Buju Banton, and Wining Season Remix featuring dancehall icon Shaggy. Having just shot the video for “Defence-The Anthem” with Pitbull and Lil Jon in Los Angeles, Montano is gearing up to release his new productions, with a strong focus on melding Caribbean music together and taking it to the masses. With the same goal in mind, Montano lent his star power to the soccer match between Trinidad’s Soca Warriors and Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz on Saturday. A busy schedule will keep the soca star touring and spreading his fusion sounds from Anguilla to Venezuela in the upcoming weeks. Wining Season is now available worldwide from digital retailers such as iTunes, with a physical release slated for mid-June. Log on to myspace.com/machelmontano or machelmontano.com to see where you can catch him in action this summer.