Destra Garcia rocks Diva’s Ball

Despite the small crowd at the Arnos Vale Sporting Complex on July 5, that didn’t dissuade soca Diva Destra Garcia from giving a phenomenal performance.

She rallied the troops with her multitude of hit songs and vibrant stage show.{{more}} Singing crowd favourites such as ‘Max it up’, which stresses the importance of having Soca music in the mainstream, and ‘Tremble It’ from her days with Roy Cape’s All Stars.

Over the last year her legendary band Atlantik has gone through some changes and has welcomed new members Dean Williams on guitar and Sheldon ‘Shel Shok’ Benjamin, well noted producer of a number of hits, including ‘Roll It’ by Allison Hinds.

When asked where she saw Destra going in the coming years, the soca diva told SEARCHLIGHT that she saw life as a road with 3 lanes. Sometimes she’s in the fast lane, when she wants to chill she takes the slow lane, and as for the middle lane, while she doesn’t know where it’s going to lead her, she trusts that God will guide her to where she needs to be.



WHITE WINE: This visitor had a ball at Arnos Vale Sporting Complex.

Garcia for all her years in the business seems to be a humble woman who takes none of her success for granted. She happily posed for photographs with fans and instead of sitting backstage opted to stand near the stage and take in the Vincentian music. Destra told the SEARCHLIGHT that while she knows most of the music and actually has many of the songs, this was her first real opportunity to see and hear it live, and she was impressed. During her set she showed respect and made mention of many a Vincentian artist. “My Vincy side must be my creative side”, Garcia told the crowd, which reacted with shouts of approval. Her grandfather originally hailed from Union Island and later settled in Sion Hill, Garcia told the SEARCHLIGHT.

The Diva’s Ball signalled the end of the Hot 97.1 carnival shows, and Destra Garcia sent them out on a high note. (VM)