As the newest style of Dancehall music continues to take flight, breaking international borders and gaining recognition, Caribbean Entertainment Hub would like to celebrate and spotlight a few Trinibad Dancehall Artistes who are at the forefront and flying the Red, White and Black Flag high.

As we did in our previous instalment (click here), CEH would like to advise our readers that some of the videos below may include profanity, violence, vulgarity, and may not be appropriate for children.

Let’s get the musical ball rolling with the artiste whose name has become synonymous with the word ‘Trinibad’.

PRINCE SWANNY

With 215,970,657 collective views and counting on his YouTube Channel, Taryll Swan aka Prince Swanny (see featured video) continues to soar to higher and higher heights. Recently announcing that he signed a distribution deal with American Hip Hop Legend Jay Z’s record label Roc Nation definitely had the streets buzzing. Also adding to this great news, Swanny also shared that Roc Nation’s new distribution arm Equity Distribution (EQ) will handle the supply chains for Swanny’s sophomore album ‘Swanology’.  The Carenage-born artiste was also featured as a Tidal Rising Spotlight, as he gears up to release his album later this year. The album’s lead single ‘Govern’ has already racked up 557K views and counting.

The ZTEKK Label singer recently performed at the 4th Annual ‘Angela Yee Day’ in Brooklyn, which is produced by award-winning media personality and “The Breakfast Club” co-host Angela Yee, in partnership with iHeartMedia. Swanny was featured on a cast alongside fellow Trinidadian stars such as Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons and other Caribbean acts.

JAHLLANO

Next, we highlight Jahllano (Llano Grant), still one of the most versatile talents in the Trinibad game, this self-proclaimed “Voice of Di Ghetto Youths” hails from Laventille. No stranger to being consistent with his music and stepping outside the box musically, to date, Jahllano has been featured on singles with the likes of Machel Montano and Ravi B. But it was his 2022 single ‘Freedom’ that had the streets buzzing because it featured one of his musical icons, Jamaica’s Reggae Legend, Sizzla Kalonji which was shot in both Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica.

But the musical moves don’t quite stop there for this 2020 AEAUSA Awards nominee and Rudeboy Trinbago Brand Ambassador. Jahllano also recently dropped another Jamaica collab single, this time alongside Jahshii titled ‘Evil Now’, and also announced that he has a new album on the way.

As the Trinibad Dancehall Movement continues to propel forward, many new and established talents continue to contribute to this musical melting pot. Below in our playlists are a few artistes that we at CEH have been noticing for a while now. This list includes Zerimar, Tafari, Kalonji, Medz Boss, Plumpy Boss, Castella, Toppy Boss, Young Star, Gskell, and more.

In addition to Trinibad, we can’t forget to mention the Trini good Dancehall movement that has been making its way to the forefront as well. With names like Jovi Ton, a former Trinibad Artiste contributing to the mix, we can safely say that music with a strong positive message is much needed at these times (see below).

Another honorable mention on the Trini good scene is Christopher Charles, aka Logiq Muzik, a new artiste creating some serious buzz 0n the Trinidad Dancehall Music scene with his powerful vocals and conscious lyrics (see below).

As well as the likes of Orlando Octave, Trinidadian Singer/ Songwriter who surely needs no introduction after achieving both locally and international stardom. With a new direction musically, he has been making music with a difference and paving a new path our consciousness through entertainment (see below)

Sources include: https://x104fm.com, Artistes featured social media.

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