KMC (musician)

KMC
OriginRio Claro, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
GenresSoca
OccupationsSinger, producer, composer, arranger
LabelsSequence Records, 2101 Records[1]

Ken Marlon Charles, shortened to KMC, is a soca musician from Trinidad. He is known for songs such as "Soul on Fire," "Soca Bashment," and "Bashment to Carnival." [2]

Career

As a child, KMC frequently listened to local bands in his village, often observing them in informal settings. He began experimenting with the drums at around age seven and later taught himself to play melodic instruments.

KMC began his musical career as a dancehall artist, releasing sixteen recordings before shifting toward soca in 1998. That year, he produced several soca tracks, including "Kaya," "Bashment to Carnival," and "Soca Bashment."

Over the course of his career, he has independently released more than ten soca albums and compilations, including Voodoo, Drunk Man, Concubine, Party Alliance, Thunderbirds, X-Out, Stinging Nettle, and Tear Drop Riddims. He has also produced songs for various Soca performers, including Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin, Maximus Dan, Destra Garcia, Denise Belfon, and Jungle. His catalog includes tracks such as “Doh Want to Know”, “Carnival Rags”, “Rough Wine”, “First Experience”, “Flopping Up”, “Cyah X Me Out”, and “Animal”.

In April 2005, KMC was signed to the American music label Sequence Records. His debut album on the label was entitled Soul on Fire after the album's first single. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 84 and has sold approximately 285,000 copies worldwide.

The single "Soul on Fire" was the first track released from the album in June 2005.[3] The song's remix featured Jamaican dance-hall star Beenie Man and American disc jockey Fat Man Scoop. The music video for "Soul on Fire" was filmed in Tobago and featured the Tobagonian-born Trinidadian model Teri Bovell.

In October 2005, KMC joined Beenie Man on his US "King of the Dancehall" tour.[4]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ^ "Artists - 2101 Records". 2101 Records.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. ^ Luke, Aba A. "KMC tells them as it is!". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ^ Soul On Fire (Can-Con Remixes) [feat. Beenie Man & Massari] - Single by KMC on Apple Music, 1 January 2005, retrieved 30 November 2025
  4. ^ Artists, Various (2005), Various Artists · Power 96 Pts Dancehall Reggaeton (CD) (2005), retrieved 30 November 2025
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