Destra Garcia

about

Childhood and early career The oldest of four siblings, Destra was raised in the community of Desperlie Crescent, Laventille in eastern Port of Spain, Trinidad and attended the St. James Secondary School where she discovered her passion for singing and music. She not only won her school's Calypso Monarch title for five consecutive years, she composed every one of her songs. At the age of 18 she joined a quartet called PSYKE which disbanded after only one year. Following the demise of the group, Destra attended the School of Business and Management earning a diploma in Sales Management. Music and recording career In 1999 Roy Cape took notice of her single album titled - “Ah Have A Man Already” with the group Third Base and invited her to join the Roy Cape All Stars Band as one of the lead vocalists. She pursued a solo career briefly, but eventually joined the band Atlantik in late 2002. She remains the frontline singer for Atlantik and has forged a successful songwriting partnership with Kernal Roberts (until 2005 inclusive), churning out hits such as "Wha Yuh Want", "Negative Vibes" and "Bonnie & Clyde". In 2003 Destra released her first album “Red, White, Black” which included her hit duet “It's Carnival” with fellow Soca artist Machel Montano. The song became the virtual anthem of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival that year and is widely known throughout the Caribbean. Destra is famous for her style. Due to her radical clothing choices consisting primarily of revealing cl

top songs

albums

Queen

Soca Gold 2009

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Set good Riddim

Get Soca 2016

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We Muzik Trinidad and Tobago (Carnival Soca 2012), Vol. 1

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Soka Titechoonz, Vol. 5 ( We Having A Ball)

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Worldwide Riddim

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Get Soca 2015

Piece Ah Dat

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We Muzik, Vol. 4: The Islands

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Triumph Riddim (Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Soca 2015)

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We Muzik Trinidad and Tobago (Carnival Soca 2013), Vol. 3

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