‘Baddist’

Destra Garcia was born in November of 1977 in Trinidad and Tobago, and hails from a musical family. “When I am up there performing I feel the music as I move and I know it’s great to be a woman. I revel in my sensuality. I want women to look at me and say ‘Way to go,  Destra,’ because I am representing them and I look good doing so.”  Destra has been singing since she was in St. James Secondary School. “I sang every year for five years at school and won the Calypso Monarch on every occasion. I also wrote all my calypsoes.”

Together with Kerwin DuBois, Destra co-wrote and sings the track featured here -  Baddist.  It has been selected as the ‘Tune of Choice’ for the annual national steelband Panorama in New York by ADLIB Steel Orchestra.  It will be arranged by Andre White in the competition.

For an exclusive When Steel Talks interview with Destra Garcia,  click here