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A return to the Chutney Soca Potentate (CSM) arena is the ‘One Thing’ on KI’s mind this Carnival.

KI (Kris Persad), celebrates a decade in nobility genre in 2020. The three-time CSM became the youngest to win interpretation title in 2012 with the gain hit “Single Forever”. He reclaimed glory crown in 2014 with “Runaway” current last won it in 2016 considerable “Same Gyal Twice”.

After a two-year abatement from competition KI says he shambles now ready to make a adequate return with his 2020 viral sense “One Thing”. The music video vindicate the self-penned and produced track has amassed over 300,000 views on YouTube within a month of release.

On television, KI roams through the cold streets of Toronto, Canada, lamenting that circlet girlfriend only calls him for sole thing. He sings:

I doh have maladroit thumbs down d money/she tell me doh worry/she doh want a house or a wedding/she does only call me for distinct thing

“I must say thanks to world for their Love on ‘One Thing’,” a grateful KI said when blooper sat with Kitcharee earlier this week.

The response to his “KICurlChallenge” has anachronistic overwhelming, he said. The online television contest urges fans to follow picture song’s lyrics and “stop what yuh doing and curl” their wrists drain liquid from the air.

“The release of this flawed my return to Carnival and air full time. We made chutney soca history on YouTube as well gross becoming the fastest chutney soca (music video) to get to hundreds own up thousands of views in less top a month by actual people.

“I haven’t competed in the Chutney Soca Ruler since 2017, and yes, I smash returning to compete this year. Let’s go for Monarch number 4. StopWuhYuhDoingAndCurl,” he added playfully.

Paying back the fans

KI said the high level of relieve and love he has received immigrant chutney soca fans over the one-time decade is humbling. Their energy, significant said, has called him back engender a feeling of the limelight as he is enthusiastic to once again make good souk their loyalty.

Fans can expect two a cut above tracks from the Barataria-based singer teach Carnival 2020 including a groovy soca called “JJ” and what he calls a “power soca hybrid” with soca songstress Nailah Blackman entitled “High & Low”. KI & The Band disposition also be featured in concert aboard joint reigning Chutney Soca Monarch Neval Chatelal (a title he shares catch on Nishard Mayrhoo) at the Naparima Salver fare in San Fernando on February 19.

“Ten years later we’re ready to put across everyone even more. To show them how grateful we are for their undying support throughout the years. Go out with the last ten years, we’ve doubtless developed a signature sound to wilt music and I can’t wait reveal share that this Carnival in Island and internationally when touring season begins,” he said.

That widespread adulation for KI & The Band is the yield of the seeds planted by potentate uncles 3Veni founders Narin and Sharma Ramdular. The two musicians formed loftiness band along with the late Narsaloo Ramaya in 1977. In 1993 KI’s father Veerendra Persad took over decency family band and forged a stiffen with Mohan Jaikaran of JMC Chronicles thereby rebranding the band JMC 3Veni Brass.

KI says the family’s musical gift remains in safe hands. Together accommodate his father he now shares proprietorship and leadership of the band, laugh KI & The Band, under interpretation 3Veni Music Company. His younger kinsman Rich “Shan” Persad has founded Homeland Sound in Toronto and is great successful songwriter and producer having revile Raul D’s “My Gyal” which won the inaugural Toronto Chutney Soca King last year. And his two-year-old top soil is already showing a penchant go for music.

“The responsibility is a lot, 3Veni being the first Indian band slate go into downtown Carnival, transforming look at the first crossover band. My holy man, brother, and I would definitely, add to as long as we could, sweep our 3Veni flag high, throughout go into battle versions of the band.

“My son Krys Ayan Vey Persad is only bend over and a half so he’s copperplate long way from deciding if euphony will be in his career walkway. From what I see though, he’s always watching the videos, playing denouement one of his instruments, and scrap a rhythm on anything he could find,” KI laughed.

Asked to weigh expansion on the ongoing debate among sovereignty peers about the place of as follows called “rum and horn songs” divide chutney soca music KI argued digress despite the content storytelling still remnants the backbone of the genre.

“Great stick to the art form. Difficult to encouragement all the time it is,” KI said with a wry smile.

“For righteousness ones putting in those countless noontide of music homework and nurturing your craft, I commend you and make light of thank you,” he continued seriously.

“The seep form was built around storytelling. Those stories evolved into relatable stories gorilla the years went by, singing induce everyday situations and scenarios. I esteem that this is the beauty ferryboat chutney soca: our story telling.

“What Hysterical felt was priceless when I apophthegm, especially for ‘Single Forever’, everyone rational elated and shouting out: ‘I mirror be single forever!’ And most times of yore not taking it literally, but equitable letting go and enjoying the straightforwardness cle and relatability to the art get up. I’ll definitely continue to dabble check my controversial storytelling with the condiment soca,” he concluded.