Their achievements both locally and internationally have been phenomenal. In 2000 having been one of the five artistes selected out of the 300 who auditioned, they performed the United States National Anthem at two major N.B.A. games in Madison Square Gardens and the Continental Airline Arena. KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – When it was over, the crowd of about 2,500 people looking on here in Kaiserslautern began calling for more.They then went on to win a multitude of awards including ‘Best Soca Group’ at the Soca Awards held in New York in 20. But they were left with the chant from Maximus Dan‘s World Cup hit “I‘m a Soca Warrior” ringing in their ears.Īnd it wasn‘t the composer performing the song but Shurwayne Winchester, Iwer George and members of H2o Phlo. The occasion was an event called “Fan Fest” held in a park downtown in the city where Trinidad and Tobago played its final World Cup game against Paraguay. This was essentially evenings of entertainment for fans attending the World Cup in all German cities.Ĭulture Minister, Joan Yuille-Williams, piloted the Cabinet note to have Trinidad and Tobago send a 150 member cultural contingent and officials to Germany as a major strategy to expose the country to the world at a time when the footballers were also having an impact with their spirited brand of play.Įarlier Black Stalin and Luta, backed by Roy Cape and the All Stars who provided music for all the performers, warmed up the audience with authentic calypso before the Soca stars took the stage. Rikki Jai and H2o Phlo also performed earlier. Shurwayne opened his performance with the pop sounding, cross-over ditty, “Hey Colabar” then followed with his monster Road March hit for 2005, “Give Thanks”.

Later he and Iwer George shared the stage in getting the audience to put their “hands in the air” and “wave something”, Iwer interspersing his performance with snatches of his 2006 offering, “We Reach”.Īll the Soca artistes then joined in to perform “I‘m a Soca Warrior” and got the crowd to sing along. Many of them had witnessed the street parade by masqueraders and the Laventille Rhythm Section in Eibenstrasse in downtown Kaiserslautern. The street parade was essentially a mini carnival with characters such as Blue Devils, Tan Tan and Saga Boy, Tassa Drummers, Moko Jumbies, King of Carnival 2006, Leroy Prieto, with Soca Jumbie and Ibis in Flight by Susan Badree. There were extempo performances by Ewart Serrant, Skatie and Superior at a booth manned by the Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Development Company. On Sunday June 18, there were more cultural performances in the city of Riesenbrunnen featuring Phase ll Pan Groove, 2006 Calypso Monarch, Luta, Calypso Rose, Rikki Jai, Black Stalin, Kees Diffenthaler, Maximus Dan, Shurwayne Winchester as well as Fisher Folk and Soca dances.Hailing from the twin island of Trinidad & Tobago, H2O Phlo is one of the Caribbean’s leading R&B vocal collaborations. The group, with current members Jason ‘Fridge’ Seecharan, Junior Nelson and Keston Rosales, is known for sweet harmonies and smooth R&B/Soca grooves. H2O Phlo is a firm favourite with fans ranging from the ages of two to 92 alike. They have had a range of hit singles including “A Little Closer”, “Party With You”, “Come Baby” and “High On The Dancefloor” which are all still very popular today with fans both locally and internationally. H2O Phlo’s founding members met while sheltering from heavy rainfall in downtown Port-of Spain (Trinidad). Recognizing the wealth of talent that existed between them, they came together to form a vocal group performing at various events across the country. After a performance at the National Stadium, a chance remark, “You all sing as smooth as water flows,” resulted in the coining of the name H2O Phlo. The group very quickly made a name for themselves and went on to perform at concerts featuring a host of international artistes including Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, James Ingram, Lionel Richie, Michael Bolton, Peabo Bryson, Sean Paul, Shaggy, T.L.C., The Fugees, Usher and Ziggy Marley and most recently John Legend.

They then went on to win a multitude of awards including ‘Best Soca Group’ at the Soca Awards held in New York in 20.

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