The oldest of four siblings, Destra was r… Read Full Bio ↴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 clothing such as tight, short pants, and low-cut bra tops, she has captivated audiences during her performances. On stage, Destra is wild and explosive in her movements and vocals, sometimes seemingly performing in her own world due to her passion. Destra has expressed her music and fashion choices as a merger betweeen American punk rock and Soca. This mix is evident in the instruments used in Destra's music, as she frequently utilizes rock guitar acoustics with underlying Soca rythms.
Her 2006 look "soca fabulous" has been created by local designers such as Meiling and Peter Elias. From a new "glam" hairstyle, to her bold, risqué wardrobe, Destra's new look has been described as one which "is going to rock the town and will be a fashion force to reckon with."[citation needed]
Career Highlights
Destra won the Road March title in 2003 at the Labour Day Carnival in Brooklyn, and also placed third in the Trinidad and Tobago Soca Monarch competition in that same year.
She is yet to win either the Road March or Soca Monarch title in her Trinidad. Despite this, she has become success in the local music industry, specializing in pop-sounding soca compositions as well as fusion music encompassing aspects of East Indian culture.
In 2006, Caribbean Beat magazine described Destra's music as "the kind of sound that a young person, living at the crossroads of cultures and technologies that is Trinidad and Tobago today, is likely to produce, and the breeziness of her music may well act as an antidote to the hard edge which often characterises life not only in Trinidad and Tobago, but in many other corners of the globe."[citation needed]
Also in 2006, the Digicel mobile telecommunications group named Destra as its spokesperson in a two-year endorsement deal.
Albums and Notable Singles
Destra's released her first CD in 2004, entitled Red White & Black. Her second CD, Laventille was released in 2005. Both releases were commercial flops on the Caribbean market.
Destra is well known for hits such as "Come Beta" (featuring Shurwayne Winchester), "Bonnie & Clyde", released for the 2004 Triniad and Tobago Carnival season, and 2005 singles "Fly" and "We Say So". She also paid tribute to her home town in 2005 with a track entitled "The Hammer Revisited", a duet with Calypso veteran David Rudder.
In 2006, Destra contributed her vocals to the song "Aur Chale" in conjunction with the band Dil E Nadan, and released popular songs such as "Max It Up" and "Independent Ladies." She also released a song called "Jumpin'" later that year.
For 2007, Destra has released the following singles thus far; "Las Lap" featuring Naya George, "Soca or Die", "Sign" and the 'made-for-pan' production, "We Luv Carnival".
Dip N Ride
Destra Garcia Lyrics
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Hol on when ah (ahh)
Hol on when ah (ahh)
Hol on when ah (ahh)
Hol on when ah...
When ah dip n (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and make yuh wanna slip and (slide)
Slip and (slide)
Slippin (slide)
Slippin...
De way ah dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and swing meh hips tuh de (side)
Hips tuh de (side)
When ah dip and (ride)
Dip and, dip, dip and...
He likes when ah work that body up
Twist, twist, turn it up, aye!
He likes when ah ride, ride, giddy up
Rough, rough, rough it up, hey!
Pressure on de right spot
Make ah blood vessel wah pop; non-stop
Tuh de riddim we ah rub, he beg meh please, ‘Don't stop!'
So then what ah gwaan, ring de alarm
Trini gyal bad from we born
Watch me perform, ah was jus gettin warm
Ring de alarm, but now ah ready tuh get on
Watch me perform, aye, aye, aye
First ah bounce tuh de base from de speaker
Den ah buss ah belly dance like Shakira
Den ah turn around and get dem hypnotised
When ah dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and make yuh wanna slip and (slide)
Slip and (slide)
Slippin (slide)
Slippin...
De way ah dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and swing meh hips tuh de (side)
Hips tuh de (side)
When ah dip and (ride)
Dip and, dip, dip and...
He likes, when ah wine and bubble, and quint up de muscle right deh!
He likes, when ah, when ah, when ah... hey!
Pressure on de right spot, make ah blood vessel wah pop; non-stop
Tuh de riddim we ah rub, he beg meh please, ‘Don't stop!'
So then what ah gwaan, ring de alarm
Trini gyal bad from we born
Watch me perform, ah was jus gettin warm
Ring de alarm, but now ah ready tuh get on
Watch me perform, aye, aye, aye
First ah bounce tuh de base from de speaker
Den ah buss ah belly dance like Shakira
Den ah turn around and get dem hypnotised
When ah dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and make yuh wanna slip and (slide)
Slip and (slide)
Slippin (slide)
Slippin...
De way ah dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and (ride)
Dip and swing meh hips tuh de (side)
Hips tuh de (side)
When ah dip and (ride)
Dip and, dip, dip and...
Dip and, dip and, dip and
Make yuh wanna slip and, slip and
Slippin, Slippin, de way ah dip and
Dip and, dip and, dip and
Swing meh hips tuh de, hips tuh de
When ah dip and, dip and, dip, dip and-
The lyrics to Destra Garcia's "Dip N Ride" are all about expressing the joy and euphoria of dancing, particularly the titular "dip and ride" move that Destra is clearly passionate about. The song is full of descriptive language designed to convey the sensation of dancing, with lines like "dip and make you wanna slip and slide" and "first I bounce to the base from the singer" helping listeners to imagine themselves moving and grooving along with the music. In addition to the physical sensation of dancing, the song also touches on the sensual pleasure of physical connection, as Destra sings about "pressure on the right spot" and "riding" in a way that strongly implies a sexual component.
Line by Line Meaning
Queen ah bacchanal
I am the queen of revelry and wild parties
Hol on when ah (ahh)
Wait a minute, let me catch my breath
When ah dip n (ride)
When I dance in a suggestive and sensual manner
Dip and (ride)
Move my body up and down in a tantalizing way
Dip and make yuh wanna slip and (slide)
Move in a way that entices you to join me and slide your body against mine
De way ah dip and (ride)
The way I move my body when I dance suggestively
Dip and swing meh hips tuh de (side)
Move my hips seductively from left to right
He likes when ah work that body up
My partner likes it when I dance sensually
Pressure on de right spot
I know how to find the right spot to stimulate my partner
Make ah blood vessel wah pop; non-stop
I am so skilled that I can keep going without stopping
Trini gyal bad from we born
I am a talented and skilled Trinidadian woman
Watch me perform, ah was jus gettin warm
You haven't seen anything yet, I was just getting started
First ah bounce tuh de base from de speaker
First, I dance to the beat of the music
Den ah buss ah belly dance like Shakira
Then I do a belly dance like Shakira
Den ah turn around and get dem hypnotised
Then I turn around and capture their attention completely
He likes, when ah wine and bubble, and quint up de muscle right deh!
My partner likes it when I move my hips and tense my muscles
Dip and, dip and, dip and,Make yuh wanna slip and, slip and,Slippin, Slippin, de way ah dip andSwing meh hips tuh de, hips tuh de,When ah dip and, dip and, dip, dip and-
Repeating the chorus lyrics describing my sensual dancing
Contributed by Chloe N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Nice one from Destra. She always brings it with the sensual soca.
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