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Bunji Garlin

Bunji Garlin

Soca artist · Bouyon collaborator · Trinidad and Tobago · 68 Tracks · 4 Collaborators · 13 Sources

Bunji Garlin is one of Trinidad's major Soca voices, multiple Road March, married and crossed careers with Fay-Ann Lyons. His Bouyon connection comes down to two precise moments.

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Year by year

2000

1 fact

Bunji Garlin establishes himself as Trinidad's Soca King, multiple Road March wins, ragga soca references.

2019

1 release · 2 collaborators

"Famalay" with Machel Montano and Skinny Fabulous, co-produced by Dominican Dada, wins Trinidad Road March, a bouyon-influenced track per Medium. Medium, The Dominican producer behind th

  1. Famalaywith Machel Montano and Skinny Fabulous, Trinidad Road March, co-prod Dada

2025

1 release · 1 collaborator

Dec 15 "G.O.A.T. (Bouyon Mixes)" with Major Lazer and America Foster on Mad Decent: two bouyon remixes, by Precision Productions and Dadamanufakture. Apple Music, GOAT (Bouyon Mixes), Major

Apr 23 In a BRUKOUT TV interview, Killa (Triple Kay) says the Bunji, Machel Montano and Skinny Fabulous track built on a Dominican producer's rhythm is "100%" bouyon and that the credits were corrected after he spoke. Killa's own account, not confirmed elsewhere. BRUKOUT TV, TK International Talk About

Discography

2026

2 releases · 1 collaborator

Follows up in 2026 with "Promota" (with Hans Glader, Travis World and Skinny Fabulous) and the "Ting Go Happen" remix (with Skinny Fabulous and Esron Y. Spielberg). Apple Music, PROMOTA (Hans Glader feat.

  1. Ting Go Happen (Remix)with Skinny Fabulous and Esron Y. Spielberg

Discography

Undated

68 releases · 2 collaborators

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4 collaborators

The names that keep coming back · Sourced musical collaborations · In the same circle · The story behind the name · Understand bouyon

The names that keep coming back

Sourced musical collaborations

See Bunji Garlin on the bouyon mapTheir collaborations, drawn, and who bridges the islands.

In the same circle

The story behind the name

Bunji Garlin appears in these chapters of the bouyon story.

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Who Bunji Garlin is · Read the full story · Frequently asked questions

Bunji Garlin is one of Trinidad's major Soca voices, multiple Road March, married and crossed careers with Fay-Ann Lyons. His Bouyon connection comes down to two precise moments. 2019: he sings on "Famalay" with Skinny Fabulous and Machel Montano, the track wins Trinidad Road March, and it is co-produced by Dominican Dada.

The Medium feature "The Dominican producer behind the monster Soca hit Famalay" describes a bouyon-influenced track produced in Dominica. ", with America Foster. On 15 December, Mad Decent releases two bouyon remixes of it, by Precision Productions and Dadamanufakture; in early January 2026, Soca News headlines it "Bouyon Powered Anthem".

In 2026, Bunji keeps the Soca release pace with "Promota" (with Hans Glader, Travis World and Skinny Fabulous) and the "Ting Go Happen" remix (with Skinny Fabulous and Esron Y. Spielberg), still far from the Bouyon core. Bunji stays a Trinidad Soca artist, not Bouyon. But his voice carried the Dominican genre into three global ecosystems core artists couldn't reach alone.

Bunji Garlin remains above all one of the Soca Kings of Trinidad and Tobago, on a par with Machel Montano in the contemporary canon. His place in the Bouyon story is not that of a Bouyon voice, he never releases under that label, but that of a cross-genre carrier whose voice amplifies the Dominican genre at two precise and strategic moments.

The first moment is "Famalay" in 2019. The title brings together Skinny Fabulous (Saint Vincent), Machel Montano (Trinidad) and Bunji Garlin (Trinidad), wins the Trinidad Road March that year, and piles up tens of millions of views across the platforms. What tips the analysis is the identity of the producer: the Dominican Dada, co-producer of the track with International DJ Stephen according to the video's official description, and whose rhythm, the Medium feature notes, draws on bouyon. The track carries Bunji Garlin's voice as one of the three voices distributing it towards worldwide consumption.

The second moment is Major Lazer's "G.O.A.T.", in late 2025. Bunji sings on it with America Foster, first on the GYALGEBRA mixtape, on 21 November. On 15 December, the Mad Decent label puts out "G.O.A.T. (Bouyon Mixes)": two bouyon remixes, by Precision Productions (Trinidad) and Dadamanufakture (Dominica). In early January 2026, Soca News headlines it "Bouyon Powered Anthem". Bunji's soca voice thus goes through an EDM label, on bouyon remixes made in the Caribbean.

A more recent episode touches this track. In a BRUKOUT TV interview on 23 April 2025, Killa (Triple Kay) says the song by Bunji, Machel Montano and Skinny Fabulous, built on a Dominican producer's rhythm, is "100%" bouyon, and that the artists had to correct the credits after he spoke. The video's automatic transcript writes "Family" and "Dad Lawrence". We read "Famalay" and Dada Lawrence: it is the only title by this trio in the Apple Music catalogue, and the official description of "Famalay" credits "Dada Lawrence". No other source confirms the credit correction: it remains Killa's account. In any case, Bunji's voice stays at the crossing of two major moments of Bouyon leaving the local scene, in the place of a carrier, not a member.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Bunji Garlin from?

Bunji Garlin is from Trinidad and Tobago. This profile then follows the whole run: the dated timeline, the releases, the features and the circle of artists around them.

Who is Bunji Garlin?

Bunji Garlin is a Trinidad Soca star, not a Bouyon artist. But he shows up at two pivotal moments in the global Bouyon story.

What are Bunji Garlin's key tracks?

Key tracks by Bunji Garlin: "PROMOTA" (2026), "Ting Go Happen (Remix)" (2026), "Famalay" (2019). The profile lists all 4 documented releases, with dates and sources.

THE PROOF

13 sources

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Bunji Garlin

    Born 14 July 1978 in Arima, Trinidad.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunji_Garlin
  2. Apple Music, PROMOTA (Hans Glader feat. Travis World, Bunji Garlin, Skinny Fabulous, 5 juin 2026)

    https://music.apple.com/us/song/promota/6767844267
  3. Soca News, Ting Go Happen (Remix) (Bunji Garlin, Skinny Fabulous, juin 2026)

    https://socanews.com/music/station/ting-go-happen
  4. Wikipedia EN, Bunji Garlin

    Base biography, civil identity and catalogue.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunji_Garlin
  5. Apple Music, GOAT (Bouyon Mixes), Major Lazer, America Foster & Bunji Garlin (15 décembre 2025)

    Mad Decent; tracks Precision Productions Bouyon Mix, Dadamanufakture Bouyon Mix and the original.

    https://music.apple.com/us/album/goat-bouyon-mixes-single/1860772033
  6. Soca News, Major Lazer & Bunji Garlin drop Bouyon-powered anthem G.O.A.T.

    "G.O.A.T. Bouyon Mixes" release and Bouyon-powered positioning.

    https://socanews.com/news/major-lazer-and-bunji-garlin-drop-bouyon-powered-anthem-g-o-a-t/
  7. Medium, The Dominican producer behind the monster Soca hit Famalay

    Canonical source on Dada and Famalay's Dominican mechanics.

    https://medium.com/jelinthemix/the-dominican-producer-behind-the-monster-soca-hit-famalay-e191a8bb2db4
  8. YouTube, Famalay (Official Lyric Video), Skinny Fabulous (4 janvier 2019)

    Official description: "Produced by Dada Lawrence and the International DJ Stephen".

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD4lqYEwmiI
  9. dadamanufakture.com, Biography

    Official site of Dada: Famalay, number one on the iTunes reggae chart and 2019 Trinidad and Tobago Road March.

    http://dadamanufakture.com/biography/
  10. BRUKOUT TV, TK International Talk About The Rise, The Battles And Struggles Of Bouyon Music And Nasty Business (23 avril 2025)

    Killa (Triple Kay) on a Bunji × Machel × Skinny track; auto-transcript writes "Family" and "Dad Lawrence".

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWQtWBxPcpw
  11. Riddimstream, Major Lazer GOAT Bouyon Mixes feat Bunji Garlin

    G.O.A.T. track details with Bunji Garlin.

    https://www.riddimstream.com/music/major-lazer-goat-bouyon-mixes-feat-america-foster-bunji-garlin/

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