02/07/2025
••• Kes •••
Features in is set to perform tonight in Boston, MA
In his recent interview with Kes shared
“Because the mission is to spread the music as far and wide as possible, people can relate to a band more than they can relate to a track,” the frontman added.
“Maybe there’s a fan who isn’t even looking at me, they’re fixated on the DJ or the drummer. I love that there are so many more points of contact that come with a band.”
Today the group still includes Kes’s brother Jon and their childhood friend and bassist Riad Boochoon, as well as drummer Dean James. The live outfit also features a pair of keyboard players and a DJ.
Kes the Band hit its stride with the song “Wotless,” which earned them both the prestigious Groovy Soca
Monarch title at the 2011 Trinidad & Tobago Carnival and a BET Soul Train Award nomination for best
Caribbean performance.
Kes admits that before the song broke, he was focused on working with Los Angeles-based producers to make
crossover tracks that he loved, but that failed to connect with audiences.
“‘Wotless’ showed me the power of soca in its real form,” he said.
Caribbean and African music have been in conversation with each other for decades. Kes’s open musical mind
meant the group was well positioned when Afrobeats began to sweep the world over the past decade. Their
fusion track “Hello” remains one of the most streamed songs ever recorded by a Trinidadian artist.
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