leading in the dance but also verbally commanding her male dance partner's movements. Destra’s confidence and dominance are aspects of her captivating persona that make her a strong, dynamic female figure in the male-dominated soca music genre. Albums and notable singles Destra's released her first album in 2003, entitled Red, White, Black. Her second album, Laventille pre-release, which featured her Bonnie and Clyde hit song, was released in 2004. Destra is well known for one of the most popular soca anthems "It's Carnival" (featuring Machel Montano) which was released in the 2003 Carnival season. Some of her later popular releases are "Come Beta" (featuring Shurwayne Winchester), 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 her album "Independent Lady" which seemed to have signalled the start for women's shout for independence. For 2007, Garcia has released the following singles thus far: "Las Lap" featuring Naya George, "Soca or Die", "Sign", "Situation" with Multi Symptom, the "made-for-pan" production "We Luv Carnival", the most popular song of her 2007 releases, "I Dare You" (the song in which she began utilizing the ever-popular dance created by Reggae Superstar Tony Matterhorn, "Dutty Wine"), all of which now form part of her "Soca Or Die" album released in 2008. Hott (2009) It was released for Barbados Soca. Destra's song, "Bonnie and Clyde", was featured as the track for the Parrot Bay alcohol commercial. Awards and nominations Albums Singles References External links Soca musicians 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago women singers Living people 1982 births Trinidad and Tobago people of Dougla descent Trinidad and Tobago people of Grenadian descent