Connector - Meh 2 Lovers [ 2006 Trinidad Chutney/Soca Music ]


Trinidad-born Joel Davis aka Connector is a multi-talented artiste who has made a tremendous contribution to Soca in Toronto since he burst on the scene in 1992 In 1995 Connector had his first hit single, "Bump and Shake Yuh Bam Bam". His second single, "Doh Hide It", topped at number one for two weeks in Trinidad and remained in the top 25 for two months."Doh Hide It" was also chosen to be the 1996 Road March for Caribana in Toronto, giving him the title for a second time.

Singer, songwriter Connector produced his debut CD album titled "Explosive" (1999). In 2000 he made it to the semi-finals in the International Soca-Monarch Competition in Trinidad and Tobago with one of his smashing Soca songs "Juookie-Juookie" from his album "Explosive". He has also been a regular finalist in the OCPA Calypso Monarch Competition in Toronto (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008) and a semi finalist.

Joel has been featured in such films as "Blues Brother 2000", "In Too Deep", "Ladies Man" and "The City" and he has shared the stage with other popular Soca artistes such as Defosto, Crazy, Baron, Johnny King, Preacher and the Mighty Sparrow, to name a few. Connector has also been the recipient of the Mas in the City Monarch of Canada Award and the Canadian Reggae Music Award for the song, "Bump & Shake". In 1999 he was nominated for The Sunshine Award in New York City for the best political and social commentary calypso "De Nation Cries". In 2005 he won the Caribana Soca Monarch title for the third time with his high tempo "On The Road" and dynamic performance. In 2006, Connector was a finalist in the International Chutney Soca Monarch Competition in Trinidad and Tobago, singing his hit song "Meh 2 Lovers" and his new release "West Indian" on his 2006 CD "Soca Lava".