Archived: Rikki Jai's Shaft Written Hit, Making Heads Roll

Jason Shaft Bishop may certainly be the man to call on when you want that perfect soca anthem! He’s proven it in the past and with carnival 2016 in Trinidad and Tobago certainly the topic of much talk these days, Shaft’s name keeps popping up. His latest success story is the Chutney Soca King himself, Rikki Jai, a man who’s conquered that industry and seems set to make heads roll in the mainstream soca circuit in the upcoming season.

Chutney Soca King, Rikki Jai has worked with Shaft ahead of C2K16.

Jai’s 2016 contribution, “Leh We Fete” is a Red Boys Production which means it has definitely gotten the magic touch from the main men of Barbados; the men who’s made Farmer Nappy a blowout Groovy soca success time and time again.  In T&T, where every bit of radio airplay matters, Jai’s definitely making inroads. The song has become a sing along tune, enticing soca lovers everywhere for the past couple weeks.

Jason Shaft Bishop

Shaft has also penned songs for Lyrikal, Lil Bitts, Jaiga and Granny and Baron most recently. He told ETCETERABUZZ there are releases to come from Olatunji and several others this season. The super songwriter recently took home the COTT award for Jiggle of the Year for Massy Stores’ “Lucy” jingle.

Keep your ears open and eyes peeled…Ricki Jai’s “Leh We Fete” just might surprise many of you out there, even though it really shouldn’t after all it’s been touched by Shaft! For more on Shaft’s work, check out his Facebook page.