January 16, 2015
While party people all over the world are gearing up for Trinidad's Carnival—the bacchanlian festival of wining and grinding—Bunji Garlin has opted to switch up pace with "We Up Dey," a self-help soca jam. Peppered with motivational affirmations like rise to the occasion, defy the odds, and you have purpose, Garlin's sobering narrative transcends soca's typical jump-and-wave lyrics, and can easily hold you down with posi-vibes on a Friday in the office.