\u201cSt. Vincent and the Grenadines is where Jesus Christ walks,\u201d he told the ebullient crowd before belting out, among others, \u201cIn De Corner\u201d; \u201cNever Forget Yo Roots\u201d; \u201cSet Yo Bucket\u201d; \u201cDrink a Rum\u201d; \u201cLeave Me Alone\u201d; \u201cBig Hole\u201d; and his signature, \u201cHammer\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGive our country 47 years of independence an applause,\u201d urged Skarpyon, who has carved out a niche for himself on the Ragga Soca scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n His first major public performance was at the Junior Calypso competition.<\/span>\u00a0Skarpyon said he joined the National Youth Band as a lead vocalist developing his skills as an entertainer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He said he has released several tracks, including “On Fire,” “Lookin Fine,” “Turn The Lights Down Low,” “Leave Me Alone,” “Carnival Song,” “Soca Love,” “Ragga Muffin,” “Wine\u2019N,” “She Aint Get It Yet,” “Hammer N Conchs,” “Ready,” “Waistline” and “Feet Parade.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Skarpyon performs during the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Anniversary Scholarship Awards Gala in Howard Beach, Queens.<\/span>Nelson A. King<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Skarpyon said he also entered the Vincy Mas National Calypso Monarch Competition arena with his song \u201cUntil\u201d, capturing the Calypso Monarchy.<\/span><\/p>\n He said \u201cNever Forget\u201d was a patriotic song urging all to \u201cnever forget\u201d their roots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Skarpyon said the video went on to win best video of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In 2019, he said he released a track and video for that year’s \u201cRum Do Dat\u201d, \u201cwhich is still making waves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Four years later, Skarpyon said he released the Ragga Soca Project, comprising \u201cDilute it\u201d and \u201cNot Today,\u201d a collaboration with rising star Keke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Skarpyon told <\/span>Caribbean Life<\/b> on Sunday that he creates his own style of music by fusing different genres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He said he is often called \u201cThe Crossover King\u201d by his peers.<\/span><\/p>\n Skarpyon gives \u201call the credit to the Almighty\u201d for his many talents.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vincentian singer, songwriter, composer and remarkable entertainer on Sunday, Oct. 26, electrified patrons during the 47th Independence Anniversary Scholarship Awards Luncheon at Russo\u2019s on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens. Skarpyon, who claims that he has been singing all his life, had patrons jumping for more in headlining the entertainment segment during the five-hour-plus-long gala.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6026\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Skarpyon](\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_2628-rotated-e1794239643759.jpg?quality=51&w=563\" "\\"\\"")