Honorable Mention: Bunji Garlin, “Savage”
Experimentation paid off in a big way for Bunji Garlin in 2013, as “Differentology” wasn’t his only tune this year with a sound all its own. Produced by Anglo-Trinidadian production team Jus Now (sample their One Time EP featuring Bunji’s “Tun Up” here) “Savage” was built around a sample of Trini calypsonian Maestro’s classic tune of the same name, giving it a soulful, analog feel that easily differentiated it from any other soca tune this year, or any other. —Jesse Serwer