9. Kerwin Du Bois – Circles
Kerwin Du Bois keeps coming stronger and stronger every Trinidad Carnival, and he definitely outdid himself this year with tracks like “Circles,” one of his biggest-sounding anthems to date. “Circles” was also possibly the most underrated song of Trinidad’s Carnival season this year (the same could also be said for the bouncy “Magnetic”) as it failed to gain the same traction as last year’s Groovy Soca Monarch-winning “Too Real” or this year’s “No Apologies.” But Du Bois’ triumphant production and R&B harmonies on the track took beyond the realm of soca into new melodic territory we’re hoping he continues to explore with his releases for 2016. —Jesse Serwer