From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment
- Anchored in the pivotal 2015 Carnival season, Like Ah Boss captures the anthem’s cultural domination.
- Cameras chronicle a seven day stretch with 16 performances, starting with MachelMonday at the National Stadium, 25,000 fans.
- Includes candid reflections and rare archival footage tracing his evolution from child prodigy who began performing at age seven.
- Revisits milestone moments: StarSearch, Coachella with Major Lazer, and Sadhguru's Maha Shivratri performance in India.
- Confronts darker chapters like the Real Unity stage collapse and public scrutiny, framing sacrifice, reinvention, and the endurance of Soca.
Machel Montano delivers an intimate and unfiltered look into the life and legacy of one of the
Caribbean’s most influential cultural icons. Often hailed as the “Michael Jackson of the
Caribbean,” Machel Montano has built a career spanning more than four decades,
redefining Soca music while elevating Caribbean culture onto the global stage.
Anchored in the pivotal 2015 Carnival season, the documentary captures a defining
chapter in Montano’s career, as he dominated the cultural landscape with his anthemic
hit “Like Ah Boss.”
Cameras follow the artist through an extraordinary seven-day
stretch in which he delivers 16 performances, beginning with his iconic Machel
Monday concert at the National Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago, drawing more than
25,000 fans. This relentless schedule—electric, euphoric, and exhausting—forms the
emotional core of the film.
Interwoven throughout this high-energy journey are deeply personal reflections, rare
archival footage, and candid interviews that trace Montano’s evolution from child
prodigy—launching his career at just seven years old—to global cultural ambassador.
The film revisits career-defining milestones, including his early appearance on Star
Search, his groundbreaking Coachella main stage debut alongside Major Lazer, and
his performance before millions at Sadhguru’s Maha Shivratri Festival in India.
Like Ah Boss does not shy away from the complexities behind the spotlight. The
documentary explores more challenging chapters of Montano’s life—from a devastating
stage collapse during his Real Unity concert to periods of intense public
scrutiny—placing these moments within the broader context of fame, cultural
responsibility, and personal resilience.
Both a tribute and a revealing exploration, Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King –
Machel Montano is a powerful meditation on sacrifice, reinvention, and endurance. It
captures the weight of legacy and the relentless drive of an artist who continues to push
boundaries while expanding the global reach of Soca music.
More than a documentary, the film stands as a celebration of Caribbean
creativity—bold, unapologetic, and world-class.
“Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King – Machel Montano” is now available
globally, across digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, and
Fawesome.
For more information, please visit https://machelmontano.com/likeahboss/ and
Instagram @machelmontano.
FILM CREDITS
A MONK PICTURES / SUNSEEKER MEDIA PRODUCTION
DIRECTED BY BART PHILLIPS & CHE KOTHARI
MUSIC BY MACHEL MONTANO
EDITED BY MATTHEW HUSTON
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY BART PHILLIPS, CHE KOTHARI & ELIZABETH “LADY”
MONTANO
PRODUCED BY CHE KOTHARI, NATE MARTIN, BART PHILLIPS P.G.A., WAYNE
OVERSTREET & LEN GIBSON
Read the full article on the original site
