Afro Fete Riddim – Cl Productions

Afro Fête Riddim sits in CL Productions’ 2019 soca catalogue as a compact four-song Carnival set, issued on November 7 and fronted by Kes, Abdiel, Destra and Dale Ryan. The sound is clean and dance-floor ready rather than overloaded: bright melodic lines, a steady mid-tempo pulse, and enough low-end push to keep it moving without crowding the vocals. Kes’ “L. I. T. (Lost in Translation)” is the obvious anchor, with its polished delivery and live-guitar credit adding a little extra lift, while Destra’s “Guilty” and Dale Ryan’s “On The Rocks” keep the mood in that slick party lane. It’s the kind of riddim that leans on crisp percussion and a smooth, forward-driving groove, with the tempo sitting around 123 BPM and the singers riding it with easy, straight-ahead phrasing.