Bajan Sun Magazine - Caribbean Entrepreneurs Vol1 Issue 5 | Page 43

BAJAN SUN Bajan Sun Magazine NEW MUSIC JULY 2014 WEB SITES STARTING AT $750.00 Xcel The Don 43 Seth Antonio Bovell better known by his stage name Xcel is a Barbadian singer-songwriter, producer and actor. XCeL was born on the beautiful island of Barbados and lived there until the age of nine when he moved to the Virgin Islands. XCeL under the name DipKid started a music career in 2004 with a friend and formed a group called C.T.B which is one of the pioneers of recording rap music in the Virgin Islands. Their music was distributed throughout schools and played frequently on the radio. But, it came to an end when XCel moved back to Barbados in 2008 and commenced a solo career under the name SethMus. In 2008-2009 XCel made approximately 200 tracks and released 3 underground mixtapes which were circulated on the streets of Barbados. Currently, Xcel is working on his official debut album. Unlike many artists today, XCel writes, mixes and masters his songs himself, Stiffy, SupaFrost, Altek, Jahir, SR Viper, G81 Snappah, M.W.E, Dyce, Blackstarr, Yung Prez, and Lil Tris are among the Barbadian musicians that Xcel has worked with. www.bajansunonline.com/MAGAZINE/ | [email protected] | @BajanSunOnline