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Law man Roger Bowen brings Fireman for second shot at Soca Monarch title

Roger Bowen

With about seven years of singing any genres of music experience local law man Roger Bowen is taking aim yet again at the Carib Soca Monarch title. His tool is a high energy song titled 'Fireman' written by Lindener Michael 'Buju' Davidson. He like the others who made the semifinals list is optimistic about his chances of making the finals of the 2012 Carib Soca Monarch and ultimately winning despite the more experienced competition.
The song with the contagious hook 'rude boy give she the water…give she the hose… she body on fire… she body exposes' is arranged by Osley 'Spider' Hopkinson. It tells of a woman who is out to have a good time come hell or high water for the carnival festival and the heat becomes too much for her hence the fireman is called to cool her down” Bowen says.

Last time he tried his hands at the competition was in 2007 with his own composition but on that occasion he only made it to the National Park where apparently there were not enough hands ' in de air' to get the Judges approval for any if the top spots. That was an interesting experience that thought me a lot and now several years later I think I'm ready to take the clash all the way,” he told this publication.

The father of one who lives Better Verwagtin says he's always been excited about competitions but never was bold enough to enter now he's fully ready and plans to bring it even against the big wigs. At age 24 he has already front lined for local bands such as The Guyana Police Band force Band, Mischievous Guys, Mingles Sound machine and is current a Lead singer in the Temperature band. His on stage experience covers performances on almost every stage in Guyana barring Lethem.

He has done opening acts for the likes Berres Hammond, Tarrus Rhiley, Morgan Heritage, Vegas and Neyo as well as the GTT 10/10 oft Ball competition etc and is encouraging all to come out and support the competition as it is the pulse of the Mash festival. He's a constable in the police Force for the past four years and because of his performance one year the band was offered a lucrative sum of cash from then Police Commissioner Henry Green.

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