5star Akil
Akil Borneo
Port Of Spain
Akil has always been influenced by music’s creative and technical elements. Originally from St James, his father, a pannist, etched the art form into his psyche from an early age exposing the 6 year old to the national instrument. From that age on Borneo loved music, he tinkered and deconstructed musical apparatus and the work of artists, to understand the fundamentals and origins of that which enraptured him. He modelled his own career developing his own style by critically assessing and building on the foundation created by others in the music and entertainment fora. He consistently made advancements juggling two jobs originally first focusing most of his free time on his engagement with the Associate Degree Sound System and their performances at the country’s top two nightclubs during that era. This continued for twelve years and formalised his path/journey into the entertainment world with the sobriquet “5 Star.” He eventually seizing the chance and pursued his passion full time in 1998. 5 Star Akil became a mainstream soca artist in 2013 with the release of his hit song “Partier” this followed earlier productions “Shake Yuh Bumper,” “Pray” and “Up in the Rave” which received lukewarm receptions in the highly competitive soca arena. With those offerings he was, however, able to entertain at fetes and make bookings consistently. Since “Partier” he continued to release formidable songs – “Never Done” with Nadia Batson, “To Meh Heart” and “Untamed” featuring Lyrical.