Nikki Brooks Launches New Music Project And Website

Well-known Virgin Islands Artist Nikki Brooks on Friday announced the launch of her new EP entitled “Free” and her website www.iamnikkibrooks.com. According to the release, “Free” is Ms. Brooks’s fourth solo project since returning to the Caribbean music scene in 2015. The EP contains five tracks across multiple genres.

“I think that Free is a true representation of how I feel at this moment,” Ms. Brooks said. “I did not want to lock myself in a box and have people think that I am only capable of singing Soca music.”

According to the release, the album’s tracks are a fusion of rhythms and sounds. The first track “Sweet So” sees Ms. Brooks’s powerful vocals on a trap style beat. Track two “Ah Feeling” pulses with a steady soca ‘riddim’ while track three “Only for tonight” is a sultry reggae groove featuring one of Jamaica’s rising stars Itakay. Tracks four and five are both energetic blends of techno and soca. “Bet Yah”, featuring Atlanta rapper Terre Redd, is an upbeat party-starter, and “Misunderstood” is Ms. Brooks’s heartfelt dedication to her beloved Virgin Islands.

The entertainer has poured herself into this project, recording with new engineers and in new spaces, including Miami’s famed Circle House Studios, according to the release. The project includes writing from international hit maker Shervaughn ‘Diction’ Edwards, and Anguillian songwriter Cheva Richardson. In addition, “Free” has production from Trinidad’s Dike Pereira of Nyce Nation and the Virgin Islands’ Simon ‘Gusty’ Lettsome Jr., formerly of The Venomous Poizon Band.

The EP coupled with Ms. Brooks’s new website both promise to usher the artist’s music into new markets and introduce her and Virgin Islands’ music to new fans, the release said. They also serve as a fantastic prelude to her stage performances this year during the Crucian Christmas Festival. Ms. Brooks performs in St. Croix on December 30 and January 5.

Find out more about her at www.iamnikkibrooks.com and look out for her EP “Free” available in the coming weeks on all streaming platforms.