"The stage is in front of us, time to get advantageous!" Bacchanal Jamaica will be taking full advantage of the stage as this Friday, March 11, Mas Camp's stage will light up with the first official performance of the 2011 season!

Who better to open the first band night than the Vincy energy god himself Skinny Fabulous! Gamal Doyle, better known as Skinny Fabulous hails from St. Vincent and the Grenadines and is no stranger to the soca scene. As a singer/songwriter, 'Skinny' transitioned into the soca world almost a decade ago. After living and studying at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica campus for four years, Skinny Fabulous emerged with a music style that boasts a clever mix of soca and dancehall rhythms. His unique baritone voice coupled with his Dj-style lyrics has made him an instant crowd favourite all over the Caribbean.

However it was in 2008 when Skinny Fabulous officially became a household name. With the release of his crowd pleasing and energetic song “Head Bad” echoing through speakers around the Caribbean, Skinny entered the St. Vincent Soca Monarch and walked away with the title.

After that there was no slowing him down. He released another hit in 2009 entitled “The Beast Let Go” and won the St. Vincent Soca Monarch crown for a second consecutive year. Later he won the St. Vincent & the Grenadines' Entertainer of the Year. Skinny was also awarded first runner up in the OECS Soca Monarch competition, placed fifth  in the 2009 International Soca Monarch competition in Trinidad and was deemed Best New Male Artist at the Soca Music Awards.

Since then Skinny has collaborated with some of our favourite soca artistes such as Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin, Faye Ann Lyons and Destra Garcia.

In 2011 Skinny Fabulous has continued wooing the crowds with two new hit songs “Charge Up (Duracell)” featuring Machel Montano and “Madd Party” featuring Destra Garcia. The energetic songs have become favourites among our Bacchanal Friday’s patrons and regulars on our DJ’s playlists.

All roads lead to Bacchanal Friday at the Mas Camp this Friday, March 11, 2011 featuring DJ Smoke from Renaissance alongside Sparkles Productions and then Skinny Fabulous takes the stage to ‘charge up’ our audience as the first official performance of the 2011 Once Upon a Dynasty season!

Ticket prices remain the same this week, $800 dollars pre-sold and $1000 dollars at the gate. They can be purchased at the Mas Camp at 1c Oxford Road, New Kingston from 10:00am – 4:00pm Wednesday to Friday. Gates on Friday open from 8:00pm to 2:00am.

For further updates visit the official Bacchanal Jamaica website at www.bacchanaljamaica.com