Travis Hosein, known professionally as Travis World, is a

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DJ and

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, who works in

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and related genres of music from the Caribbean. He has produced tracks featuring many prominent Caribbean artists, including

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, Lyrikal, Nessa Preppy,

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and Skinny Fabulous.

Career

From an early age, his talents were noticed by his mother Betty Ann, who encouraged him to hone his DJ skills at school, and family events. At the age of 15, he began his career as a radio DJ at Slam 100.5FM, becoming one of the youngest DJs in the country. He began producing music at the age of 16, and aspires to following the career paths of

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and

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in taking Caribbean music to a global audience. In 2018, he produced the hit single "Soca Kingdom" by

and

, which won the 2018 Road March during

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, and propelled him to national fame. With the cancellation of the 2020 Carnival due to the

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, his output slowed down considerably, although he did participate in a virtual Battle of the Hits against Saint Lucian producer Motto that May.

References

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