Arrow – Hot Hot Hot

“Hot Hot Hot” is a song written and first recorded by Montserratian musician Arrow, featured on his 1982 studio album, Hot Hot Hot.

This Caribbean classic was the signature song of Alphonsus Cassell, who recorded as Arrow. Cassell, who died of brain cancer in 2010 at age 60, was a popular Soca musician from Montserrat, where he was a star. In explaining the difference between Calypso and Soca in a 1996 Associated Press interview, he used this song as an example. “‘Feeling Hot Hot Hot’ makes you forget that there’s a volcano and remember there’s fun to be had,” he said, adding that Soca was made for dancing and didn’t carry any political messages.

First released in 1982, this song charted in the UK at #59 in 1984. In 1994, the “World Carnival Mix” of the song made #38 in the UK.

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Arrow - Hot Hot Hot Live! - Notting Hill Carnival, London England, 1990

Arrow - Hot Hot Hot Live! - Notting Hill Carnival, London England, 199003:55

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