Ian Antonio Alvarez[1] (born July 14, 1978), better known by his stage name Bunji Garlin, is a Trinidadian ragga soca artist.
[6] Bunji has won Trinidad's Soca Monarch/International Soca Monarch competition on several occasions: 2002 (tied with Iwer George) with "Down in the Ghetto",[7] 2004 with "Warrior Cry",[8] 2005 with "Blaze the Fire" Both songs were produced by then band member Shawn Noel (Da Ma$tamind)[9] and 2008 with "Fiery" [10] He placed second in the International Soca Monarch 2009 with "Clear De Road", while his pregnant wife Fay-Ann Lyons placed first with "Meet Super Blue".
Bunji Garlin's "Brrt" is featured on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack.
[12] In 2013, Garlin won the Soul Train Award for Best International Performance for the song "Differentology", which features Nigel Rojas on guitar.
[17] A song by Garlin entitled "All or Nothing", also appeared upon the pilot of the Netflix tv series Impulse.