Patra: Far from finished

Constantly busying herself with ideas of reinvention, Patra was deep in preparations for upcoming interviews when she first received word that she would be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the organisers of the Caribbean Music Awards (CMA).

In fact, the Queen of the Pack artiste didn’t open the message until days after it was first sent. Still, the delay did little to diminish the emotional impact of the gesture. The news stopped her in her tracks, causing her to reflect on the journey that had brought her to that moment.

“I got very emotional and it put me in a sense of realisation and meditation,” Patra recalled. “I looked back at where I used to be as an artiste and it was very humbling. To be acknowledged by the CMA, it was a beautiful experience for me. I could barely contain myself.”