Sabrina Francis wants to be known but also wants to enjoy the perks of a 'normal' life with having coffee and enjoying a home on Grenada's verdant Mount Agnes among them.

While some might love the over attention of fame and popularity, Francis, 29, takes a nuanced perspective. She said during an interview at Newsday's office she wants to grow into a sustainable performer.

'I want to be realistic in that as well. We have to be honest in that fame and, a certain level of fame requires a certain type of personality.

'I am a very introverted person with very limited resources and energy. I think I know how far I can go without going crazy. I don't want to be a Rihanna, but I want to build a smaller empire for myself and be sustainable with my music.'

She will give this kind of soft introduction along with The Treehouse Band to Trinidad and Tobago, on May 25, at Big Black Box, Murray Street, Woodbrook.

The Grenadian artiste completed three tours in the UK between 2021 and 2023; was featured on Disney plus with the Grammy-Award winning group, Pentatonix; was spotlighted on BBC London's Rising Artist segment with Alice Dale; and was interviewed by Carrie and David Grant on BBC London's Morning Show.

In addition, she won a finalist prize in the 2019 John Lennon Songwriting Competition and collaborated with British singer, songwriter and actress Joss Stone.

Francis believes the region is ready for different genres of music. Soca, reggae, dancehall are the dominant forms but the rise of groups like Freetown Collective signal a listening shift.

When she started, her music was often described as very contemporary.

'I don't think I was widely welcome because the music on the radio was reggae, soca, of course, dancehall, all of these things. When I started I was on the fringe.'

Initially, she focused on the UK market and toured there, even performing at Royal Albert Hall.

But over the years, Grenadians interest in her grew. She has been performing for the past decade.

This year she held her fifth concert there and believes the time is ripe to move throughout the region, starting with TT.

'Since Grenada and TT share similar culture, musically, have similar humour, I felt like this is the time. People in the Caribbean are ready for my music and so we are going to try to branch out musically now.'

It is her hope to also become a staple at the region's growing jazz festivals.

But this showcase in TT is an introductory one, from which she hopes to build connections, opportunities and a fanbase.

Even though the market might not have been as receptive to her music, she thinks this has shifted and they are ready now.

Using Grenada as an example, she said, the audience there was a difficult one.

'Not in a bad way. They just like what they like and they know when something is good and something is not good.'

Now Grenadians are her biggest supporters.

This showcase will test TT's readiness and she uses social media as the test for this.

'I have been able to put my music in front of diffe