In an article in the Trinidad Express Prime Minister of Trinidad Patrick Manning at the official launch of the steel band Divine Echoes expressed the hope that it would replace their desires for music forms such as reggae/dancehall, hip-hop and other popular genres which in his opinion "do not result, in the kinds of directions that we consider ideal for the young people of Trinidad and Tobago."
The T&T PM is hopeful that the recently launched band, Divine Echoes, will sway the youth away from illicit living by turning them on to a more pristine form of music as opposed to the fare they are presently exposed to via the mass media.
Just how one will convince the young people to turn away from their cherished Jay-Z, Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, Soulja Boy, Munga, Fiddy, T-Pain and others of such ilk for the "Green Green Grass Of Home", none including Manning have yet explained.
Well, from where Yardflex stands he has his job cut out for him!
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triniboy18 said
20:03 11/13 2007
Jamaicans support their own music, Americans support their own music...
is a good point cuz most trinis support other genres than soca and calypso.
Crazypickney said
20:38 11/14 2007
Wow! Interesting, well, lets see how this goes
warhawk said
20:40 11/14 2007
SORRY MI NUH GUH STEEL PAN KARTEL FOREVER!!
killa said
21:02 11/14 2007
well dat a trini still so mi nah worry. + dem cyah cut of dhall in ja.
-- Edited by killa at 21:02, 2007-11-14
warhawk said
21:13 11/14 2007
right mi lissen to soca but nuh hardcore lissen machel montano , bunji garlin, people like dat
inna ja it cyan done yuh see half di population inna jamaica ah artist lol and dem nuh no steel pan artist eida
70 percents artist
25 percent shottas
5 percent innocent people
skendon said
14:26 11/15 2007
PMPL@hawk mad population distribution
tallp said
18:19 11/15 2007
dancehall a become joke fi true so beat unnu pan and duh some positive music or mek noise wid unnu pan
November 13, 2007
Steel Pan music to replace dancehall!
The T&T PM is hopeful that the recently launched band, Divine Echoes, will sway the youth away from illicit living by turning them on to a more pristine form of music as opposed to the fare they are presently exposed to via the mass media.
Just how one will convince the young people to turn away from their cherished Jay-Z, Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, Soulja Boy, Munga, Fiddy, T-Pain and others of such ilk for the "Green Green Grass Of Home", none including Manning have yet explained.
Well, from where Yardflex stands he has his job cut out for him!
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-- Edited by killa at 21:02, 2007-11-14