Barbados “Kite” Flying International
“Kite’s sound is the unlikely combination of elemental, spartan reggae and the moodiness of introspective/anthemic rock.”
In case you are wondering how the sound of a flying kite could get such a musical compliment that is because they are talking about our own barbadian band “Kite”.
I was pretty much unaware of the international impact the “kite” had been making but then you could say that confirms the iigrunt dog I am. In a conversation with Stephanie Chase she edified with knowledge of how the band’s music had been featured on television network shows and thing.
Lets go straight to the press release from the band Kite which would say it a lot better than igrunt me could… then click and check out their music video at the end….
Kite’s ‘Firefly’ Features on the CBS Primetime TV Show JERICHO
Hey guys we are thrilled that our song ‘Firefly’ continues to do us proud!
‘Firefly’ has been featured recently on CBS PRIMETIME SERIES ‘Jericho’. The show JERICHO is a drama about what happens in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion in the once peaceful town of Jericho. Visit www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/ for more info on the show.
It started for Kite in 2005 with the placement on CBS Primetime TV Show ‘The Ghost Whisperer’, then, last Year, Canadian TV CBC featured ‘Up In The Air’ and ‘Wake Up’ ‘from our debut album on the TV series ‘Degrassi’. Firefly featured, once again, on the movie ‘The Stone Angel’ earlier this year. And now it’s ‘Firefly’ on the CBS Prime Time TV Show ‘Jericho’…
We want to thank all of you guys for believing in the songs and giving us so much support here in BIM!
Our 2 albums ‘Up In The Air’ and ‘Thirteen Degrees North’ are on sale island-wide and online. ‘Thirteen Degrees North’ is the first interactive CD released by a Bajan artist and contains not only our music, but the music video to ‘Firefly’, a photo gallery and a mini-documentary on the making of the album…plus links to our web site, where you can get listings of the local outlets for our CDs.
Cheers guys,
Brian and JJ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TfWDVLfHqs
Untill next time, Go fly a “kite”
If during the reading of this blog there is any thing I might have written which might have incensed or offended you, GET OVER IT! There are many things I read and hear in the media on a daily basis that I don't like either. SO DEAL WITH IT! You are welcome to leave your comments though. Make sure and come back yuh hear !!!...
November 8th, 2008 at 10:36 am
IT is only left to the LOCAL Radio Stations and ‘those’ DJs to give prominence to local music.I have been calling for the longest time for more air-play for local music. THERE IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH lOCAL music played on Local Radio Stations—-not near enough. The treatment of local music by Radio Stations in Barbados is pathetic and tantamount to destablisation and undermining of local artistes /arrangers/producers who make music.
TREASON -yes TREASON ! I am so passionate about this subject that I applied to the Commisioner of Police for permision to picket the Radio Stations. My aim was to picket with placards calling for more radio air-play. The Police denied me permission but I will be at it again as soon as I get the time.
When I make this statement calling for the playing of local music, some people feel that I am talking about Calypso. I am very aware of the vast amount of local music that is produced and recorded by local artistes in all genres.
Ricky Brathwaite , Andre Woodvine, Nicholas Branker, Boo Rudder have all produce Albums. Except as theme songs for a few radio and television shows where is this music played ?? There are gospel artistes producing music, church chours producing music, the Police Band , Hotel Bands, Steelpan men, Folk groups etc .
Then there is music produced at crop-over of course. For the last umpteen years, Albums have been produced where one or none of the songs have been played. Tons of Music every year that is just thrown one side in preference to music particularly from America and Jamaica. You dont even get a variety from Jamaica -just the same clap trap-over and over again.
Barbados has produced a lot of music and it needs to be played. iT IS MY ATTENTION TO CALL TOGETHER ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE RECORDED MUSIC IN BARBADOS AND I WILLL DOCUMENT MY FINDINGS AS TO THE NUMBERS OF SONGS THAT HAVE RECORDED OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD, A 10 YEAR PERIOD——-20, 30 -40 . I BELIEVE THAT THE TOTAL WILL BE ASTOUNDING
POINT MADE !
ASIBA FOR CHANGE —-
November 9th, 2008 at 5:01 am
You have made some very valid and potent points in your comment Asiba
November 20th, 2008 at 9:10 am
HERE IS WHAT I WROTE AT ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE
In 1989
I wrote and sang a song entitled ‘Nelson Must Come Down’
I remembered hearing a ‘female’ in the front row of the audience saying -”oh we have heard that already”
We in Barbados are not serious about such things. The reason is that from slavery until today, we as a people have had our confidence undermined by the ‘rulers’ through the continued reluctance to teach us our history.
We will not be liberated until we know our history.
Asiba-The Buffalo Soldier say so