Comments on: Barbados “Kite” Flying International http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/11/08/barbados-kite-going-international/ Peter Boyce of MADD Entertainment gives you a comical view of the serious business of entertainment in Barbados and the wider Caribbean. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:02:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Asiba-The Buffalo Soldier http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/11/08/barbados-kite-going-international/comment-page-1/#comment-2702 Asiba-The Buffalo Soldier Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:10:17 +0000 http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/?p=1181#comment-2702 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 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

]]> By: peter http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/11/08/barbados-kite-going-international/comment-page-1/#comment-2665 peter Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:01:26 +0000 http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/?p=1181#comment-2665 You have made some very valid and potent points in your comment Asiba You have made some very valid and potent points in your comment Asiba

]]> By: Asiba-The Buffalo Soldier http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/11/08/barbados-kite-going-international/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 Asiba-The Buffalo Soldier Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:36:14 +0000 http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/?p=1181#comment-2660 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 ---- 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 —-

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