New Music Monday: King Konris is an “Unstoppable Force”
Whether you prefer to call it Kaiso, Soca or Calypso, for me it is all the beating heart of generations, the domain of the absentee ballot and never to be forgotten—it is the great social commentator.
And Oh Jah indeed, the music is sweet!
If memory serves, few events were looked forward to as thoroughly during Carnival time as the Calypso Competition.
Where J’Ouvert gave a body the opportunity to transform, and be transformed, the Calypsonian, quite naturally and without fear (and sometimes even favor) gives voice.
Whatever had blown over, or been blown over. Whatever was simmering below the surface. Whatever had gone unasked, unanswered, or been covered up by the very political “no comment” Everything is fodder and fair game to the Calypsonian and in a Calypso Competition.
This year’s Calypso Competition in my homeland (Sweet Sugar City) was no exception.
In a return to New Music Mondays and for your listening pleasure, here is the 2010–2011 Soca Monarch Champion—King Konris!
Here’s King Konris’ winning and crowd pleasing performance. Truly Epic!
I do have to admit a sincere love for this one and in particular the lick of that chorus line. It goes hard!!!
I consider myself a Culture warrior. I am a Culture ambassador. I am a Culture lover. I believe as the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) says that “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.”
And I love how the fearless Lioness/entrepreneur Winnielle Pereira of the “Irie Lioness Boutique” (look for an irie review upcoming in 2011) puts it best: “Lets keep it real, I am in a festive place…the place I grew up and call home. Though I was born in Antigua, I am a Kittitian through the many years I lived on this beautiful island. Africa my roots… but this is where I live.. so! i going share one of the songs that taking carnival by storm.. the people love it… it going be blazing from plenty speakers.”
Well, it’s blazing from this woman’s speakers! Ha!
Whatever your political alliance, wherever you may find yourself in this world, we can all stand (united) and take this message to heart. The call is to one and all.
“Unstoppable Force, when we move as one, let the whole world know, they can keep SK down, and when we reach World Stage, a lot of dust go raise, yeh we small but we tallawh, and we go turn up de place.
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The good vibes just keep on coming. Hail up to King Konris G. Maynard and his “Unstoppable Force”… http://fb.me/OsRtztug