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U.S singer and actor Rotimi known for his roles in Power and other shows is in Trinidad.

Not only for Carnival but he'll be performing at a concert entitled Momentum on Ash Wednesday at the Queen's Park Savannah.

It's the first time he's visiting Trinidad and he spoke exclusively with CCN TV6's Mark Bassant about what he expects while in the country.
Transcript
00:00 Is this your first time here?
00:02 Yes, it's my first time.
00:04 What are you expecting? I know you're here for a concert, but you're in the midst of carnival.
00:07 Yeah, a good time, man. Different culture. I grew up with a lot of people from here in the States.
00:14 So I have an understanding of how powerful, how inspirational this is for our people.
00:21 And being Nigerian myself, it's very close to our culture as well. So we're all brothers and sisters.
00:27 There's three things you're going to do before you leave Trinidad. What are they?
00:31 You tell me. What should I do? I'm here. I'm your countryman today. So you tell me what I need to do.
00:37 I'm told that you're going to be playing mass, right?
00:39 Yes, we are.
00:40 You have good food.
00:41 What should I get? What's the number one thing?
00:43 There's roti.
00:44 Yes, I want to get the chicken roti.
00:46 There's bacon chop.
00:47 I want to get that too.
00:48 There's pilau.
00:49 That one as well.
00:50 There's cabbage, chicken and rice, macaroni pie.
00:52 That's about seven things. Okay, that's good.
00:55 What else? I know you came here for the concerts especially. What can people look forward to?
01:02 Just good energy. They'll definitely feel that I'm here.
01:06 For me, we want to make sure that we ingratiate ourselves into the culture.
01:11 Spend these three days, me and my team, punch as well.
01:15 So it's going to be fun, man. And Justin as well. So it's going to be a good time.
01:19 I know tourism in Trinidad is playing a big role in this visit.
01:22 Yes.
01:23 What do you hope to take away from this visit and to go back and tell your friends and family?
01:29 That it's the best Caribbean place I've ever been to.
01:33 The people are beautiful. I want to leave here feeling like I was one of everybody.
01:38 And a good place to just get a nice vacation while I work as well.
01:44 I'm excited. I'm definitely excited.
01:46 Have you spoken to other celebrities who have come to Trinidad before to get a sense of what a carnival is like?
01:52 I had a conversation with Alison Hines. She told me that it's the number one.
01:57 I spoke to Voice as well. He said it's number one.
02:01 I've had my two people tell me that it's fire.
02:05 So you're playing with Yuma this afternoon?
02:08 This afternoon? Maybe. I think so. Maybe. Yes, I think so.
02:13 And of course, I didn't see you walk with your second half. The other half.
02:19 So you came solo. That could be problematic, right?
02:23 No, never a problem, brother. When you have Jesus, there's no problem.
02:28 When you have Jesus.
02:29 Fair enough. One of the other things I must tell you before we conclude this interview is that Trinidad has some of the most beautiful women in the entire world.
02:37 That's why I said what I said.
02:38 And that's why I said what I said. When you have Jesus, none of that matters, my brother.
02:43 I'm happy to be here, though. Genuinely. I think it's going to be an incredible show.
02:47 I just love I just want to see beautiful black people, you know, and that's always a blessing.
02:52 So and shout out to all the women that's coming to the show.
02:55 Shout out to their boyfriends or husbands that's also coming to the show.
02:58 It's going to be an amazing time. One thing you see is a huge melting pot of races here in Trinidad and Tobago.
03:04 Amen. So that's something that's very diverse in the Caribbean.
03:08 Yes. Comparatively to other Caribbean countries. Amazing. Amazing.
03:11 Yes. Let's let's do it, man. We all won.
03:13 You know, we all come from the same place. And and I know that very well, to be true, being that I'm Nigerian.
03:18 So it's all it's all brothers and sisters.
03:21 We wish you the best. You have a great time. Thank you.
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