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In part two of our interview in Brooklyn New York with Trinidad Killa, he told our reporter Elizabeth Williams that not enough Soca is being played on the airwaves. In passing the baton of Soca to the future generation Kern Joseph is also calling on veterans in the business to assist up-and-coming artistes. More in this report.
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00:00Trinidad and Tobago are plenty talented people, you know, it's just the facilities, I find
00:08the whole music industry in Trinidad is a selfish kind of music industry because you
00:16don't see nobody bringing up nobody or nobody in trying to endorse nobody and bring them
00:22up to the platform, the youths and them real fighting up.
00:26Mr Joseph makes reference to Vybz Kartel and him passing the baton to the youth.
00:32I think the veterans need to pass the baton and assist in pushing the youth.
00:38That is why I say, because when you watch the Jamaican culture, for instance, Bounty
00:42Killer bring out Vybz Kartel, Vybz Kartel bring out a whole army, look he's still standing
00:47right now and everybody in Jamaica respect him because you know what, he take to the
00:52platform and decide to help people, you understand, because it has so much talent, look Popcorn
00:58come from under Vybz Kartel, look where Popcorn is today, you understand, so the elders in
01:04the soca industry need to endorse the youths some more.
01:09He is calling on the radio stations in this country to play more soca music.
01:14Radio stations in Trinidad and Tobago need to start to support the culture some more
01:19as well because, I can't understand, I'm from Trinidad and Tobago but when I put on
01:24the radio, our dancehall music, a Jamaican come down Trinidad the other day and he said
01:31boy went down Trinidad and I swear in Jamaica when you put on the radio, it's only dancehall,
01:39dancehall, we culture is soca.
01:41Trinidad Killer says he has observed over the years that multiple soca releases are
01:47not played by our local radio stations.
01:50Plenty artists has been letting go music all through the year and they don't be hearing
01:54it on the radio because why, the DJs and them choose to play what they want to play on the
02:00radio station, you know, when radio station was nice, when you had it to work from the
02:05system, yeah, they had a system and they put on the songs and all DJs had to play from
02:10there but now a DJ can bring his laptop so he play where he want to play and where he
02:15feel to play.
02:16He tells us there is a new version of soca music in the US.
02:21In New York, right now to tell you the truth, since I've been living in New York, I know
02:26they have a new thing here called bouillon, bouillon soca, that's taking over the place
02:34right now.
02:34When I go to the parties in Trinidad, in America, out here in New York, I just hardly hear
02:43Trinidad soca, I just hear more like the older heads, you know, but like the new soca
02:50you do hear it because why, bouillon and them other soca taking over.
02:57Trinidad Killer says he is grateful for the love shown to him in the US, especially with
03:04his food outlet and the only answer for the world is love.
03:08Yeah man, I had to say thanks man for everything and with all the father and the help of good
03:15friends and families, you know, I couldn't do it and I just want to give thanks and I
03:21just want to project love into the atmosphere to everyone who is looking at this interview
03:27this evening.
03:28I want to just project love and love is the only answer right now in this world we live
03:35in today.
03:36Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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